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QA Test Lead ONLY Local NY, NJ (USC Only)

Hybrid role  from day one ( Monday to Wed)

Location : Princeton NJ/ water street NY.

QA Lead role

Locally based candidates only

Hands on person along with lead capability..

Skills Matrix

QA Selenium + Python

Key Roles & Responsibilities:  

• Design and develop automation/performance solutions that meet organization standards and build reliable, reusable, and maintainable automated regression suites & test harnesses
• Create tools and frameworks with quality code to simplify testing scenarios.
• Design and develop test plans, and test cases based on functional and design specifications, execute test cases, and analyze and report test results to the teams
• Work in partnership with the development teams to deliver business functionality on time with required quality that meets the acceptance criteria
• Acts as a test lead, planning the work of other testing staff and assigning tasks to meet project deadlines.
• Uses strong testing skills to provide guidance and assist project staff
• Reviews and approves the work of project team members in the writing of scripts, expected results, test results, and defect descriptions. Ensures best practices are followed and testing activities stay on schedule.
• Focus on building efficient solutions for Web, Services/APIs, and Database testing requirements.
• Participate in internal/cross-team meetings, project scoping, functional reviews, test specifications, and technical reviews for assigned projects in an Agile environment
• Involved in requirements review and participating in architecture/design reviews with an emphasis on test automation/performance strategy and ensuring best practices
• Participate actively in functional, system, and regression testing activities
• Capture quality assurance data and metrics to provide insights and conclusions
• Estimate and perform risk analysis for quality delivery
• Agile evangelist

Qualifications: 

• 10+ years of software testing experience in all phases of testing including test planning, test execution, and test closure
• Excellent understanding of QA and testing methodologies, best practices
• 5+ years of experience as an Automation QA Tester
• 5+ years of experience creating, maintaining, and executing automation tests utilizing tools such as Selenium required (Python preferred)
• 5+ Years of experience in Agile processes (Scrum preferred)
• Experience working with SOAP and REST services and understanding of SOA architecture
• Experience creating and maintaining automation frameworks preferred
• Experience using SQL to query databases required
• Exposure to distributed source control systems such as Git
• Experience with test data management techniques
• Experience with change management and defect tracking tools
• Zeal to be a domain expert and learn new technologies
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and written communications
• High standards of confidentiality; ability to handle sensitive information with integrity and trust
• Knowledge of cloud technologies like AWS/Azure and experience in testing micro-services, containers, and Dockers is preferred

Minimum and Preferred Education:

• Bachelor's or higher qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent is preferred

Minimum and Preferred Experience/Skills:

• 10+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree or higher qualification