What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Automation Lead (Selenium & Python) position at Intellisoft Technologies?
Role :: QA Automation Lead (Selenium & Python)
Location :: Princeton, NJ (Day 1 Onsite Hybrid)
Type :: Contract
Job Description ::
Key Roles & Responsibilities ::
Design and develop automation/performance solutions that meet organization standards and build reliable, reusable, and maintainable automated regression suites & test harnesses
Create tools and frameworks with quality code to simplify testing scenarios.
Design and develop test plans, and test cases based on functional and design specifications, execute test cases, and analyze and report test results to the teams
Work in partnership with the development teams to deliver business functionality on time with required quality that meets the acceptance criteria
Acts as a test lead, planning the work of other testing staff and assigning tasks to meet project deadlines.
Uses strong testing skills to provide guidance and assist project staff
Reviews and approves the work of project team members in the writing of scripts, expected results, test results, and defect descriptions. Ensures best practices are followed and testing activities stay on schedule.
Focus on building efficient solutions for Web, Services/APIs, and Database testing requirements.
Participate in internal/cross-team meetings, project scoping, functional reviews, test specifications, and technical reviews for assigned projects in an Agile environment
Involved in requirements review and participating in architecture/design reviews with an emphasis on test automation/performance strategy and ensuring best practices
Participate actively in functional, system, and regression testing activities
Capture quality assurance data and metrics to provide insights and conclusions
Estimate and perform risk analysis for quality delivery
Agile evangelist
Qualifications ::
8 years of software testing experience in all phases of testing including test planning, test execution, and test closure
Excellent understanding of QA and testing methodologies, best practices
5 years of experience as an Automation QA Tester
5 years of experience creating, maintaining, and executing automation tests utilizing tools such as Selenium required (Python preferred)
5 Years of experience in Agile processes (Scrum preferred)
Experience working with SOAP and REST services and understanding of SOA architecture
Experience creating and maintaining automation frameworks preferred
Experience using SQL to query databases required
Exposure to distributed source control systems such as Git
Experience with test data management techniques
Experience with change management and defect tracking tools
Zeal to be a domain expert and learn new technologies
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and written communications
High standards of confidentiality; ability to handle sensitive information with integrity and trust
Knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS/Azure and experience in testing micro-services, containers, and Dockers is preferred
