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Automation Testing Lead

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Roles and Responsibilities:

In this role, you will

• Lead and manage a team of 3-4 testers

• Take complete ownership for preparing test automation suite, designing automation frameworks, drive implementation of test strategy, test plans & execution

• Identify testing scope, provide estimations and justification with facts

• Ensure testing scope and timeline is finalized and test plan is aligned with program plan

• Manage scope changes, risks & other non-standard events throughout project lifecycle

• Ensure strict compliance to GEHC’s quality management system (QMS) process/policies

• Ensure adherence to GE’s pre-defined project management processes and practices. Drive simplification and improvement where necessary by securing required approvals

• Demonstrate the understanding of Agile software development lifecycle and able to distinguish the core inputs and outputs in each cycle

• Articulate the need for scalability and understand the importance of improving quality through testing

• Active participation in requirements grooming, various sprint ceremonies daily stand-ups

• Engage in technical discussions, seek and provide feedback on design and development

• Continue to enhance team’s productivity, velocity by systematic improvements

• Ensure quality of deliverables is verified and matching stakeholder expectations

• Proactively resolve impediments, dependencies, and perform effective risk mitigation

• Support project team with resolution for interdependencies. Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required

• Track and publish periodic testing reports with clear quantification around key metrices to all stakeholders

• Coach team members with hybrid (waterfall/Agile) framework and methodologies

Education Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

• 10+ years of IT experience and 3+ years of exp as a test/automation lead

Desired Characteristics/Technical Expertise

• Hands-on experience on Automation Framework design & implementation (Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber etc.)

• Hands-on experience in web services testing (SoapUI, API, UI Testing)

• Experience in driving Test/Automation Strategy with scalable Test Architecture Framework by consuming various components

• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, sprint planning, capacity planning, automated testing, backlog refinement)

• Strong team player – collaborates well with others to solve problems and actively incorporates input from various sources

• Demonstrated Customer Focus – evaluates decisions through the eyes of the customer and understand the dependencies across solution

• Demonstrated Solution Focus – evaluates decisions by understanding the impact on the E2E solution instead of individual product/component

• Strong analytical and strong problem-solving skills -communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve, creates actionable strategies and operational plans

• Change oriented – actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives, confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways, balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly

• Hands-on experience on Scope/Task management tool(s) like Rally, Jira, ALM

• Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills

Leadership

• Demonstrates clarity of thinking to work through limited information and vague problem definitions

• Influences through others; builds direct and "behind the scenes" support for ideas

• Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team

• Shares knowledge, power, and credit, establishing trust, credibility, and goodwill

Personal Attributes

• Able to work under minimal supervision

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity

• Able to work well with global teams, including time-zone flexibility

• Skilled in providing oversight and mentoring team members. Shows ability to effectively delegate work

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