QA Lead

Company: Osair Technologies
Location: New York
Posted on: July 13, 2018

Job Description:

Hope you day is going well. Could you please go through the job description and do let me know if you have any suitable profiles with you Consultant Details Full Name: Email ID: Contact Number: Current location: Relocation: Availability: Visa Status: Face2Face Interview (Y/N): Skype ID: RATE: Please find the new role with NFP in NY and share only GC/ USC for this position. Contract- 6 + Months / Rate: $55/hr on C2C Few notes to consider before sharing: - Candidate should have Valid Linkedin Profile - Should be from reputed colleges/ Universities. Please avoid candidates with questionable backgrounds - Candidates must have technical education. - Excellent communication JOB SUMMARY: The Integrated Application Quality Assurance Lead works within a cross-functional team that includes software developers, stakeholders, third-party partners, project managers and end users to plan and execute comprehensive system & application end-to-end testing efforts based on project requirements and system design. The testing scope involves the company''s customized Salesforce CRM and integration between related business and finance applications. This role is responsible for thorough test planning as well as identifying, documenting and reporting software defects. The lead would also plan and assist with both the training and user acceptance testing/hands-on system processing for our internal users and office personnel. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. * Understand the current and future business operational needs * Become a knowledge expert in key systems and operational activities to ensure thorough testing * Ensure that QA owns, and is the ultimate authority on the required testing of our applications * Manage quality assurance team members across multiple projects and test efforts, each having specific deliverables that impact other integrated systems and applications * Develop and analyze project requirements to develop reliable, comprehensive test approaches * Create test plans and manual test cases for releases, including input from all team members * Define regression plans that minimize risk and ensure coverage * Create test estimates and assist in developing project milestones and timelines * Lead meetings with the appropriate team members from test planning through execution phases * Collaborate with test automation team to intelligently and proactively expand the automated test suite * Create and execute test scripts based on the project requirements and system design * Conduct all levels of testing including smoke, functional, integration and regression * Identify knowledge deficiencies in team and work with management to resolve * Identify training plans and curriculum for new hires * Interface with users and domain experts, establish a high level of trust and credibility with these people, and recognize that our products must bring value to them. Strive for perfecting the communication skills necessary to best achieve this goal. * Report issues/defects and follow through to resolution * Coordinate defect validation and reporting with the team and assist developers in recreating defects * Create and maintain test documents in accordance with QA best practices * Clearly report to wide audience the status of QA deliverables, including test plans, test execution and incident reporting * Coordinate user acceptance documentation and testing, seeing through to successful completion * Assist with release training sessions and implementations * Perform support as needed, including production support for internal and external users * Trains often to stay abreast of QA technologies. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES: * Proficient in writing and editing * Proficient in clearly communicating to a wide audience * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Demonstrated leadership experience including managing test teams * At least 2-3 years of demonstrated QA Lead experience or equivalent * Proven experience in effectively leading and working within multiple integration applications * Experience with offshore/nearshore development and testing model * Attention to detail and highly organized * Positive attitude and team player * High level of integrity and strict adherence to protecting confidential information * Proven administrative, organizational and planning skills, with an ability to manage time well in a fast-paced, ever-changing, team-oriented environment. * Proven ability to coach and mentor team members * Experience in Software as a Service (SAAS) web application environments * Proven experience within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) * Proven experience with iterative, non-iterative and hybrid SDLC processes * Test automation experience is desired, from framework understanding to execution and reporting TOOLS, APPLICATIONS, SYSTEMS: * Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project * Microsoft Visio for process mapping and workflow * Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) or similar application lifecycle management (ALM) systems * Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), HP Quality Center or similar quality management system * JIRA or issue tracking tools * Visual Studio Release Manager (VSRM) or similar release management systems * Confluence, SharePoint or similar applications * Experience with Salesforce platforms is preferred * Experience with agency management systems (AMS) such as Epic is preferred * Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications such as Lawson is preferred * Experience with incentive compensation management (ICM) systems such as Callidus is preferred EDUCATION: * 4-year degree in related field or equivalent experience

Keywords: Osair Technologies, New York, QA Lead, IT / Software / Systems, New York, New York

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