LEAD QA ANALYST

Target Labs, Inc; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Lead QA Analyst to establish and oversee quality assurance processes. In this role, you will mentor QA team members, manage testing processes, and ensure quality metrics are met. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in software testing and a strong background in automated and manual testing methodologies.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in software testing or analysis.
• Demonstrated leadership experience (1-3 years).
• Experience with automated testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Establish and evolve formal QA processes.
• Oversee QA aspects of releases.
• Lead and mentor QA team members.

Skills

Software quality processes

Automated testing

Manual testing

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Mercury

Rational

Winrunner

Job description

Our client is seeking a Lead QA Analyst for the following:

- Establish and evolve formal QA processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices.

- Oversee all aspects of quality assurance including establishing metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met.

- Act as key point of contact for all QA aspects of releases, providing QA services and coordinating QA resources internally and externally.

- Lead and mentor QA team members, as well as manage outside contract testers.

- Develop and execute test cases, scripts, plans and procedures (manual and automated).

• The engineer will be responsible for the following:

- Demonstrated ability to design, implement and enforce software quality processes and standards.

- Expertise in manual and automated testing in a variety of environments such as web, client-server, large packaged software, custom java, html, and flash-based software.

- Strong analysis skills necessary to create test data and plans that ensure new and revised systems meet business needs and create an overall understanding of the applications being supported.

- Proficiency in eliciting and developing business value and cost/benefit analysis of an initiative in conjunction with a finance partner.

- Strong collaborative skills to work across myriad stakeholder group to translate goals and objectives into delivery strategies.

- Deep and diverse experience developing action plans and processes (preferably using the Scientific Method, Lean Plan-Do-Check-Adjust) in coordination with a management team, for integrating activities and optimizing department resources to meet major goals and objectives.

- Comfortable and competent in developing internal and/or external partnerships that leverage resources and improve responsiveness.

- Experience, interest and adaptability to working in a Waterfall or Lean/Agile delivery environment.

- Exceptional collaboration, listening, written and verbal communication skills.

- Successful track record dealing with executive level professionals to drive business outcomes.

- Experience in Lean process improvement efforts.

- A consultancy approach to your work.

- Commitment to collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze trade-offs between usability and performance needs.

• Qualifications:

- Position Requirements: No clearance required.

- Desired Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred.

• Desired Experience:

- 3-5 years of experience working in a software testing or software analysis role.

- 1-3 years of experience working in a technical leadership role.

- Demonstrated experience with automated testing tools (e.g. Mercury, Rational, or Winrunner).

- Experience testing or developing within any of the following technologies is preferred: Visual C++, VB, Visual Interdev/ASP, Active X, COM+, ODBC, OLEDB, Win32 APIs, MS SQL Server, Java, JSP, JHTML, Oracle, Solaris, Flash.

- Experience authoring comprehensive test plans and test scripts.

- Experience integrating with third party vendors for staffing needs – experience obtaining contract staff desirable.

- Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with iterative and waterfall development methodologies (e.g. BABOK, XP, Scrum, RUP, XUP, etc).

- Extremely process and detail oriented.

- Strong troubleshooting skills.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Desired Certifications:

- Certified Test Manager (CTM) or Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) greatly preferred.