Senior Technical Lead

Location: Noida Berger Tower, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 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, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Execution of Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification activities, including:

• The production of Integration and Verification and Validation Planning documents e.g. Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Automation, System Integration Plan and Release Readiness

• Management of the Integration and Test Team, encompassing task allocation and progress monitoring and monitoring and management of the quality of the products of IVVQ.

• Taking direction from and reporting to the Department IVVQ function owner to ensure that work is perform in accordance with department policy and processes.

• Taking direction from and reporting to the project System Engineering Manager to ensure that IVVQ activities are perform in accordance with project plans.

• The IVVQ Engineer is expected to become familiar with the way the customers use the system. This knowledge is then incorporated into the planning of all IVV activities by the IVVQ Engineer

• The IVVQ Engineer creates the System Test plan and report, assuring that the scope of the IVV activities fully covers all aspects of the system under test, while taking all previous verification activities on comparable systems into account to optimize the test effort. She/he works closely with the Project Engineer to define the IVV approach, which best suits the schedule, budget, and quality requirements of the project, considering its scope and specific attributes of the system to be delivered.

• During the execution phase of the IVV activities, the IVVQ Engineer works with the System Engineer to guarantee flawless execution in accordance with the test strategy, defined in the System Test Plan. Depending on the size of the project and the current workload, he/she may support System Engineer activities, particularly during integration and fix cycle phases.

• Finds synergies between test activities for multiple programs.

• Efficiently manages test resources (staff, software & hardware).

• Manages Defects / EIRs for the customer.

• Represents IVV in Final System Acceptance Tests (FSATs)

• The IVV Engineer can act as Scrum Master, upholds agile values and principles. Organizes and facilitates the reviews planned in Scrum.

• Pursuing (the last semester) bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science.

• Skilled in any middleware programming language such as Java, C, C++, C#, Go.

• Ability to do debug on Linux or Windows platform.

• Knowledge in Machine Learning is good-to-have.

• Experience in any CI tool like Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab CI is good-to-have.

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.