Sr Lead, Software Quality Engineering (SQE/SQM)
Northern Trust17 hours ago
Pune, India or Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own test strategy and execution for assigned applications, platforms, programs, or business domains.
- Lead functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and release-validation testing.
- Drive maintainable API, UI, integration, regression, and other test automation and integrate quality checks into CI/CD pipelines.
- Coordinate performance, capacity, resiliency, recovery, failover, compatibility, and operational-readiness testing.
- Ensure non-production environments, integrations, interfaces, and test data are available and fit for testing.
- Lead defect triage, identify residual risks, and maintain evidence supporting quality status and release recommendations.
- Coordinate quality engineering deliverables, dependencies, milestones, and readiness across multiple teams.
- Mentor engineers, provide technical direction, and communicate quality risks and readiness to program and technology leadership.
Requirements
- 13+ years of experience in software quality engineering, testing, or software engineering within complex enterprise environments.
- Experience leading quality activities for integrated applications, platforms, or major programs.
- Strong understanding of SDLC/STLC, Agile delivery, CI/CD, DevOps, risk-based testing, and shift-left engineering.
- Hands-on knowledge of API, UI, integration, and test-automation approaches and frameworks.
- Working knowledge of performance testing and broader non-functional quality disciplines.
- Experience with test-data management and complex non-production environment dependencies.
- Ability to interpret application architecture, interfaces, data flows, and upstream/downstream impacts.
- Strong communication, facilitation, defect-management, risk-management, and release-readiness skills.
Benefits
- Flexible and collaborative work culture.
- Encouraged internal mobility and access to senior leaders.
- Inclusive workplace and community philanthropy opportunities.
- Bangalore office amenities include the Arrival Hub - Jungle, GameZone, and Employee Experience Zone.
- Reasonable accommodation is available during the employment process.
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About Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a financial services company that provides asset servicing (custody and fund administration), asset management, wealth management, and banking/treasury services to institutions, corporations, and affluent families. Its business model centers on fees for assets under custody/administration and management, plus banking services. Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Chicago, it is publicly traded on Nasdaq (NTRS) and serves clients across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.