V&V Lead- Automation Testing

Role Summary / Purpose

 As a Verification & Validation (V&V) Lead within the Fleet Solutions team, you will be responsible for driving the end-to-end V&V strategy, planning, execution, governance, and compliance in alignment with Quality Management System (QMS) standards, ensuring the delivery of high-quality and reliable product releases.

With 10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, V&V, and Test Automation, you will lead release planning, effort estimation, execution oversight, and formal validation closure activities across multiple programs. You will work closely with Product Management, Program Leadership, Architects, Development, LSD, and V&V teams to define and execute comprehensive validation strategies for multimodality Cloud SaaS solutions.

The role requires strong leadership in defining and monitoring quality KPIs, including defect leakage, automation coverage, execution efficiency, and release readiness metrics, while actively championing Shift-Left testing practices throughout the software development lifecycle.

A key responsibility will be leading the organization's test automation strategy, with a strong focus on Playwright and TypeScript-based automation frameworks. You will provide technical leadership in designing, implementing, reviewing, and continuously improving scalable automation solutions covering UI, front-end, API, integration, and end-to-end testing. The role demands hands-on expertise in modern web application testing, automation framework architecture, CI/CD integration, and Agile quality engineering practices.

Additionally, you will mentor and guide engineering teams in adopting best-in-class automation approaches, leveraging modern technologies and GenAI-enabled tools to improve productivity, quality, and test coverage across the product portfolio. Your experience in cloud-based applications, system-level testing, Linux environments, and modern automation practices will be instrumental in driving continuous quality improvements and ensuring successful product delivery.

Essential Responsibilities

 In this role, you will:

• Lead V&V planning, estimation, and execution for releases, ensuring alignment with overall program goals and QMS compliance.

• Drive end-to-end validation strategy, including functional, integration, system, and non-functional testing.

• Collaborate with architects and developers to ensure design for testability and early validation integration.

• Define, track, and improve key quality KPIs such as defect leakage, automation coverage, and execution efficiency.

• Champion Shift-Left practices by embedding validation early in the development lifecycle.

• Lead the design and evolution of scalable test automation frameworks and strategies across teams.

• Oversee development, maintenance, and execution of automated test suites (functional, regression, and acceptance).

• Ensure robust CI/CD integration and continuous testing practices are implemented across teams.

• Drive BDD-based validation, in-sprint testing, and quality metric adherence within Agile scrum teams.

• Partner with program teams to plan releases, resolve defects, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

• Provide leadership in root-cause analysis and resolution of defects, ensuring effective closure.

• Review and influence requirements, design specifications, and test artifacts to ensure completeness and quality.

• Define and implement NFR validation strategies covering performance, scalability, and reliability.

• Collaborate with System Integration & Test teams to ensure seamless end-to-end system validation.

• Mentor and guide engineers in V&V best practices, fostering a strong quality engineering culture.

• Act as a subject matter expert in V&V methodologies, test planning, and quality governance.

 Desired Profile: Testing & Automation

• Strong hands-on experience with Selenium/Playwright/similar UI testing frameworks.

• Proficiency with tools like Postman, Bruno, Rest Assured, or equivalent.

• Ability to quickly design, automate UI/API scenarios in an Agile Scrum environment.

• Experience leveraging GenAI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to enhance productivity in testing and automation workflows.

• Strong background in system-level or device-side testing, with good exposure to Linux environments.

• Familiarity with AWS services is a plus.

• Ability to think innovatively and creatively in approaching testing challenges.

• Solid understanding of testing concepts, including SDLC, STLC, Agile methodologies, BDD methods and shift-left testing practices.