Test Lead

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This Position reports to:
Principal Engineer
Your role and responsibilities :
In this role, you will be responsible for defining, leading, and continuously improving the overall testing and quality assurance strategy for the product. You will ensure that testing activities are effectively planned, coordinated, and executed throughout the software development lifecycle, enabling the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and secure software.
You will work closely with Product Management, Product Owners, Architects, Developers, Support teams, and other stakeholders to ensure that quality is built into the product from the early stages of development through release and maintenance.
As Test Manager, you will provide technical leadership to the testing team, drive test automation and continuous testing practices, establish measurable quality objectives, and provide clear visibility into product quality and release readiness.
The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid
This role is contributing to the Process Automation business for Process Control Platform division based in Bangalore, India
You will be mainly accountable for:
Defining and maintaining the overall test strategy, test plans, quality objectives, and testing processes for the product.
Planning and coordinating testing activities across product releases, including functional, integration, system, regression, performance, reliability, and other relevant testing.
Driving the adoption and continuous improvement of test automation to improve test coverage, efficiency, and release confidence.
Promoting shift-left and continuous testing practices, ensuring quality considerations are incorporated early in the development lifecycle.
Working closely with development teams to ensure appropriate coverage at different test levels and effective integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Qualifications for the role :
Diploma / Bachelor's degree (B.E./B.Tech) with 8+ years of experience in Industrial automation domain with exposure to DCS/SCADA systems (e.g., 800xA, Symphony+ or similar) and Historian products (e.g. Ability History, 800xA History or similar)
Strong expertise in software testing, quality assurance with demonstrated experience leading testing activities and/or teams.
Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, test management, test planning, defect management, and risk-based testing.
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and experience working in Agile development environments.
Practical experience with test automation, automation frameworks, and continuous testing.
Good understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices and how testing is integrated into modern software delivery pipelines.
More about us :
ABB is an international technology firm that supports the transformation of society and industry for a more productive, sustainable future. The Process Automation (PA) business area (>$6B revenue in 2021, 22,000 employees), automates, electrifies and digitalizes some of the most complex industrial infrastructures on this planet. Through its five divisions, it serves customers in the energy, process and hybrid industries – from hydrocarbons, chemicals, water, mining, minerals, pulp & paper to marine and ports, and many more. PA stands at the heart of some of the most important shifts in society, helping the energy-intense industries to safer, smarter and more sustainable operations to enable a prosperous, low-carbon society.
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