Test Lead

Genesis10•Pennington, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking a Test Lead for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution in Pennington, NJ. This is a 12+ month contract role within an Agile environment, focusing on end-to-end testing deliverables. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in automation and manual testing, leading automation initiatives, and driving QA governance across distributed teams. This role requires a self-driven leader who can work independently, take ownership of deliverables, and coordinate with an offshore QA team.

Requirements

7-8 years of experience as a Test Lead
Strong automation testing experience using Selenium and BDD
Experience with Playwright
Strong Java programming experience for test automation
Experience with manual and automated testing across the full software development lifecycle
Experience working in Agile environments with Jira
Proven ability to work independently with minimal direction
Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Experience leading offshore QA teams and coordinating distributed testing efforts

Nice To Haves

Experience with GitHub
Experience using GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted development tools, or MCP-based automation tools
Exposure to the Investment Banking domain
Experience driving QA modernization, governance, reporting, and enterprise-wide automation initiatives

Responsibilities

Understand business and technical requirements, convert them into test cases, execute tests, and provide test metrics and reporting
Participate in the creation, execution, maintenance, and optimization of test plans and test scripts using qTest
Work closely with cross-functional Agile teams to deliver end-to-end testing for project releases
Design, implement, and enhance automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, Java, and BDD
Work independently with minimal supervision while taking full ownership of assigned tasks and deliverables
Proactively manage work by interpreting requirements from emails, documentation, and project communications
Lead QA automation initiatives and identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency and coverage
Coordinate and manage testing activities for an offshore QA team of approximately 15 team members in India
Drive QA documentation, reporting, governance, process improvements, and adoption of modern testing tools and best practices
Track testing progress, risks, defects, and release readiness while communicating status to stakeholders

Benefits

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)