Senior Technical Lead

Location: Noida, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Senior Test Engineer - Automation

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and execute test cases and scripts to validate functionalities, use cases, load and performance of the solution including end to end testing in a real environment.
• Design and implement automated tests using SpecFlow and Gherkin language.
• Design & build Automation Frameworks using tools like Selenium & Python.
• Responsible to build & execute API Automation Test Framework/Scripts using Python/LocustIO.
• Perform first level of investigation on failed tests in order to identify root cause.
• Support and maintain up-to-date necessary environments for testing like integration by deploying new release.
• Continuously Interface with the geographically distributed teams in Ottawa, Austin, and Noida.
• Actively participate and contribute to the QA community on topics like test strategies, improvement to automation, explore new frameworks, practices, technologies about testing, deployment and monitoring.
• Follow the agile methodology used for the project. This includes validation of user stories and creation of corresponding tasks to help create a robust system based on user-centric design. .
• Archive validation project source code in Github, documentation in Confluence and utilize Jira for task and issue tracking.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of industry experience validating micro-servcies/web applications using .NET OR Java based platform
• 5+ years of experience in using standard scripting languages and validation tools: Python, Selenium, C# .Net.
• 4+ years of experience in implementing automation tests using SpecFlow (or some other similar framework) and Gherkin Language.
• 3 years of demonstrated experience utilizing continuous integration tool Jenkins.
• 2 years of experience on API automation testing using Python, SoapUI, Postman or similar tools.
• Experienced in web services, web standards; SOAP, REST, HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
• Experienced in Agile software development methodology.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other relevant field of study. BE/B. Tech/ M. Tech/MCA of Equivalent degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in working with strong authentication solutions using OTP or identity management solution is a plus.
• Experience in working with public cloud environment (AWS, GCP) and related technologies (OCP, K8s, helm, ansible) is a plus
• Ability to effectively communicate test, specification and implementation details.
• Occasional flexibility to work outside of normal business hours to collaborate with remote teams.
• Scaled Agile Fremework(SAFe) environment experience is a plus.
• Proven ability to work independently on assigned tasks.

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.