QA Lead

Responsibilities

• Reviewing requirements for completeness and testability
• Preparing and coordinating test plans
• Assigning tasks to other QA analysts
• Tracking the progress of the team members
• Developing and recording test cases
• Executing test cases and analyzing and reporting results
• Mentoring team members with appropriate tools and client’s processes and standards
• Contribute to review of requirements and other project artifacts with the project team; provide QA comments and sign off
• Develop and own: Test Strategy & test plan; Detailed Test Cases; Test Scripts; Traceability matrix; Test estimates; Progress reports for test execution; Defect reports
• Provide estimates for required testing efforts, collaborate with Project Manager to have testing tasks properly scheduled
• Load and maintain test scripts into the test management system, participate in loading and maintaining requirements in the appropriate system
• Maintain necessary documentation in SharePoint project site and other shared repositories
• Assign tasks to QA Team members and track their progress
• Acquire / create / verify test data
• Execute test cases according to test plan
• Work with project teams to track, report and resolve defects using the test management system
• Assist support team in deployments
• Contribute to identifying appropriate test cases for sanity testing, regression testing
• Identify test scenarios suitable for test automation and automate them where applicable
• Contribute to identifying scenarios for performance testing
• Make sure all assigned tasks status is properly reported and documented
• Execute all other QA tasks in the SDLC process

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in the field of Quality Assurance with a minimum of 5 years as a QA Lead working with complex enterprise solutions
• Experience testing public-facing software
• Experience in using SLDC management system (like Azure DevOps, QC or JIRA) to track and execute test processes
• Experience using Azure DevOps (former TFS, Cloud TFS, VSTS) is preferable
• Experience with UI test automation tool: Selenium WebDriver using Java
• Experience in covering requirements with test cases
• Must be able to assist in validation of technical requirements for integration between system components via real time and batch data transfers
• Experience with specifics of functional and compatibility testing of browser-based UI (HTML based)
• Understanding of the test tasks specifics for HTML based UI vs desktop applications or thick clients
• Understanding the purpose and use of the test tools for APIs/Web services, like SoapUI or Postman
• Understanding specifics of various text file formats (CSV, XML, JSON) and their use
• Understanding the purpose and scope of performance testing process and tools
• Must be proficient computer user with experience using standard productivity tools including Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio for documents development and data preparation and handling
• Must be able to take strategic direction from executive management and participate in strategic planning activities throughout the lifetime of the project
• Must be able to see tasks through to completion without significant guidance
• Strong issue resolution and investigation skills
• Ability to articulate and document the steps taken to resolve an issue
• Excellent oral and written communication/soft skills and the ability to clearly articulate to all project members and stakeholders; must be a team player who works well with technical and non-technical resources
• Must take initiative, be a decisive decision-maker and show confidence in decisions made

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering or Mathematics
• Experience in testing mobile native application
• Understanding of HTML language
• Understanding SOA architecture and web-based APIs running SOAP and REST protocols
• Hands on experience with SoapUI and Postman including test automation features
• Understanding of the XML data modes like NIEM, structure and use specifics of JSON files and formats
• Practical knowledge of SQL language, ability to use it in testing tasks