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QA Lead

SaleHandy , Ahmedabad · saleshandy.com · Full-time employment · Testing/Quality Assurance

We are looking for a Quality Assurance (QA) Lead to develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality.

QA Lead role consists of designing and implementing tests, debugging and defining corrective actions. You will also review system requirements and track quality assurance metrics (e.g. defect densities and open defect counts.) You also need to Lead QA Team, Setup Industry Standards, Identify Process Improvements and Make the processes lean.

Ultimately, you should monitor all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Defining quality standards and metrics for the current project/product.
  • Defining testing Strategies
    • Defining processes for test plan and several phases of the testing cycle.
    • Ensure the team is focusing on automation along with manual testing.
    • Keep raising the bar and standards of all the quality processes with every project.
    • Review test strategies and see that all the various kinds of testing like unit, functional, performance, stress, acceptance etc. are getting covered.
  • Leadership
    • Finding and arranging behavioural, functional, non-functional training needs for the team
    • Coordinate activities which enforce quality improvements
    • Maintaining cordial relationships between cross-functional teams like development, configuration management, program management, product managers etc.
  • Reporting
    • Sending crisp and clear status to the higher management.
    • Creating and defining risks contingencies and plans.
    • Seeking feedback from management when and wherever necessary.
  • Managing Risks
    • Understanding and defining areas to calculate the overall risk to the project.
    • Creating strategies to mitigate those risks and take necessary measures to control the risks.
  • Process improvements
    • Ensure that the several testing and validation processes are improved continuously.
    • Motivate team to improve the efficiency so that the time saved can be used in different work areas.
    • Challenge the team continuously to move towards automation for all daily works
    • Work with the development team to ensure that the quality engineers get support like automation hooks or debug builds wherever and whenever possible.

Skills And Qualifications:

  • Proven work experience in software quality assurance, and working with cross functional managers.
  • Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes.
  • Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases.
  • Hands-on experience with automated testing tools.

Qualities and Characteristics:

  • You enjoy working in a young, rapidly developing startup environment.
  • You are eager and willing to learn new technologies, tools or approaches.
  • You are a team player and enjoy working towards a common goal with a group of like-minded people.
  • You are meticulously results-driven, and will not rest until you fully understand the answer to a problem or spotted issue.

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