What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior QA Performance Test Engineer - Hybrid (Miami/Dallas) position at Talent Connect?
Senior QA Performance Test Engineer
Overview
The Senior QA Performance Test Engineer job is responsible for the overall performance quality of systems and technology that are released into ETP’s production environment. The scope of this role includes the comprehensive aspects of quality including
Performance Testing Strategy and planning, design and development of automated scripts, execution of testing, analyzing results, and metrics reporting.
In their role, the Sr. QA Performance Test Engineer is responsible for ensuring systems meet business performance requirements (SLAs) and overall business objectives by tracking and reporting performance test results, performance metrics (response times,
error rates, throughput, CPU and memory utilization, latency, and more), identified defects, as well as documenting observations and communicating issues to development staff to assist in their resolution.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Write testing strategies, test scripts and conditions to ensure effective performance test coverage
- Execute performance, load, spike, stress, and stability / endurance testing
- Utilize data analytics to determine client usage characteristics and user flows
- Identify test data requirements and work with other teams as needed to create and maintain test data
- Coordinate and schedule testing programs with project and program teams
- Reporting testing outcomes to project stakeholders
- Assist in the implementation and maintenance of software testing tools
- Lead QA projects and teams, become an expert in SGWS technology stack, business processes and data exchanges to help ensure proper test coverage and data integrity across all integration points
- Perform quality and testing audits across the various IT functions to ensure quality and testing standards, procedures and methodologies are being followed properly and consistently
- Identify, recommend, and implement process improvement opportunities for SGWS quality assurance programs
- Stay up to date on software application testing tools and QA best practices
- Deliver quality and testing process training to IT staff and project teams
- Providing coaching and development to Quality Assurance Analysts, mentor peers, and help them build capabilities
- Facilitate Quality Assurance training and education programs for the SGWS team
- Coordinating the work of 3rd party Quality Assurance teams
- Leading and directing offshore testing programs
- Maintain a working knowledge of Quality Assurance leading practices and serve as a thought leader to the SGWS organization
- Lead the implementation, build-out, or expansion of automated testing tools
- Recommend opportunities to lower testing costs or improve quality through alternative staffing models (e.g., gig, offshore, 3rd party)
- Perform quality and testing audits across the various IT functions to ensure quality and testing standards, procedures and methodologies are being followed properly and consistently
- Improve the efficiency of QA team, mitigate team conflicts and communication problems
- Motivate team members to work collaboratively and effectively
- Plan and document succession planning within scope of responsibility
Minimum Qualifications
Agile Delivery Values
Preferred Qualifications
combination of education and equivalent experience
coordinating the scheduling and resources
Specialized Skills and Technologies
Looking forward to receiving your application.
