Quality Assurance Lead

Responsibilities:

• Working with Product and Engineering Managers to make sure that TESTING is part of our DESIGN process and that test plans are prepared ahead of implementation.
• Overseeing and training teams in the design and writing of test automation scripts
• Using test automation frameworks
• Investigating problems in software as a result of testing
• Looking beyond the “functional” testing aspects to make sure that we are focused on QUALITY, ensuring that our end users have a delightful experience.
• Working with Product Owner, Engineering Manager, Manual Testers, and software developers to find solutions
• Review requirements, specifications, user documentation, help files, and other project documentation to assure the quality of the products and tests to be developed.
• Select and develop appropriate test automation tools, applying the latest techniques in test automation; e.g., test-driven development and then behavior-driven development.
• Use risk-driven techniques to develop, maintain, and execute automated test suites for various Software Cafeteria products; i.e., perform automated dynamic testing.
• Work with the Development team to capture and reuse automated Unit Test Cases, Test Stubs and Drivers, and other Development test objects.
• Participate in the Deployment meetings to identify the quality implications of known bugs and the impact of proposed changes to product definition on the testing process.
• Work with the DevOps team to create and maintain an automated build verification (“smoke”) test.
• Ensure proper version control and configuration management of all test objects developed and test environments used.
• Research and document bug reports following agreed-upon processes immediately upon discovery of a quality problem. Assist the Engineering Manager in the creation of test project status reports and metrics (e.g., Test Dashboard).
• Trace test cases and results back to specific quality risks.
• Update test execution status following agreed-upon processes as part of regularly-scheduled test status updates.
• Provide the Engineering Manager/Product Manager with accurate and precise estimates for assigned task duration, along with confidence levels and foreseeable dependencies.
• Assist the Engineering team in preparing test plans, budgets, and schedules.
• Participate in tester interviews and mentor the Testing team
• Provide technical guidance to junior-level test engineers to assist the Test Automation Engineer.

Requirements:

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or other relevant fields
• Minimum 2 years leading a QA team.
• Minimum of 4 years QA-specific experience with at least 2 years experience in Test Automation
• Experience in Gherkins, Selenium preferred
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Experience working on a 100% remote team is nice to have
• Excellent time management
• Able to clearly communicate to technical and non-technical audiences
• Passionate about what you do and care deeply about the things you build
• Creative and efficient problem solver
• Comprehends and follows web security best practices
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Self-development skills to keep updated with fast-changing trends.
• Teamwork skills, because most projects require input from individuals with different roles
• An understanding of the latest trends and their role in a start-up environment
• Accuracy and attention to detail