Lead QA Test Analyst

Huntington; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Bank is seeking a QA Testing Analyst Lead for its IT Commercial Technology group. You will own manual testing, lead test planning and strategy, and coordinate SIT/UAT across multiple projects.

The role requires strong collaboration with developers, SMEs, and project managers to ensure quality delivery. You will create and execute test strategies, drive defect resolution, and lead a testing team in a fast-paced environment while maintaining rigorous standards and clear communication

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of QA testing and meeting facilitation experience.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Knowledge of test data requirements and conditioning test data for complex test scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Create Test Strategy/Plan Document with Development and Business to ensure acceptance criteria coverage.
• Create SIT test cases and test scripts; support UAT with SMEs and Business.
• Deliver testing estimates, defect metrics, and testing implementation plans.
• Provide daily/weekly test execution metrics and status reports.
• Drive defect resolution with Project Managers and cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate test environments with Technical PM and testing team.
• Participate in reviews, walkthroughs, and production verification activities.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Facilitation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Test Management (Quality Center)

Automation

Defect Tracking

MS Office

Job description

Summary:

The QA Testing Analyst Lead role for the IT Commercial Technology group, will be responsible for manual testing and act as project test lead for multiple projects.This includes planning and coordinating the testing as well as creating and executing test strategy documents for projects impacting systems in the Commercial Operations areas. This role requires experience in System Integration Testing (SIT), DR and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Incumbent will be responsible for multiple, concurrent testing efforts as needed. Coordination with project resources is critical (test analysts, project managers and business SME's will be key).

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create Test Strategy/Plan Document (working closely with Development team, SME's and Business to ensure full coverage of acceptance criteria to be met during testing).
• Create Systems Integration test cases and test scripts.
• Work with business segment testers as need to support User Acceptance Testing, working closely with SME's and Business to ensure user criteria are clearly defined and testable, test data is available, and test results and defects are documented and addressed.
• Create and deliver testing estimates, testing metrics (defect metrics), testing implementation plans
• Create daily/weekly test execution metrics and status reporting
• Assist the Project Managers to drive project team to defect resolution
• Partnering with Technical PM and team in the planning, and building of the test environments
• Leverage existing tools/techniques to streamline and automate wherever possible
• Actively participate in walk-through, inspection, review and user group meetings for quality assurance
• Participate in production implementation verification and being accountable for validating system quality
• Comply with standards of the software development life cycle and follow strategies, plans and procedures within Information Technology software
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Coaching, mentoring and leading team members
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Performs other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Min 5 years of Quality Assurance testing and meeting facilitation experience
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of test data requirements, planning and conditioning test data for complex test scenarios
• Test tool experience- Test Management (Quality Center), Automation, Defect Tracking etc.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Previous analytical experience (analyzing problems and analyzing results)

Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)

Workplace Type:

Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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