Lead QA Engineer, Test Architect

Responsibilities

• Impact higher-risk aspects, set priorities, review requirements, and determine scope and limitations of testing initiatives
• Guide best-practices, standardization of processes, approaches and methodologies for multiple QA testing services, i.e.: SOA, unit, integration, functional, regression, acceptance, system, load, performance, smoke tests, and defect management
• Lead test case creation plans and facilitate reviews/inspections/approvals of test automation for continuous process improvement and reduction of product defects
• Lead the documentation of defects, build and execute test plans, help debug and diagnose difficult to complex code issues in selected environments
• Influence the Software Development Life Cycle process through collaboration with Infrastructure, Development Operations and development teams
• Promote and maintain solid technical relationships with QA Engineers and developers
• Communicate, audit, review, and summarize reports, meeting standards and following best practices
• Help engage around the estimation and planning of highly sophisticated scalable projects and their budget allocations
• You will be expected to stay up to date with emerging technologies so you can make informed recommendations

• Minimum 7 + years ’ of related work experience
• Comfortable working in an agile environment
• A visionary who motivates teams to excel and fosters creativity, consistently driving excellence in all endeavors
• An advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture that encourages innovation and ensures every team member feels a sense of belonging
• Experience with functional test case design & execution for web & mobile applications
• Proficient in functional Test Suite & Defect management tools with a desire to further develop technical expertise in data engineering tools, methodologies, and emerging technologies
• Ability to work independently and deliver on agreed upon timelines
• A no line of code written without testing mindset
• Strong time management skills with a history of meeting commitments

• QA testing
• test case creation
• test automation
• defect management
• functional test design
• load testing
• performance testing
• agile methodologies
• data engineering
• debugging

• leadership
• team motivation
• creativity
• excellence
• diversity and inclusion advocacy
• independence
• time management
• communication
• collaboration
• process improvement