AddressMinimum Required Experience : 6 years
Full Time
Skills
Description
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QA Lead
Role overview
We are seeking an experienced IT test professional who is knowledgeable and can collaborate effectively with software development teams, support analysts, users, technical experts and various stakeholders to lead overall testing of a world class simulation tool we are building. He/She should have extensive knowledge of QA procedures, tools, and test methodologies. Apart from having a deep understanding of the testing strategies, test prioritization, test case prioritization, test planning, different types of testing, testing tools and methodologies, the lead should understand the business context and goals for the products from quality and validation standpoint.
The goal here is to create an intuitive and accessible simulation platform that uses standard building blocks to design, analyze, and optimize warehouse automation systems in a way that enables efficient engineering, commissioning, and operation.
While the core goal is to identify as many defects as possible by mere testing of code, we expect this leader to also look at all opportunities to expose design flaws, usability issues, scalability of the product and devise a futuristic, sustainable test model for the tool we are currently building.
Responsibilities: -
- Leads the End-to-End testing with an overall vision of test-driven development process & proactively involving with the agile team to execute it
- Owns end to end Test planning, Test documentation, Test script creation/approval of the entire product being developed.
- Devises test strategy outlining the end-to-end testing of the tool or application developed. Plan test objectives, scope, depth of the testing required, test techniques and resources required for the testing process.
- Prepares a detailed test plan that outlines the test objectives, schedule, deliverables, test environment setup and resource allocation.
- Manages the team by assigning tasks, setting priorities and monitoring progress. Trains the team by reviewing the test scenarios, actively providing inputs for test run planning, analysis of test results and improve quality of test/defects documentation.
- Collaborates with the test team to create test scenarios and cases that cover all the possible functionalities.
- Ensures that the test cases are comprehensive, effective and adhere to the test strategy.
- Gets hands on with test case documentation and execution
- Identifies the various categories of testing – functional, regression, load, performance and integration. Classify them and ensure all applicable testing is planned and executed.
- Identify opportunities for automation and bring in speed and cost reduction by automation repetitive test scripts especially in case of regression suites
- Reviews all test artefacts like test cases, test scripts and test data, to ensure their quality, consistency and adherence to the test strategy and plan. Approves test scripts, runs and results as required.
- Lead testing across various technology teams and bring them together for integration testing as well
- Oversees execution of test cases, ensuring that the testing process follows the test plan and that the team addresses issues promptly.
- Monitors testing progress and provide regular updates to clients and management. Consolidate, Report & analyze the findings and prepare comprehensive test reports.
- Tracks and manages defects using a defect tracking system. liaise with developers to resolve defects promptly.
- Reports all relevant metrics and continuously improves processes to align with expected metrics set as targets.
- Assess the effectiveness of the testing process, identify areas for improvement and implement changes to enhance the quality and efficiency of the testing activities.
- Support end user testing
Qualifications/Skills
- Engineering degree or equivalent from an accredited university or higher education institution
- At least 5-7 years of Experience in software testing
- Problem-solving skills
- Flexibility and being open to change
- Expert in Agile methodology
- Expert in at least one test automation tool
- Ability to work remotely with other collaborators towards a common goal, experience desired with an offshore company
- Growth Mindset – Passion for creating something new, high quality, and user focused. Startup / growth mindset - focused on solving problems, learning new things, and overcoming challenges
- Motivated & self-driven - Inspire and motivate peer software developers to produce high-quality work
- Effective Written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in using Agile management tools like JIRA, Rally etc.,
- Experience developing discrete event simulation models and
warehousing and supply chain will be a big plus
