Lead Software Engineer

: Test Lead / Senior QA Engineer (Oracle Flexcube) About The Role We are seeking a highly skilled Test Lead / Senior Tester with deep domain expertise in Oracle Flexcube to drive our quality assurance initiatives. In this hybrid hands-on and leadership role, you will be the driving force behind our testing strategy, ensuring the flawless delivery of core banking and financial applications. Key Responsibilities 👑 Test Leadership & Strategy Offshore Team Management: Lead, mentor, and guide offshore QA teams, ensuring seamless delivery, high productivity, and alignment with project goals. Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary QA point of contact. Collaborate closely with developers, Business Analysts, and Product Owners to resolve blockers and align on acceptance criteria. Process Optimization: Champion Agile/Scrum methodologies, actively participating in requirement reviews (shift-left testing) and providing early, valuable QA inputs. Reporting & Metrics: Maintain meticulous test documentation. Generate and present comprehensive execution and defect reports to track release health and QA metrics ⚙️ Test Execution & Automation Comprehensive Test Design: Architect, write, and maintain robust test scenarios, test cases, and test data tailored to complex banking workflows. Full-Spectrum Execution: Drive functional, regression, integration, smoke, sanity, and system testing phases. Qualifications & Skills Core Requirements: Flexcube Mastery: Proven, hands-on testing experience with Oracle Flexcube (Core Banking). You should understand banking workflows, general ledger impacts, and end-of-day (EOD) operations. Technical Toolkit Defect Management: Expert-level experience with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, HP ALM, or similar. Database Testing: Solid understanding of SQL. Ability to write complex queries to validate backend data, manipulate test data, and verify database states. Testing Concepts: Mastery of both functional and non-functional testing methodologies. Soft Skills Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a "break the system" mindset Proven ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks across multiple projects, and deliver under pressure.