Technical Quality Assurance Lead
InSync
- Calgary, AB
- Contract
- Full-time
Our client is hiring a business-focused QA Lead with Project Management Capabilities. The successful candidate will support the development, coordination, and execution of test strategies for their assigned programs/projects.Responsibilities
- Accountable for the creation of the project technical environment for:
- Setup a Test Automation framework to implement Test Automation with a new test tool;
- Lead a technical team that consists of Test Automation developers, security specialists, environment readiness SME's and performance test specialists;
- Develop test cases and test scripts as per the test plan for test automation;
- Work with the functional test analysts to develop and verify the automated test scripts;
- Validate that user expectations are achieved during the testing automation process;
- Report on deficiencies and testing progress.
- Accountable for the execution of the test automation;
- Develop, document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts;
- Execute and evaluate manual or automated test cases and report test results;
- Hold and facilitate test plan/case reviews with cross-functional team members;
- Identify any potential quality issues per defined process and escalate potential quality issues immediately to management;
- Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements;
- Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes; and,
- Backend database testing in Microsoft SQL /Oracle/SAP HANA environment including validating stored procs, jobs and triggers.
- Partner with the Project Manager and Test Leads:
- To create an estimate for testing activities;
- Contributing to and reviewing project documentation;
- Accountable for the management of Test Automation Management tools for the project:
- Create and setup project;
- Manage user;
- Train users;
- Ensure tool is being used appropriately; and,
- Create reports as required.
- Minimum 5 years of Technical Testing Lead experience.
- Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related area of study.
- Experience developing test strategy, plans, test cases and test scripts.
- Understanding of transition to operations best practices.
- Understanding of Quality Management Software and Processes.
- Knowledge and experience in technical aspects of software solution testing.
- Strong technical skills in understanding database models, queries and technical tools required for testing.