Key Responsibilities :

Requirements & Analysis :

- Lead the understanding and clarification of functional and non-functional requirements by reviewing specifications and collaborating with domain architects, analysts and stakeholders.

- Conduct technical impact analysis and participate in both high-level and low-level design activities.

- Participate in estimation, staffing, and solutioning; gather and clarify scope information.

- Conduct requirement workshops, identify requirement gaps/issues, and translate business needs into system requirements.

Design & Development Oversight :

- Create and review IT designs, pseudo code, and prototypes.

- Guide and review the development of artifacts (code, documentation, unit test scripts) for self and peers.

- Ensure high code quality through the creation and review of unit test plans and scripts.

- Lead the implementation of releases following change and release management processes.

- Provide technical support and guidance to junior developers and team members.

Testing & Quality Assurance :

- Lead and participate in test design and validation activities (functional, integration, end-to-end, system, user experience, performance, automation).

- Oversee the creation and review of test artifacts (test scripts, documentation, automation setups).

- Manage test data, defect management, test automation strategy, and performance test strategy.

- Coordinate with business and other stakeholders on testing progress and ensure right test coverage.

- Lead or participate in test management activities, including the creation of master test plans and testing strategy documents.

Go-Live & Production Support :

- Support go-live activities as per the implementation plan.

- Respond to and analyze production issues, suggest and implement workarounds, communicate with stakeholders, and close incidents/service requests within agreed timelines.

- Participate in root cause analysis (RCA), process improvement initiatives, and estimation of efforts for solutions/workarounds.

- Track SLAs, verify fixes, and ensure continuous improvement in operations.

Knowledge Management & Leadership :

- Document and share project learnings and best practices.

- Define, maintain, and enhance the knowledge management strategy for the team.

- Train team members on project processes and provide inputs to improve quality.

- Leverage knowledge bases and benchmarks to solve problems and develop high-level solutions.

Technical Skills :

- Proven experience in relevant technologies (e.g., Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Postman, Swagger, Azure, OpenShift).

- Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, development, testing, and support.

- Experience with unit testing tools (e.g., JUnit, Jasmine, Karma), automated testing (e.g., Playwright, RestAssured, TestNG), and integration testing (e.g., SOAPUI).

- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub).

- Experience with database management systems (SQL, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) is a plus.

Attitudes / Behavior :

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

- Customer, solution, and improvement minded.

- Proactive and can-do attitude