We are currently looking for a Lead - Software Testing for this group to be based out of Chennai, India to lead one of the Software Testing Teams.
The incumbent will provide thought leadership, operational direction and overall governance to all QA and Testing related assignments, projects as well as strategy and providing oversight to a dynamic, engaged, and skilled group of Quality Engineers.
Some of the primary roles and responsibilities include:
Technical
Perform hands-on technical work to keep projects on course
Test Scenarios / Cases Preparation
Test Data Conditioning
Test Execution
Defect / Bug / Issue Reporting
Tracking reported issues to closure
Tracking test results
Align the team to execute based on the testing processes defined.
Execution of various testing procedures such as functional testing, Automation testing with C#, .Net, Performance testing, API testing, Regression testing, sanity & smoke testing for each release cycle of the product
Drive a feedback loop mechanism to ensure best software development practices and other elements that consistently not meet testing criteria is reported back to improve overall quality
Perform analysis of upcoming releases to understand the requirements from the perspective of completion, testability, and ease of understanding
Perform test results analysis, post execution of testing, and provide feedback on areas of improvements in quality.
Perform defect trend analysis during and after release and provide detailed report on risks and lessons learned.
Responsible for providing estimates for new releases based on QA lifecycle
Responsible for creating test strategies for all the planned released in the area based on organization standards and best practices
Act as gatekeeper and sign off on all releases that are ready for production or Product Team’s Testing (or any internal / client testing)
Be an advocate of automation, responsible for maintaining the existing test automation framework and improving it on regular basis.
Responsible for augmenting automated test cases after every release to maximize the benefits out of test automation.
Supervisory
Provide supervision of all QA & Testing activities and staff for the responsible application/ product area
Manage & lead the Software QA team by establishing timely and challenging performance standards, providing ongoing feedback
Work closely with software engineering leads and managers on overall project delivery and improvements
Defining and collecting process metrics and leveraging them for improving the overall Software Development Life Cycle Processes.
Conduct regular business review with stakeholders
Identify gaps and propose regular training for the Software QA Team
The Position Requirements – Area of Expertise and Focus
Expert at the various approaches & techniques used in testing, including Selenium automation, JMeter and API Testing Tools
Deep technical expertise in implementing industry standard testing methodology and tools
Experience in implementing testing best practices specific to the test planning and execution processes and gaining buy-in for changes from leaders.
A deep understanding of test planning and delivery challenges
Experience with methodologies including, but not limited to Agile or Waterfall
Experience in planning, tracking, and delivering projects
Working experience in ADO (Test Case Scripting & Management)
The Position Requirements - General
10+ years of experience with at least 6 years proven track record in leading testing teams
Preferred experience in product focused companies
Background in the banking or mortgage or other financial services industries
Good understanding of SaaS offerings, cloud infrastructure and open-source tools
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