QA Lead

We are seeking a hands-onQALeadwho nurtures quality mindset to head our quality assurance team and ensure the delivery of high-quality software products. TheQALeadwill be responsible for developing and implementing test strategies managing theQAteam and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement of our testing processes. This role includes project and release management responsibilities ensuring that all quality standards are met before deployment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive test plans and strategies to ensure software quality.
• Oversee theQAteam providing guidance training and performance evaluations.
• Collaborate with product managers developers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and define testing criteria.
• Ensure effective communication and reporting of test progress issues and risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Manage and maintain testing environments and tools.
• Identify areas for process improvement and drive initiatives to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Perform root cause analysis of defects and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues.
• Stay updated on industry trends tools (low code/no code automation tools) and best practices (shift left & shift right testing) to continuously improve theQAprocess.
• Plan schedule and manageQAactivities to ensure timely delivery of projects monitoring project scope and resources to ensure alignment with project goals.
• Coordinate and manage the release process ensuring that all quality standards are met before deployment.
• Develop and manage processes to ensure that products meet required specifications for quality function and reliability prior to delivery.
• Communicate quality standards and parameters to theQAteam product development team and other relevant staff.
• Roll up the sleeves and work alongside the team for test designing test execution defect logging defect triage.
• Coordinate and participate in product testing including regression testing and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Review client customer and user feedback and incorporate it into theQAprocess (feedback loop).
• Build test automation strategy and ensure that the team focuses on both automation and manual testing.
• Develop and maintain regression suites and release notes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8-10 years of experience in software quality assurance with at least 2 years in aleadership role.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies tools and best practices.
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks (e.g. UiPath Cypress).
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication skills.
• Proven ability toleadand manage a team effectively.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Project management experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with release management processes and tools.
• Well versed with governance gatekeeping quality metrics and reporting.

Preferred Skills:

• Advanced certification in software testing (e.g. ISTQB-CTAL).
• Familiarity with non-functional testing and tools.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

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