Senior Quality Assurance Lead

Senior Quality Assurance Lead
Location (on-site) : 400 City View Drive Columbus Ohio 43215 United
W2H CONTRACT ONLY; NO OPTION FOR C2C
Contract Length : 12 months

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Test Manager to lead our testing efforts, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products that exceed our customers' expectations. As a key member of our quality assurance team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive testing strategies, managing a team of skilled test engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive project success.
Job Description:
Create and implement comprehensive testing plans to ensure the quality and reliability of software products.
Lead a team of skilled test engineers, coordinating their efforts to efficiently execute test cases and analyze results.
Work closely with development, product management, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and define appropriate testing approaches.
Identify and mitigate risks throughout the software development lifecycle, proactively addressing potential issues before they impact the project.
Establish and maintain testing frameworks, tools, and processes to optimize the testing workflow and ensure consistency across projects.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the testing team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Analyze test results, generate comprehensive reports, and communicate findings to stakeholders, including recommendations for improvement.
Stay up to date with industrys best practices, emerging technologies, and testing methodologies, and incorporate them into the testing strategy as appropriate.
Manage the testing budget and resources, ensuring efficient utilization and alignment with organizational goals.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of testing activities into the overall software development process.
Main Responsibilities:
Agile environment management
Distributed team management
Resource coordination
Standardization
Strategy and planning
Scheduling
Reporting
projections on daily, weekly, and sprint cadences.
Advocacy
Qualifications:
Hands-on experience with both manual and automated testing.
Project management and/or scrum master experience
Proficient in the use of Selenium, JUnit, Postman, Loadrunner, xRay
Experience with JIRA and Confluence and strong working experience managing testing with Jira/Xray.
Proven expertise in developing and implementing effective testing strategies with unit testing, integration testing, system testing, performance testing
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Experience in managing and mentoring a team of test engineers, including performance management and professional development.
Knowledge of agile software development methodologies and their impact on testing processes.
Extensive knowledge of software development, life cycle models and project management practices.
Organizational skills: Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects.
Proficiency with Microsoft tools.
Education:
Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.

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