We’re Hiring: V&V Senior Lead / Principal Engineer

Location: Hyderabad 
Experience: 10+ Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

We are looking for an experienced V&V Senior Lead to drive system-level Validation & Verification (V&V) activities across complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects. This role is critical to ensuring the quality, performance, and reliability of transit and embedded systems through industry-standard methodologies, automation, and strong cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities System-Level V&V Leadership

Lead end-to-end V&V planning, execution, and reporting at the system level

Collaborate with engineering leads to define, review, and trace system requirements to test cases

Drive system integration testing, formal testing, and procedure validation

Team & Resource Management

Manage, mentor, and guide V&V engineers across projects

Plan and manage V&V schedules, resources, and budgets

Test Strategy & Execution

Develop and maintain V&V plans, test cases, procedures, and reports

Validate software builds and administer test execution

Maintain and enhance the System Test Environment (STE)

Automation & Tools

Design and implement automated test suites using tools such as:

Playwright, Selenium, Cypress

Robot Framework, PyTest, TestNG

RestAssured, Postman, Katalon Studio

Perform API testing and SQL-based data validation

Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins and Git

Utilize TestRail and JIRA for test and defect management

Stakeholder Engagement

Partner with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams to evaluate test strategies

Lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) and present V&V status to stakeholders

Manage and resolve system-level ARQs and critical issues

Continuous Improvement

Drive standardization and process improvements across V&V activities

Stay current with industry best practices in testing and automation

Evaluate vendor capabilities and support procurement decisions

 Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Technology (B.Tech), MCA, or a related field

10+ years of experience in software/system testing (manual + automation)

Strong experience validating complex engineering or embedded systems

Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile, and V-Model methodologies

Preferred Skills

Experience in Transit systems or Automated Fare Collection Systems (AFCS)

Hands-on experience with automation frameworks and tools

Proficiency in API testing, SQL, and exposure to C++, C#, Java, UNIX, TCP/IP

Familiarity with BDD frameworks (e.g., Cucumber)

Basic knowledge of performance testing tools like JMeter

Exposure to Generative AI tools for testing (e.g., GitHub Copilot)

ISTQB Foundation Level or higher certification

Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

 Why Join?

Work on large-scale, mission-critical systems

Lead and influence system-level quality strategies

Collaborate with highly skilled, cross-functional engineering teams

Opportunity to drive innovation in automation and V&V practices

Interested candidates can apply OR send resume on [email protected]