QA Lead

Job Description

The Senior/Lead QA Engineer will be focused on testing large sustain engineering efforts that extend the life of our current platform. The candidate will be proficient with agile development processes and best practices in addition to being an expert in testing applications and server architecture. They also work with other departments in Technology to facilitate maintenance efforts.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop focused test plans
Perform complex test cases and maintain associated test records
Participates in agile estimation taking into consideration product and process requirements during the development lifecycle
Assists in the process with development in order to provide timely and accurate resolution to critical customer issues
Ability to reconstruct these complex issues into a clear proof for development to fix.
Understands the quality portion of building, packaging and deploying code. Identify patterns that need to be addressed from a quality perspective prior to hitting QA environments.
Proactively works with other team members as needed to resolve issues and meet project goals
Able to design test plan for future requirements
Set up and maintain testing environments
Utilize automated test scripts to perform duties
Performs peer test reviews to identify improvements to test plans
Recognized as an expert in one or more areas of product functionality
Provides technical leadership and influence to other team members
Coordinates his/her own work as well as the work required from others
Fosters teamwork within the group, proactively mentors, develops team members
Demonstrates mastery of problem-solving skills-test plans seldom require re-work
Uses customer understanding and knowledge of the relevant technologies to measure the quality of a better product/service
Qualifications

5+ years’ experience as a test engineer.
Proven experience in test plan design
Understanding of the software development lifecycle and the deliverable created during the development lifecycle
Strong analytical skills, creative and critical thinking ability and problem-solving skills
Familiarity with relevant quality assurance industry standard best practices and methodologies
Dedication to customer satisfaction
Excellent communication skills
Problem solving skills
Excellent time management skills
Self-Motivating

SKILLS

Experience in creating test solutions.
Use of defect tracking tools similar to JIRA.
Must have experience with test repositories like Testlink etc.
Understanding of executing test automation and interpreting results.
Proficient in Window and Linux based OS, browser, server technologies.
Proficient in all forms of functional testing across all browsers and devices.
Proficient in non-functional testing like security, performance, PCI compliance.
Proficient in SQL.