Senior Test Lead

Location

Texas – Austin, Southlake, Westlake, Dallas

About the role

The Automation Lead will provide hands‑on Ruby/Selenium coding expertise, guide on‑shore and off‑shore teams on ATDD processes and technical implementation, and design or enhance the automation framework. The role involves leading a team based in the USA, interacting directly with customers, and delivering high‑end technology solutions for a US‑based capital markets client.

Responsibilities

• Guide on‑shore and off‑shore teams on ATDD processes and technical implementation.
• Design, develop, and enhance automation frameworks.
• Lead the automation team and act as the primary customer‑facing point of contact.
• Integrate test suites into test‑management systems and custom test harnesses.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to build high‑end technology solutions for a capital‑markets client.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of relevant experience.
• B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, M.Tech or equivalent technical degree from a reputable institution.
• Experience leading on‑shore (USA) teams and handling face‑to‑face customer interactions.
• Good understanding of OOP concepts and strong programming skills in WebDriverIO and TypeScript.
• Manual testing experience and solid knowledge of software testing concepts (design techniques, estimation, etc.).
• Preferable: Banking and financial domain knowledge; cloud certifications (PCF, AWS, GCP, Azure).

Technical Skills

• QA for distributed, highly scalable systems.
• Modern agile practices such as BDD/Cucumber.
• ATDD implementation for web applications using Selenium, TypeScript, or WebDriverIO (not Ruby on Rails).
• Gherkin syntax and automation parsers like Cucumber or Behave.
• Hands‑on experience with GUI‑based test automation tools for desktop and/or mobile (Ruby/Selenium/WebDriverIO).
• Proficiency in writing SQL queries.
• Experience selecting test‑automation tools and defining test approaches.
• Design and development of automation frameworks using best practices (e.g., Page Object Model).
• Implementation of design patterns, modularization, and user libraries for framework creation.
• Experience with web service/API test automation (SoapUI, RestAssured).
• Setup of test environments on cloud platforms (Selenium, Sauce Labs, BrowserStack).
• Unit testing, CI/CD, and build tools (TFS/JIRA, Git, Jenkins, Maven).
• Exploration of new open‑source and licensed automation tools.
• Expertise in creating, implementing, and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps practices.

Pay

Salary range: $63,000 – $134,500

About Mphasis

Mphasis applies next‑generation technology to help enterprises transform businesses globally. Its Front2Back™ Transformation approach leverages cloud and cognitive capabilities to deliver hyper‑personalized digital experiences. The company’s Service Transformation approach “shrinks the core” by applying digital technologies across legacy environments, enabling clients to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.