QA Lead

Role: Lead Quality Engineer - 12+ years must

Location : onsite (Parsippany, NJ or Atlanta, GA ) need only locals

Client: NTT data // United Parcel Service Inc (NTTJP00099450)

Once You Are Here, You Will be Responsible for:

• Test Planning:

o Experience planning, designing, and implementing testing strategies and automation infrastructure for large-scale system software.

• Quality Management:

o Oversee the overall quality management process, including creating and maintaining traceability matrices and reporting test status.

• Test Automation Leadership:

o Lead the design, development, and execution of test automation frameworks and suites.

o Evaluate and maintain existing manual and automated test cases and procedures.

• Performance Testing Leadership:

o Lead the planning and execution of load and stress tests using enterprise-level automation tools.

• Results Analysis:

o Interpret test results and prepare comprehensive test reports.

• Collaboration:

o Participate in project-wide reviews of requirements, system architecture, and detailed design documents.

o Act as the key point of contact for other test engineers with automation needs.

• Environment Management:

o Manage and maintain physical, virtualized, and simulated test environments.

• Integration and Issue Resolution:

o Identify and resolve issues arising from integrating application software with other components.

• Code Coverage and Reviews:

o Assist in reviewing and determining the code coverage of unit tests.

o Conduct test reviews for each in-test cycle.

• Defect Management:

o Oversee the management of defects from identification to retest and resolution.

• Automation Framework creation and customization:

o Possess the capability to create, set up, and customize automation frameworks based on organizational needs.

o Ability to adapt to new technologies and guide the team members.

Basic Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in test automation
• 10+ years of experience planning, designing, and implementing testing strategies and automation infrastructure for large-scale system software.
• 8+ years of experience working with clients: Interacting with clients to understand automation requirements and provide effective solutions.
• 8+ years of experience working with Agile and DevOps

Additional Qualifications:

• Ability to create test automation frameworks or customize frameworks based on client needs.
• Proficient in programming languages commonly used in test automation, such as Selenium/Cucumber/Java or Selenium/C#.net/Spec Flow or similar frameworks.
• Experience in test automation with AMQ, WMQ, Kafka, Couchbase, and Google Cloud PlatformS
• Experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Advanced skills in at least one performance testing tool.
• Leadership Experience

o Experience leading and mentoring test teams.

o Strong organizational skills

o Curious, resourceful, and eager to tackle new challenges.

o Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a fast-growing environment.

o Proven ability to foster a collaborative and innovative team culture focused on continuous improvement.

o Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex automation challenges.

• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):

o Expertise in integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines for efficient and continuous testing.

• Documentation Skills:

o Strong documentation skills for creating detailed test plans, reports, and documentation for automation frameworks.

o 8+ years of experience working with Agile and DevOps

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry Knowledge:

o Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in test automation.

• Process Improvement:

o Proven track record of identifying areas for process improvement in test automation workflows.

o Experience implementing initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of automation processes.

• Strategic Vision:

o Ability to develop and execute a strategic vision for test automation aligned with overall business objectives.

Ideal Mindset:

• Lifelong Learner. You are always seeking to improve your technical and nontechnical skills.
• Team Player. You are someone who wants to see everyone on the team succeed and is willing to go the extra mile to help a teammate in need.
• Communicator. You know how to communicate your design ideas to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders, prioritizing critical information and leaving out extraneous details.