SQA Testing Lead — Mentorship, Quality & Automation

Signature Performance; Portland (ME); Remote; USD 93,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Tuition Assistance

401(k) Match

Job summary

Signature Performance in Portland, ME seeks a Software Quality Assurance Lead to mentor the SQA team, design testing strategies, and ensure QA processes align with SDLC. You will lead, plan, and implement validation procedures, test plans, and automation efforts.

The role emphasizes collaboration with analysts, developers, and clients, tracking quality metrics, and improving reliability of software products.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' work experience as a software testing lead.
• Proven work experience in software testing.
• Proven work experience in software quality assurance.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and people at the same time.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences.
• Ability to successfully perform job functions with minimal supervision.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Personal traits -- high level commitment, team orientation, professionalism, and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the SQA Testing Team and develop SQA strategies and best practices.
• Design, implement, and maintain quality assurance plans including, but not limited to, validation procedures, test plans and test cases.
• Work with and effectively communicate with SQA team members, business analysts, system analysts, developers and clients to ensure quality.
• Define testing strategies to ensure product standards are met and integrate with SDLC.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure SQA integration with the full SDLC when/where appropriate.
• Monitor team velocity and adjust workload as needed.
• Perform analysis related to solution design, requirements/specifications/other technical design documents, development, testing, maintenance, and support for interfaces and systems; monitor corrective actions.
• Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases.
• Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities.
• Design, develop, and execute automation scripts.
• Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs.
• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.
• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs.
• Liaise with internal teams to identify system requirements.
• Monitor debugging process results.
• Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions.
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities, and open defect counts.
• Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies

Skills

SQA Leadership

Software Testing

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Detail Orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Signature Performance in Portland, ME seeks a Software Quality Assurance Lead to mentor the SQA team, design testing strategies, and ensure QA processes align with SDLC. You will lead, plan, and implement validation procedures, test plans, and automation efforts.

The role emphasizes collaboration with analysts, developers, and clients, tracking quality metrics, and improving reliability of software products.