Tech & Digital-Lead-QA Engineer
HDFC Bank • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
**Role & seniority: ** Lead QA Engineer (IC), Job Band D2; reports to Delivery Head; manages 5 direct reports; no travel
**Location & work type: ** Mumbai, India; employment type not specified (assume full-time IC)
**Stack/tools (from description): **
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Automation in DevOps/CI-CD (specific tools not stated)
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Test scripts and results metadata management
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Quality metrics/reporting for deployment and bug reduction (tools not specified)
**Top 3 responsibilities: **
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Design/implement QA strategy: develop testing strategy, define testing scope, establish quality standards with business
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Lead end-to-end QA delivery: oversee full testing cycles, define bug criticality metrics, ensure high-quality deployment
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Manage QA function: build high-performance team, lead QA engineers toward objectives, manage QA budget and compliance/procedures
**Must-have skills: **
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Testing strategy development and comprehensive testing approaches
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BFSI/banking domain knowledge, including banking applications/data/relationships
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Manual + automation testing; understanding of non-functional requirements
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Team management and stakeholder communication
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QA governance: traceability templates, quality metrics, audit/compliance adherence
**Nice-to-haves: **
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Experience as QA Head in banking (explicitly preferred)
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Strong CI/CD automation experience (implied by “Automate test cases in DevOps/CI-CD”)
Full Description
Role Description
Job Title
Lead QA Engineer
Job Details
Business Unit: IT
Team: SHIKHAR COE
Reports to: Delivery Head
Location: Mumbai
Job Fn: QA Engineer
Role Type: IC Role
Direct Reports: 5
Travel: No
Job Band: D2
Created: 5th March 2024
Job Purpose
Design and implement QA strategies
Ensure high quality application deployment
Manage bank project testing departments
Job Responsibilities
Develop testing strategy with leaders
Define project testing scope
Understand quality of service
Build high performance QA team
Create traceability templates
Present quality metrics, propose bug reduction
Manage QA budget
Lead QA engineers to meet objectives
Oversee end-to-end testing cycles
Establish quality standards with business
Manage test scripts, results metadata
Maintain bank compliance, procedures
Define bug criticality metrics
Automate test cases in DevOps/CICD
Educational Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT
Key Skills
Testing strategy development
BFSI domain knowledge
Non-functional requirements understanding
Manual and automation testing
Team management capabilities
Comprehensive testing strategies
Banking applications understanding
Communication, modern tech stacks
Banking data usage, relationships
Prioritize functionalities, bugs
Experience Required
15+ years overall experience
10+ years testing experience
3+ years as QA Head, preferably banking
Major Stakeholders
Internal: Engineering Leads, Product Owner, Business experts, IT audit, QA Team, DevOps
External: Partners, prospective suppliers
