Our Client is seeking a Lead Test Engineer  to support a large telecommunications client as they expand their software quality and regression testing capabilities for customer-facing applications. Summary: This role will lead a small team of offshore QA engineers while driving the evolution from primarily manual testing toward a scalable automated testing strategy. This is a hands-on technical leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys improving quality processes, mentoring others, and building sustainable test automation in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end testing efforts for customer-facing software releases, including production validation and regression testing
• Develop and execute comprehensive manual and automated test strategies for web-based applications
• Design, maintain, and optimize regression test suites based on production defects, risk analysis, and new feature development
• Mentor offshore QA engineers in automation best practices and test case development
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and UAT teams to improve software quality across the SDLC
• Analyze production issues and defect trends to continuously improve regression coverage
• Drive test planning, execution, reporting, and defect management across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Help establish QA best practices and improve testing processes as the team continues to mature
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve testing efficiency where appropriate