Lead-Testing
Tata Consultancy Services · Bellevue, WA · 1 mo ago
Quality Assurance$90k–$120k/yrFull-time
About the role
12+ years of overall experience in Software Quality Assurance/Testing, with 4+ years in a Test Management or QA Leadership role.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of QA engineers and automation testers across multiple workstreams.
- Define and implement the overall test strategy, test plans, and quality metrics for projects and releases.
- Partner with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to align testing scope with project timelines and requirements.
- Oversee test planning, execution, and defect management for functional, regression, integration, performance, and UAT testing.
- Drive adoption and continuous improvement of automation frameworks to increase test coverage and efficiency.
- Establish and monitor quality KPIs, providing regular status reports and risk assessments to leadership.
- Ensure test environments, test data, and tools are properly managed and available for the team.
- Manage resource planning, budgeting, and vendor/offshore team coordination as needed.
- Champion best practices in test governance, compliance, and process standardization across the QA organization.
- Facilitate defect triage meetings and drive root-cause analysis for critical production issues.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of test management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid).
- Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools (JIRA, QTest or TestRail).
- Solid understanding of automation frameworks and tools (Selenium, TestNG, Rest Assured, or similar).
- Experience with API, Functional, Regression, Performance, and UAT testing strategies.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git).
- Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and Test data management.
- Strong leadership, people management, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and risk-assessment abilities.
Qualifications
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Benefits
- Discretionary Annual Incentive.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
- Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
- Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
- Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
- Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
- Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.
Pay
Salary Range: $90000 - 120000 a year
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