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Job Description

Position: E2E Test Lead – Telecom OSS/BSS Experience: 10–12 Years Domain: Telecom – OSS/BSS Role: E2E Testing, Technical Validation & Release Governance Role Summary We are looking for an experienced E2E Test Lead with strong Telecom OSS/BSS domain and technical knowledge. The candidate should have hands-on experience in understanding complex system landscapes, preparing E2E scenarios, performing impact analysis, and driving E2E execution, in addition to overall test and release governance. Key Responsibilities • Own and drive E2E testing and governance across the release lifecycle. • Have hands-on involvement in E2E scenario identification, preparation, review and coverage assessment. • Understand business requirements and solution/design documents and translate them into end-to-end business and technical test scenarios. • Perform impact analysis across applications, interfaces, APIs, upstream/downstream systems and business journeys. • Validate E2E flows across multiple Telecom OSS/BSS systems such as CRM, Order Management, Billing, Provisioning, Activation, Inventory and Service Assurance. • Drive testing across SIT, E2E, UAT, FUT, Regression, Operations Readiness and Release Readiness. • Review test scenarios/test cases and ensure adequate functional, integration, negative and E2E coverage. • Technically analyze defects and work with development, architecture, infrastructure and vendor teams to identify the impacted system/component. • Drive defect triage, dependency management and issue resolution across multiple teams. • Define and track entry/exit criteria, test metrics, defect metrics, risks, dependencies and quality gates. • Assess overall quality and provide inputs for Release Readiness and Go/No-Go decisions. • Work closely with business, technology, operations and vendor teams in a multi-vendor environment. • Provide clear testing status, risks and recommendations to customer and leadership stakeholders. Required Skills & Experience • 10–12 years of software testing experience, with strong hands-on E2E testing experience. • Strong experience in E2E scenario preparation, test design, execution and governance. • Strong technical knowledge with the ability to understand system architecture, application interactions and end-to-end data flows. • Ability to understand and validate APIs, interfaces, integration flows, logs, databases and upstream/downstream dependencies. • Strong Telecom OSS/BSS domain knowledge and understanding of end-to-end telecom business journeys. • Experience across SIT, E2E, UAT, FUT, Regression, Operations Readiness and Release Readiness. • Strong understanding of CRM, Order Management, Product/CPQ, Billing, Provisioning/Activation, Inventory and Service Assurance domains. • Experience in test metrics, defect management, risk management, test reporting and quality governance. • Proven experience working in a complex multi-application and multi-vendor environment. • Strong stakeholder and customer management skills. • Ability to independently drive technical discussions, challenge gaps and coordinate teams toward resolution. • Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving and leadership skills. Preferred • Experience working with large Telecom Operators / Service Providers. • Experience with JIRA, Confluence and test management tools. • Experience in Agile/SAFe delivery models. • Experience participating in Go/No-Go and production/release readiness governance.

Core Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end testing and governance throughout the release lifecycle, including scenario design, impact analysis, execution across testing phases, and validation of telecom OSS/BSS systems and integrations. Coordinate defect resolution and dependencies across teams, track quality metrics and risks, and provide release-readiness assessments and recommendations to stakeholders.

Requirements

Requires 10–12 years of software testing experience, strong hands-on end-to-end testing expertise, and substantial Telecom OSS/BSS domain knowledge. Candidates should be technically capable of analyzing architectures, APIs, data flows, and defects, and experienced in test governance, release readiness, and coordination across complex multi-vendor environments.