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Quality Engineering Lead

Accenture Hyderabad, Telangana, India

onsitefull-time
Posted Aug 3, 2026Apply by Sep 2, 2026

**Role & seniority: ** Quality Engineering Lead (leads a team of quality engineers; SME; provides team decisions, cross-team engagement, mentoring)

**Stack/tools: ** Testing tools & frameworks (unspecified); Python (nice-to-have)

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

  • Develop and own end-to-end functional testing strategies across the application lifecycle

  • Lead/coordinate quality engineering team planning and ecosystem integration to support delivery

  • Define and implement testing metrics, manage test execution and defect resolution, drive continuous improvement

  • Must-have skills:

    • Functional Test Planning (minimum 5+ years experience)

    • Strong QA methodologies and best practices

    • Ability to define processes/metrics and manage execution/defects

  • Nice-to-haves:

    • Capital Markets Regulatory Compliance

    • Python programming experience

  • Location & work type:

    • Hyderabad office

    • Work type not specified (implied on-site/office-based)

Full Description

Project Role: Quality Engineering Lead

Project Role Description: Leads a team of quality engineers through multi-disciplinary team planning and ecosystem integration to accelerate delivery and drive quality across the application lifecycle. Applies business and functional knowledge to develop end-to-end testing strategies through the use of quality processes and methodologies. Applies testing methodologies, principles and processes to define and implement key metrics to manage and assess the testing process including test execution and defect resolution.

Must have skills: Functional Test Planning

Good to have skills: Capital Markets Regulatory Compliance, Python (Programming Language)

Minimum 5 Year(s) Of Experience Is Required

Educational Qualification: 15 years full time education

Summary

As a Quality Engineering Lead, you will lead a team of quality engineers, guiding them through the complexities of multi-disciplinary team planning and ecosystem integration. Your typical day will involve collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure the seamless delivery of high-quality applications. You will apply your business and functional knowledge to develop comprehensive testing strategies, utilizing quality processes and methodologies to enhance the overall application lifecycle. Your role will also include defining and implementing key metrics to effectively manage and assess the testing process, ensuring that test execution and defect resolution are handled efficiently and effectively.

Roles & Responsibilities

Expected to be an SME. Collaborate and manage the team to perform. Responsible for team decisions. Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions. Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams. Facilitate continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing processes and methodologies. Mentor junior team members to foster their professional growth and development.

Professional & Technical Skills

Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Functional Test Planning.

Good To Have Skills: Experience with Capital Markets Regulatory Compliance, Python (Programming Language). Strong understanding of quality assurance methodologies and best practices. Experience in developing and implementing end-to-end testing strategies. Proficient in utilizing testing tools and frameworks to enhance testing efficiency.

Additional Information

The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in Functional Test Planning. This position is based at our Hyderabad office. A 15 years full time education is required.

Functional Test PlanningCapital Markets Regulatory CompliancePythonQuality Assurance MethodologiesEnd-to-End Testing StrategiesTesting ToolsTesting FrameworksTeam LeadershipDefect ResolutionMetric Implementationmulti-location

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