QA Engineer III

Own the test strategy for regular releases and key programs, managing the full QA lifecycle (STLC). Review requirements, perform gap analyses, and produce functional testing artifacts, test data, and defect tracking to ensure quality. Lead end-to-end integration validations across multiple applications, with emphasis on API, data, and UI testing. Drive automation for API, data, and UI layers using Java and relevant frameworks. Collaborate closely with tech and business stakeholders, mentor juniors, and maintain governance and quality scorecards. Coordinate cross-team testing activities across global time zones to meet release deadlines.