Lead Tester

Job Title: Lead Tester

 About Us

“Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consulting firm. Awarded with Consultancy of the year in the  British Bank Award and has been ranked Top 100 Best Companies for Women in India 2022 by Avtar & Seramount. With our presence across 32 cities across globe, we support 100+ clients across banking, financial and Energy sectors. We are recognized for our deep transformation execution and delivery. 

WHY JOIN CAPCO?

You will work on engaging projects with the largest international and local banks, insurance companies, payment service providers and other key players in the industry. The projects that will transform the financial services industry.

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Innovative thinking, delivery excellence and thought leadership to help our clients transform their business. Together with our clients and industry partners, we deliver disruptive work that is changing energy and financial services.

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Capco has a tolerant, open culture that values diversity, inclusivity, and creativity.

CAREER ADVANCEMENT

With no forced hierarchy at Capco, everyone has the opportunity to grow as we grow, taking their career into their own hands.

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We believe that diversity of people and perspective gives us a competitive advantage.

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Job Title: Lead Tester

Role Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Test Manager / Test Lead to drive end-to-end testing efforts across global banking projects. The role combines test leadership, technical oversight, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on delivery. Candidates should bring strong experience in Commercial Banking/Trade Finance domains, and a deep understanding of testing strategy, automation, and quality engineering best practices.

 

Key Responsibilities:

- Define and enforce test strategies and governance for global projects and programs.

- Lead functional, integration, UAT, and OAT testing phases across geographically distributed teams.

- Manage test estimation, planning, risk assessment, and execution, ensuring quality delivery on time and budget.

- Provide technical direction for automation frameworks, tooling strategy, and performance testing.

- Oversee end-to-end test lifecycle including test data setup, environment coordination, and defect management.

- Standardize test processes across teams and drive continuous improvements and innovation (e.g., shift-left testing, DevOps integration).

- Act as a key technical point of contact across business, development, and QA stakeholders.

- Guide teams on best practices around test automation (Selenium, QTP/UFT, Java), API testing, CI/CD pipelines, and reporting.

- Drive quality KPIs and metrics, and communicate status, risks, and progress to senior leadership.

- Manage and mentor onshore and offshore QA teams, ensuring productivity and effective collaboration.

- Support test delivery across multiple concurrent projects varying in size and complexity.

 

Requirements:

- 14–18 years of experience in Software Testing, with at least 5+ years in a QA/Test Management or Technical Test Lead role.

- Domain expertise in Commercial Banking / Trade Finance is essential.

- Strong hands-on experience in test automation, API testing, performance testing, and test architecture.

- Skilled in tools such as Selenium, QTP/UFT, JIRA, Confluence, and CI/CD tools like Jenkins or Azure DevOps.

- Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies, with experience working in distributed team environments.

- Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

- ISTQB certification preferred; exposure to cloud-based testing environments is a plus.

- Ability to manage multiple testing tracks and interface with business and technical stakeholders across time zones.

 

Education:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.