Technical Lead, Quality Assurance

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the organization's technical roadmap and strategy.
• Works effectively with cross-functional teams and business partners.
• Leads the automation quality assurance efforts for software development projects.
• Collaborates with software developers, product owners, scrum masters and business stakeholders.
• Guides the team that executes and maintains automated test framework and scripts.
• Provides documentation for testing methodologies and tools.
• Reports automation results and ensures a focused, methodical approach to automation testing.
• Designs and develops automated software test procedures and frameworks.
• Drives continuous improvement of our automated test infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines across multiple product groups.
• Ensures quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Identifies application/service weaknesses and critical testing areas.
• Analyzes risks to prioritize testing efforts effectively.
• Implements and maintains robust automation scripts using Java and Selenium WebDriver.
• Mentors junior team members in automation best practices and techniques.
• Troubleshoots errors in software services and leads Root Cause Analysis efforts.
• Participates in “After Action” reviews for defects leaked to Production, ensuring continuous learning.
• Reports on testing efforts, progress, and quality metrics to the program team and QA organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Automation Testing, with a strong record of accomplishment of delivering automated test solutions and designs at a senior level.
• Certification in Automation Testing or Agile methodologies is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen to drive quality initiatives.
• Expertise in scripting using Java and with Selenium WebDriver.
• Strong understanding of UI automation techniques and frameworks.
• Prior proven experience in Mobile device testing and Cross Browser Testing.
• Agile team experience, with a proactive approach to adapting testing strategies.
• Demonstrable ability to lead Root Cause Analysis for defects and issues.
• Team player mindset with experience in collaborating via Git or similar repositories.
• Hands-on experience in CI/CD best practices and automation toolchains.
• Experience in content management testing and virtual device testing.
• Proven experience in implementing and maintaining robust automation scripts using Java and Selenium WebDriver.
• Familiarity with Selenium Grid and test automation scaling.
• Knowledge of tools like Splunk for log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Advanced SQL querying skills for data validation and verification.
• Experience with MuleSoft or similar integration platforms.
• Experience with Atypon services, including Literatum, a big plus.
• Familiarity with testing environments hosted on AWS.

Benefits

• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 6 personal days
• 12 sick days
• 13 paid holidays
• medical and dental plans
• 401(k) plans with company match
• backup childcare assistance
• tuition assistance

Pay

The target base pay for this role is $125,000+. Salary is commensurate with skills, qualifications, and experience.