Senior QA Strategy & BA Lead (Contract)

Intone Networks Inc.; Minnetonka (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Intone Networks Inc. in Minnetonka, Minnesota is seeking a contract Business Analyst / QA role for 6+ months.

You will serve as a subject matter expert, lead QA activities, mentor colleagues (including offshore staff), and partner with BA/QA Practice teams to deliver business value solutions. The role requires gathering requirements, designing and executing both manual and automated tests, and promoting QA best practices within an agile IT environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced working knowledge and skill in the professional field with ability to function as a subject matter expert for other staff.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 7+ years of work experience beyond the degree.

Responsibilities

• Gather business requirements.
• Lead and mentor QA team members, including offshore team members within your product team.
• Design, develop, and execute test strategy, test cases, scripts, plans, and procedures (manual and automated).
• Establish and evolve QA best practices, ensuring that the team uses proven best practices.
• Advocate for data collection to build and publish key QA KPIs metrics.
• Promote usage of tools, automation, and develop new processes to ensure quality goals align with stakeholder needs.
• Execute testing deliverables for the product team.
• Act as key point of contact for coordinating QA activities across various product teams and representing your team outside of IT.
• Meet deadlines and work with an agile mindset.
• Advocate for test coverage within the team from anyone who can help.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to delivering business value through critical thinking and dedicated effort.
• Create and support a collaborative culture with a team-oriented mindset.
• Work collaboratively within your product team, automation team, QA Practice community, IT department, and with vendor partners.

Skills

Business Analysis

QA Leadership

Test Automation

Stakeholder Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Intone Networks Inc. in Minnetonka, Minnesota is seeking a contract Business Analyst / QA role for 6+ months.

You will serve as a subject matter expert, lead QA activities, mentor colleagues (including offshore staff), and partner with BA/QA Practice teams to deliver business value solutions. The role requires gathering requirements, designing and executing both manual and automated tests, and promoting QA best practices within an agile IT environment.