Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description :-

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a passionate Lead Quality Assurance Engineer who has the right balance of testing aptitude, technical skills, and leadership skills. Someone who prefers automation over manual testing and loves data! We are looking for someone who can collaborate with business and technical leaders, stakeholders, and development teams to strategize, design, and implement functional tests, and a full spectrum of automated test types for our data processes utilizing modern technology.

Required Experience (Must Have)

• Quality Assurance Experience (Minimum 5 years’ experience)
o Experience in Data Testing and Quality Analysis
o Any browser automated testing tool, such as Selenium or TestCafe
o Ability to establish and validate quality gates for our multi-tiered solutions using modern tools and methodologies with a goal for technical excellence
o Solid and demonstratable knowledge of testing techniques and best practices
o Define and communicate QA Plans that describe required test efforts for any given project
o Proven analytical skills to define test scenarios and determine root cause of problems in a complex environment
o Identify new automation opportunities
• Technical Experience (Minimum 5 years’ experience)
o Strong database experience and SQL or No-SQL skills
o Ability to create code in at least one programming language
o Design and create modular, reusable, and reliable test automation solutions
o Experience with git, pull requests, branching and able to support testing of multiple releases in parallel
o Understands CI/CD pipelines and able to enhance them for testing needs
• Data Testing Experience
o Experience testing ETLs, data conversions, data migrations, etc.
o Ability to test the quality of the data without the use of visual interfaces
o Experience in designing and implementing data quality strategies and developing data testing automation frameworks.
• Must be a strong, collaborative leader
o Minimum 2 years’ experience leading other QA engineer(s) and/or technical resources
o Provide constructive feedback to improve quality and communicate effectively
o Manage multiple competing priorities while mitigating risks to the business
o Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
o Must be a critical thinker with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Helpful Experience (Nice to Have)

• Any Quality Assurance certification from an accredited organization (e.g., ASQ)
• Programming language experience: C#, TypeScript, JavaScript
• Experience performance testing and load testing in any tool, including K6
• Experience in testing in modern technology stacks, including Kubernetes, AWS, Data Lakes, SQL & No-SQL Databases, microservices, APIs, etc.
• Git, TFS/Azure DevOps, Octopus Deploy
• Solarwinds/SentryOne Legitest data testing tool experience


Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for driving high test automation coverage and test automation goals
• Support offshore QA engineers by leading and mentoring them, conducting code reviews, and solving problems
• Work closely with business leaders, managers, developers, architects and stakeholders to understand and enforce quality standards based on stated functional and non-functional requirements
• Define the overall test strategy and plan for any given initiative, and ensure its completeness through the duration of the initiative
• Provide governance of automated tests and the code
• Analyze test results and escalate issues appropriately
• Analyze code reviews and determine quality risks
• Solve problems and pro-actively look for ways to improve our products