ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

Lead Test Engineer

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chennai • India

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

IoTJavaJenkinsPythonSelenium

About the role

  • Lead and guide a team of QA engineers, providing technical direction, mentoring, and day-to-day support.
  • Define and execute test strategies, test plans, and detailed test cases for access control, security, and connected products.
  • Own end-to-end testing activities including manual and automation testing to ensure product quality and reliability.
  • Design, develop, and maintain automation test frameworks using Selenium (Web) and Appium (Mobile) with Python or Java.
  • Ensure comprehensive functional, regression, integration, system, performance, and basic security testing coverage.
  • Collaborate closely with Development, Product Management, and DevOps teams to improve test effectiveness and release quality.
  • Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing initiatives.
  • Review test results, analyze failures, and drive root cause analysis with development teams.
  • Continuously improve QA processes, test coverage, tools, and best practices.
  • Identify quality risks early and proactively raise concerns related to functionality, stability, and security.
  • Track test execution, defects, and quality metrics using tools such as JIRA, TestRail or similar.
  • Support release readiness activities and sign-off decisions based on test results and risk assessment.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with 2+ years in a QA Lead or ownership role.
  • Strong experience in manual and automation testing for Web, Mobile, and security-focused products.
  • Hands-on expertise in Selenium WebDriver and Appium for Web and Mobile automation.
  • Strong programming skills in Python or Java for test automation development.
  • Experience in test planning, estimation, execution, and defect lifecycle management.
  • Demonstrated experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Proficiency in API testing using Postman, RestAssured, or similar tools.
  • Good understanding of CI/CD concepts, with hands-on exposure to Jenkins, Git, and test automation integration.
  • Experience on performance and security testing tools and concepts.
  • Familiarity with access control systems, IoT devices, RFID, smart cards, or biometric solutions is an added advantage.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
  • Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams.
  • Proactive mindset with ownership and accountability for product quality.
Benefits
  • Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise.
  • Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
  • Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly.
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Hard Skills & Tools
manual testingautomation testingtest strategiestest planstest casesSeleniumAppiumPythonJavaAPI testing
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingattention to detailcommunicationcollaborationproactive mindsetownershipaccountability