Overview We are seeking a Lead SDET (Software
Development Engineer in Test ) to provide end-to-end technical
governance across all QA layers — frontend, middleware, and backend
— for a complex, multi-layered onboarding platform. This role owns
the architecture of API contract testing and the data modeling of
complex entity relationships (e.g., hierarchical/parent-child style
structures), while ensuring that quality assumptions made at one
layer (such as client-side validation) are independently verified
at every downstream layer rather than trusted at face value. The
ideal candidate combines solid technical leadership with the
ability to set and enforce delivery governance across
cross-functional teams. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide technical
governance across frontend, middleware, and backend testing layers.
Establish and enforce QA delivery standards, evidence requirements,
review processes, and quality gates. Review frontend constraint
dictionaries and FSM/state-model outputs for completeness and
consistency. Review API schema reconstructions, network evidence,




and tracer replay outputs for technical quality and traceability.
Coordinate with QA Analysts, SDETs, and Test Operations Associates
to align technical execution with delivery timelines. Review test
architecture decisions, validation approaches, and coverage
strategies. Coordinate dependency resolution, evidence rework, and
cross-layer reconciliation throughout the engagement. Act as the
escalation point for cross-layer technical discrepancies and
evidence-quality issues. Compile and quality-check the raw
technical evidence dossiers produced by the workstreams. Identify
evidence gaps, inconsistencies, or areas requiring rework before
handoff to client stakeholders. Report on delivery health,
technical risks, evidence quality, dependencies, and unresolved
gaps. Prepare the technical evidence package for handoff to the
client team responsible for final modelling and logic-gap
assessment. Support technical

📌 Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (New Delhi)
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