Telecom QA Lead

Telecom QA Lead

Work location , Richardson ,TX ,Tampa ,FL--Hybrid (3 days week)

Required skills E2E testng/multi-application flow testing

Demonstrated experience testing across 3 interconnected systems/applications (not system / single application testing)

Leadership/coordination (for lead profiles)

Experience coordinating UAT cycles, leading SIT/regression cycles, or mentoring junior QA engineers

Live lab/network device testing

Prior hands-on experience preferred, not just simulated/lab-environment testing

Preferred skills Telecom Domain Expertise

End-to-end (E2E) testing experience in telecom, across large-scale, complex, multi-application flow scenarios

"Deep knowledge of

ordering, provisioning, activation, network testing, workflow engines, telecom planning & construction applications, trouble ticketing, and alarm lifecycle/fault management systems

OSS/BSS Testing

Service Provisioning & Activation

Network Inventory Management

Service Assurance

Order Management

Telecom Workflows and Network Lifecycle

Wireline/Wireless Technologies

4G/5G Fundamentals"

Core telecom domain protocols and infrastructure

Circuit and inventory enrichment

"Experience with network and network devices, including live lab testing

Preferred Testing Skills

Telecom OSS Automation Testing

Network API Testing

Multi-system Integration Testing

Python-based Framework Development

Kubernetes/Cloud Performance Validation

AI-assisted Test Automation using Copilot"

Testing Types & Methodology

End-to-end, regression, System Integration Testing (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) coordination

GUI, web service, and backend testing/automation, Automated and manual cross-system ticketing lifecycle testing, Log-based backend auditing and traceability testing, Test data management, simulation, and generation

Risk management

"Automation & Technical Skills

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright / Cypress

TestNG / JUnit

REST API Testing (Postman, Rest Assured)

Python / Java Automation Development

AI-assisted test generation and tooling (e.g., Gemini, Copilot, Claude)"

Tools & Platforms Test/defect management

JIRA, qTest , Version control

Git, GitLab, CI/CD

Jenkins, CI/CD pipeline integration, DevOps practices, Collaboration

Confluence

Soft Skills Effective communication , Problem-solver mindset

Key competencies Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

Performance bottleneck analysis

Client-facing communication

Agile/Scrum delivery

Stakeholder management

Leadership and mentoring capabilities