Quality Assurance Lead - Contractor

System One; Ashburn (VA); Remote; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead - Contractor to enhance their automated quality assurance processes. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in QA, strong knowledge of testing methodologies, and the ability to mentor team members while ensuring high-quality software delivery. This fully remote position offers an opportunity to lead and innovate in testing solutions for ongoing projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading quality assurance projects/programs.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant IT field required.
• Strong knowledge in analytical skills and business logic assessment.

Responsibilities

• Implement quality assurance programs and verify the quality of automated applications.
• Work collaboratively with QA analysts and developers for testing coverage.
• Analyze testing needs and develop strategies and plans.

Skills

Testing Disciplines

Documentation Skills

Computer Hardware Knowledge

Project Management

People Management

Analytical Thinking

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Independent Work

Education

High School Degree

Bachelor's in Information Technology

Tools

Python

Spark

SAS

SQL

Job description

Position Title: Quality Assurance Lead - Contractor
Position Location: Remote

Summary:
Responsible for implementing quality assurance programs and code, test, and verify the quality of automated applications to identify errors and solutions in the software.

Job Responsibilities:
• Work with QA Analysts and Developers to ensure that all aspects of the system have proper testing coverage and overall system reliability, performance and quality.
• Comply with the system development life cycle (SDLC) and project management methodology (PMLC) by participating in scope assessment, risk and cost analysis.
• May coach, lead and mentor other team members.
• Provide testing management for ongoing projects and future initiatives.
• Deliver effective and efficient testing solutions by meeting key project milestones and overall project deliverables on time, and adhering to development and quality standards.
• Analyze the testing needs and develop testing strategy and plans.
• Review and approve test plans, scenarios, scripts or procedures such as database impacts, software scenarios or usability.
• Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance or completeness and/or to mitigate risks.
• Ensure application documentation is complete and maintained/ updated in a timely fashion.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills:
• Strong knowledge of testing disciplines and methodologies.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Expert knowledge of computer hardware and software.
• Project management knowledge.
• People management skills.
• Analytical thinker, detailed oriented.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Lead, coach and influence others for results and good performance

Education/Experience:
• High School Degree and Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Relevant field is desirable or equivalent work experience required.
• 8+ years experience leading quality assurance projects/programs

Initiatives/Projects: Retail Issues Management

Industry background: Strong background in Business Analytics and QA of business logic.

Team Dynamic: 10 people in total - Six members analytics team, four in QA, supporting the six analysts

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Create appropriate tests to see if data risk is a problem
• Partner with the analytics team to develop solutions
• Read BRD and review data to see if the problem and proposal align

Must Have Technical Skills:
Level 4 - 6+ years experience
• Python
• Spark
• SAS
• SQL
• Business Requirement Analysis
• Code Analysis
• Creating Documentation

Flex Skills/Nice to Have: n/a

Soft Skills:
Communication, ability to think critically

Education/Certifications:
Bachelors Required

Screening Questions:
1. What kind of code project have you worked on? How complex have they been?
2. What kind of experience do you have assessing business logic?

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