Lead Quality Engineer

Role: Lead Quality Engineer

Location: Parsippany NJ (Onsite)

Type: Contract

Test Planning:

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

Quality Management:

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

Test Automation Leadership:

• Lead the design development and execution of test automation frameworks and suites.
• Evaluate and maintain existing manual and automated test cases and procedures.

Performance Testing Leadership:

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

Results Analysis:

• Interpret test results and prepare comprehensive test reports.

Collaboration:

• Participate in project-wide reviews of requirements system architecture and detailed design documents.
• Act as the key point of contact for other test engineers with automation needs.

Environment Management:

• Manage and maintain physical virtualized and simulated test environments.

Integration and Issue Resolution:

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

Code Coverage and Reviews:

• Assist in reviewing and determining the code coverage of unit tests.
• Conduct test reviews for each in-test cycle.

Defect Management:

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

Automation Framework creation and customization:

• Possess the capability to create set up and customize automation frameworks based on organizational needs.
• 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 GCPS
• Experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Advanced skills in at least one performance testing tool.
• Leadership Experience
• Experience leading and mentoring test teams.
• Strong organizational skills
• Curious resourceful and eager to tackle new challenges.
• Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a fast-growing environment.
• Proven ability to foster a collaborative and innovative team culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex automation challenges.
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):
• Expertise in integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines for efficient and continuous testing.
• Documentation Skills:
• Strong documentation skills for creating detailed test plans reports and documentation for automation frameworks.
• 8 years of experience working with Agile and DevOps

Industry Knowledge:

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

Process Improvement:

• Proven track record of identifying areas for process improvement in test automation workflows.
• Experience implementing initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of automation processes.

Strategic Vision:

• 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.