LEAD SDET

This is the opportunity for the right Lead SDET expert with a talent and passion for coding to join Cornerstone’s testing team in CSOD India offices at Pune. As a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test you will be working together with some of the most highly skilled Software Architects and Engineers in the software development business to create incredibly high-quality software for our customers.

In this role you will …

• L ead and mentor a team of SDETs/ QA Engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching, and support to foster their growth and development.

• Enhance and maintain scalable and efficient test automation frameworks and tools to support continuous integration and delivery pipelines.

• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define test plans, test scenarios and acceptance criteria for new features and enhancements.

• Drive the adoption of best practices, standards, and methodologies for test automation, including code review, unit testing, and test-driven development (TDD).

• Participate in architecture and design discussions to ensure testability, scalability, and maintainability of software systems.

• Implement and execute automated tests for functional, integration, regression, Accessibility (A11y), Localization (L10N) across multiple platforms and environments.

• Analyse test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely manner.

• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software testing and quality assurance.

• Gain a technical and functional understanding of our product architecture and become part of our ongoing feature and enhancement development effort Requires Manual testing expertise to write test cases/plans, execute test cases, log bugs in Defect tracking tool such as JIRA, Bugzilla etc and verify bugs.

• Involve in Requirement analysis and raise write questions to product owners. Communicate with product managers in creating acceptance tests as part of the requirements, and execute those tests manually, as well as automate them.

• Manage the scrum team's test case inventory and work with other members of the QA team

• Write automated tests at the unit, services/integration, and UI layers, using TestNG, Selenium and many more of the software automation tools (Robotium).

You have got it what it takes........

• Bachelor's or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 7-10 years of experience in software development, test automation, and quality assurance, and Lead Role

• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or C#, as well as experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress).

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and cloud-based testing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex systems, troubleshoot issues, and propose effective solutions.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Proven leadership abilities, with a track record of leading and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality software products on time and within budget.

• Experience working in an Agile development environment, with knowledge of Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and practices

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Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental commitment at Cornerstone OnDemand. All qualified applicants are given consideration regardless of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class as provided in applicable Federal, State, or Local fair employment laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at careers@csod.com