What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Test Lead position at RightTalents LLC?
Job Description:
- The QA Test Lead will manage processes and personnel to conduct quality assurance of the Pension Administration system which includes 32 separates functional work streams with complex and diverse use cases and scenarios.
- The QA Test Lead will need to support the testing of all the data bridging scenarios that will be adopted during the transition from legacy system to new pension administration system.
- The QA Test Lead will also need to support the testing on legacy system as functionality is being retired and decommissioned.
- Duties will also include reviewing BRDs, functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of the business and the system.
- The QA Test Lead will devise test objectives, test strategies, test plans, lead, and guide and monitor the analysis, design, implementation and execution of the test cases, test procedures and test suites.
- The Test Lead will determine if Automation, Performance, Load, API, cross browser testing etc. is required and manage the effort. In collaboration with other stake holders will estimate testing time, control and report on the test progress.
Mandatory Skills:
- 10 years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 4 years of recent experience as a QA Test Lead,
- 6 years of hands-on QA experience on different platforms such as API, Web and Mobile applications.
- 4 Years of experience in leading multiple projects or multiple applications
- Demonstrated experience successfully leading teams in a dynamic, fast environment, reporting status to higher management, creating defect reports with resolutions and test metrics.
- Strong knowledge on QA process and procedures
- Able to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously in order to meet deadlines
- Experience in STLC and Defect Life Cycle. Candidate will be required to prepare effort estimation and lead all aspects of testing.
- The candidate must have a certain level of business acumen coupled with technical knowledge.
- Experience working with Test automation tools (Knowledge of Selenium with Java as scripting language is a plus).
- Experience with Salesforce, Box, Copado or similar technologies
- Experience conducting Load and Performance Testing
- Experience with API and Web Services testing
- Proven ability to simulate and execute integrated and isolated tests to analyze results, leveraging CRUD operations on large volumes of raw data using SQL.
- Proficiency in analyzing business and functional documents, identifying and defining project scope, understand technical specifications and setup test environment, set clear goals and expectations, manage multiple priorities, prioritize activities, facilitate the collection of technical, operational or business requirements, set milestones and follow through to successful completion.
- Experience working in various SDLC processes including Agile.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation, problem resolution and customer service
- Expertise with MS-Office specifically Microsoft Word, Project, Excel, Visio & PowerPoint.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
Desirable skills:
- Experience testing complex enterprise applications involving Legacy systems
- Experience in legacy system migration projects
- Experience with API and Web Services testing
- Experience in Performance and Load Testing
- Experience with Workflow systems, preferably with IBM FileNet
- Experience in Public Pension Systems.
- Experience with test automation scripting languages
- Experience with JIRA, SharePoint
- Certification as Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) or Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA), or Certified associate in software quality (CASQ) or ISTQB certified as CTFL (Foundation Level) or CTAL (Advanced Level) or CTEL (Expert Level).
