Quality Assurance Lead - Contractor

System One; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in business analytics is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead to drive quality assurance programs for automated applications. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience, strong technical skills in Python, SQL and the ability to mentor others. This role is remote, focused on ensuring the highest quality in software solutions and supporting a team of 10 professionals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience leading quality assurance projects.
• High School Degree and Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience required.
• Expert knowledge in documentation and technical accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Implement quality assurance programs for software applications.
• Work with QA Analysts and Developers to ensure system reliability.
• Analyze testing needs and develop testing strategies.

Skills

Testing disciplines

Documentation skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelors in Information Technology, Computer Science, or relevant field

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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