Role Information

Role: Senior QA Lead

Location: King of Prussia, PA (day 1 onsite Role)

Type: Contract

Description

What you’ll do:

Drive and Coordinate the QA team’s workload for proprietary and 3rd party applications
Work with the team to coordinate and execute test plans
Develop and manage test strategies that will include test data population, regression testing, and integration testing using both manual and automation test beds to ensure a higher quality deliverable
Promote QA standards and best practices across our agile teams
Ensure regression tests are run in a traceable manner and that the team follows the SDLC policy
Work in a fast-paced environment that supports production and maintenance level changes
Perform high-level impact analysis and execute complex test approaches for production and maintenance level software changes
Work with Scrum teams to complete root cause analysis and corrective action plans to ensure test coverage throughout the development, QA, and UAT life cycles
Provide continuous reviews and recommendations for improvement of processes related to Quality Assurance

What you bring to the table:

A minimum of 5 years working as a professional in a software development environment
A solid understanding of integration testing between various complex systems
Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or relevant work experience
A minimum of 5 years of experience using API and UI Automation Frameworks such as Selenium, Serenity, TestComplete, ReadyAPI, Postman, and TestNG
Experience in dealing with sensitive data protection testing, security testing and report generation validation
Experience in reviewing and analyzing logs using such tools as ELK, Splunk, Kibana, New Relic or Dynatrace
Experience working in an Agile environment
Experience in investment processing
Demonstrated knowledge of SDLC lifecycle management tools such as Jira, Quality Center or Rally
Demonstrated knowledge of databases and APIs
Proven experience and understanding of all phases of the development lifecycle including scoping, design, construction, integration and testing preferred

A willingness to work a flexible schedule to accommodate business and travel requirements
Ability to collaborate effectively with other disciplines including business analysts, technical leads, senior-level managers and project managers
Advanced written and oral communication skills are a must
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward project completion
Ability and desire to work in an iterative development model which emphasizes speed and proactive decision making
Excellent time-management skills and an ability to multi-task or work on multiple projects concurrently
Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
Proven ability to apply situational leadership concepts in a matrix organization
Familiarity with systems scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of the various members of the team
Proven self-starter with a track record of setting goals and delivering results