Test Lead

As a Test Lead, you will drive test strategy, automation, performance validation, and end-to-end quality assurance for carrier-grade solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure scalable, reliable, and high-performing telecom products that power next-generation communication services. Writing, Reviewing and executing test plans, test cases, and automated test suites. Working with cross-functional teams, including Architects, product managers, and QA Testers. Conducting functional, performance, regression, and user acceptance testing, identifying, raising issues in tools like JIRA, and tracking defects through to resolution. Analyzing test results and reporting findings to stakeholders, identifying and reporting performance bottlenecks in applications. Assisting in quality assurance processes and best testing practices, ensuring scalability, security, and performance of applications. Keeping up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends and implementing best practices in testing. Must-Have Skills Graduate or equivalent degree with 9 - 15 years of experience in telco grade software application testing, experience in Diameter, LDAP, HTTP protocols with understanding of messages involved in each these protocols. Experience working on TLS (v1.2 and above) Knowledge on at least one NoSQL Database Knowledge (preferably in Cassandra/Scylla) Hands-on experience in Linux particularly RHEL/Rocky Linux concepts including understanding and fine tuning of kernel parameters. Expertise in traffic simulators, Robot framework test automation tools is a plus. Experience in scripting using Python or Shell for automating day-to-day tasks. Good experience in test setup creation, test planning including writing test plans, test execution and preparation of test reports with important performance KPIs, K8s, helm, Docker/Podman and package management. Working experience in Azure is a plus. Good-to-Have Skills Wireless Telecom background (MMSC/SMSC/SMPP/SMTP), hands-on working experience in Azure platform. Golang/Lua/JavaScript/Python/Shell development knowledge Agile and Iterative S/W Architecture/development experience is a plus.