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Guardian Life

Senior Lead Engineer – SDET

Guardian Life

Lead SDET responsible for quality engineering with an automation-first approach in insurance technology. Focusing on test automation, CI/CD, and mentoring.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeChennai • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudJavaJenkinsSeleniumSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead end-to-end quality engineering for product teams with an automation-first mindset
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable UI, API, integration, and mobile automation frameworks using Java
  • Write reusable, maintainable code and work with engineers to improve testability
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, establish quality gates
  • Translate requirements and architecture changes into effective test strategies
  • Drive shift-left quality practices, root cause analysis, defect prevention, and continuous improvement
  • Mentor SDETs and quality engineers on automation architecture and modern QE practices

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • B.Tech/B.E. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline, or MCA
  • 8–12 years of experience in SDET, test automation, or quality engineering roles
  • Strong Java programming skills
  • Hands-on experience building or evolving UI and API automation frameworks using Selenium, Rest Assured
  • Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub co-pilot, DevOps or similar platforms
  • Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, test design, SQL/database validation
  • Experience working in Agile teams with tools such as JIRA
  • Insurance domain knowledge and mobile automation experience preferred
  • ISTQB, Scrum, SAFe, or cloud/Devops certifications are a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools
Test AutomationSeleniumRest AssuredSQL ValidationDefect PreventionRoot Cause AnalysisTest DesignContinuous ImprovementQuality EngineeringAutomation Architecture
Soft Skills
MentoringCollaborationCommunication
Certifications
ISTQBScrumSAFe