Test Lead (1-year renewable contract)

Dear Applicant,

If you or someone you know is interested, please send the CV directly to [Confidential Information] (most preferred, as I may overlook some CVs due to the high volume).

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain release Test Plans, covering test stages, entry/exit criteria, test data, defect management, and test metrics.

• Develop test scenarios, scripts, and expected results from user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring end-to-end traceability.

• Lead the test automation strategy and framework, building and expanding automated test suites from the first sprint.

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and maintain regression suites for each delivery increment.

• Execute system, regression, and integration testing within sprint timelines.

• Plan and conduct performance testing with the Performance Engineer, analyse results, and identify performance bottlenecks.

• Manage the defect lifecycle, including triage, root-cause classification, resolution tracking, and reporting.

• Prepare UAT test artefacts and support business users during test execution.

• Establish testing standards and review test artefacts across squads to ensure consistent quality and coverage.

• Use AI tools to generate test scenarios and scripts, validating coverage and accuracy before implementation.

• Present test results, outstanding defects, risks, and release-readiness recommendations at sprint reviews and governance meetings.

• Collaborate with product, engineering, development, and performance teams to ensure quality throughout delivery.

Key Requirements

• 4 years of Software QA experience, including experience in building and maintaining automated test suites from scratch.

• Experience developing and maintaining Test Plans, test scenarios, scripts, and test metrics.

• Hands-on automation experience with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent tools.

• Experience with API test automation and CI/CD pipeline integration.

• Performance testing experience using JMeter, Gatling, k6, or equivalent tools, including test execution and bottleneck analysis.

• Advanced SQL skills for data validation, backend verification, and migration reconciliation.

• Strong JIRA experience in test management, defect tracking, and requirements traceability.

• Proven ability to manage the full testing lifecycle, establish testing standards, and review test artefacts across multiple squads.

• Strong root-cause analysis, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience using AI tools for test generation, with the ability to validate and refine generated outputs.

Desirable

• Singapore Government project experience or familiarity with Government on Commercial Cloud (GCC).

• Experience in data migration testing and reconciliation.

• Exposure to enforcement, regulatory, licensing, or case management systems.

• ISTQB certification or equivalent testing qualifications.