Lead Test Engineer

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realise their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com

Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Lead Test Engineer to work at the forefront of our cloud modernization, within our Credit & Verification Services. This is a hybrid role requiring travelling to Hyderabad office circa 40% days per month.

• You will be based in Hyderabad and reporting to Director
• Own the overall quality strategy, including functional, automation, performance data, and security testing for the product or program.
• You will Lead and mentor a team of test engineers, driving best practices.
• Architect, design, and implement robust, scalable automation frameworks and testing strategies.
• Partner with developers, DevOps, product management, and business stakeholders to embed quality early in the development lifecycle (Shift-Left)
• Define and monitor quality metrics, KPIs
• Drive root cause analysis for critical defects and implement corrective and preventive measures.
• Lead automation-first practices to accelerate release cycles.
• Contribute to release governance processes, production signoff and risk assessments.
• Advocate for testability, reliability, and observability in software design and architecture discussions.
• Drive AI skill-based development by leveraging AI and Gen AI tools to design, develop, and maintain reusable utilities, accelerators, and frameworks that uplift productivity and capability across the SDET community.

Highly Desirable and Useful skills:

• Hands-on experience in Big Data testing, AWS glue pipelines, and data lakes.
• Exposure to AI/ML model testing and validation.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling).
• Basic understanding of security testing principles and tools.
• Lead automation strategy in multi-cloud or hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field 10 years of hands-on experience in a quality engineering or test automation role for software systems. Minimum 2-3 years in technical leadership or test lead role managing test teams or cross functional squads. Proven track record in delivering quality for large-scale, cloud-native systems. Experience working in regulated industries like finance, insurance
• Passion for driving a quality mindset, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence. Strong expertise in QA methodologies, Agile testing, SDLC, DevOps and continuous testing practices. Proficiency in test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright or similar.
• Experience in API testing using Rest Assured, Karate, Postman or similar. Expertise in building and scaling test automation frameworks for UI, API, data and backend systems.
• Strong CI/CD pipeline management using Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Bamboo. Hands-on experience testing cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred) - including services like S3, Lambda, Glue, Step Functions, Event Bridge, Batch and more Solid experience in SQL, database, and Big Data validation.
• (Mandatory) Strong hands-on programming proficiency in Python for building test automation frameworks, utilities, data validation scripts, and CI/CD tooling. (Mandatory) Practical experience with Generative AI (Gen AI) applied to quality engineering - for example, using LLMs and AI-assisted tools for test case generation, test data creation, code/test review, and accelerating automation; including prompt engineering and integrating Gen AI capabilities into testing workflows.
• Familiarity with observability, monitoring and alerting systems like CloudWatch, Splunk.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2024 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site and Glassdoor to understand why.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is a critical part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, color, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

Benefits

Experian care for employee's work life balance, health, safety and wellbeing. In support of this endeavor, we offer best-in-class family well-being benefits, enhanced medical benefits and paid time off.

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