Lead COST manual tester

Location: Noida, India

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and has operational offices and sites spread across Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune among others. Over 1800 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, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Lead Testing Engineer to anchor our test strategy and execution within the COST team. You will design and implement test plans simulating customer environments, ensure issue resolution, and serve as a technical mentor for the team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the design and execution of real-world customer scenarios across hybrid environments.
• Build test labs using virtual machines, cloud resources, and physical hardware.
• Reproduce and troubleshoot high-complexity customer issues in close collaboration with support and product teams.
• Define testing strategy and lead test cases development.
• Serve as the go-to technical leader for customer-centric testing and integration validation.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of QA/test engineering experience, with at least 2 in a leadership or mentoring role.
• Deep experience with Linux systems, networking, and test lab environments.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, and virtualized environments like VMware.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and coordination skills across global teams.
  
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Automation experience in Java and scripting in Bash or Python
• Exposure to cybersecurity, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and distributed systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and container technologies.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with DevOps tooling, performance testing, and security testing.
  
  
  

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!