Tosca QA Technical Testing Lead

The QA Technical Testing Lead plays a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of

software products through comprehensive testing methodologies and efficient team management. They are responsible for leading a team of QA testers, coordinating.

testing efforts, developing test plans, executing test cases, coaching a team, and reporting on test results. The QA Technical Testing Lead works closely with cross-functional teams

to identify and address quality issues throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring that products meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

This QA Technical Testing Lead Role plays an important role in the rollout of the Tosca.

Testing Tool, establishes new guidelines/standards and provides hands-on testing

support using the Jira Align Tool.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership:

· Lead and mentor a team of QA testers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to ensure high-quality deliverables.

· Mastery level knowledge of the JIRA Align Tool used in Agile Scrum Ceremonies.

· Coordinate daily activities, prioritize tasks, and allocate resources effectively to meet project deadlines.

· Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture focused on continuous improvement and excellence in testing practices.

· Able to negotiate and collaborate with all types of personalities.

Test Planning and Strategy:

· Develop reusable comprehensive test plans and strategies based on project requirements, specifications, and risk assessments.

· Define test objectives, scope, and timelines, ensuring alignment with project goals and objectives.

· Collaborate with stakeholders to review and refine testing requirements, acceptance criteria, and test coverage.

Test Execution and Automation:

· Design, create, and execute manual and automated test cases to validate software functionality, performance, and scalability using Tosca.

· Utilize testing tools and frameworks to streamline test execution, maximize test coverage, and minimize manual effort.

· Monitor test results, identify defects, and collaborate with development teams to prioritize and resolve issues in a timely manner.

Quality Assurance Processes:

· Establish and maintain QA best practices, standards, and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency in testing activities.

· Implement and enforce quality assurance processes throughout the software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis to release management.

· Conduct periodic reviews and audits to assess the effectiveness of QA processes and identify areas for improvement.

· Support the team in creating reusable test assets for both manual and automated test scripts.

· Develop strategy for a reusable test automation framework to be used across all projects.

· Manage defect life cycle ensuring they are documented, tracked, and reported to facilitate timely fixes.

· Lead business in the review of defect & enhancement reporting to include short & long description of issue.

· Assist PM in development of strategy to include all system issues into JIRA (escvar, winsight, EV tools, SAP).

· Analyze and maintain regression test cases across Jira functionality. Integration of new test cases resulting from releases.

· Support the team in creating reusable test assets for both manual and automated test scripts.

· Develop strategy for a reusable test automation framework to be used across all projects.

· Manage defect life cycle ensuring they are documented, tracked, and reported to facilitate timely fixes.

Communication and Reporting:

· Communicate test status, progress, and issues effectively to project stakeholders, including project managers, developers, and business analysts.

· Prepare and present comprehensive test reports, including test coverage, defect metrics, and risk analysis, to facilitate decision-making and risk mitigation strategies.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to facilitate communication and resolution of quality-related issues and dependencies.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

· Proven 10 years’ experience in software quality assurance and testing, with a focus on leading testing teams and projects using a SAFe 6 Agile Scrum Delivery Methodology.

· Demonstrate agility, ability to foster and engage in healthy conflict, mentorship, ability to remove obstacles, and providing clarity.

· As a QA Lead proven experience establishing discipline, work processes and coaching around the presentation and resolution specific to defect management.

· Mastery level knowledge of the Jira Align Tool from a day to day as well as a QA Reporting perspective.

· Mastery level knowledge coaching teams from a storming phase to high performance. Ability to demonstrate strong leadership.