Test Engineer

Aditi Consulting; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Aditi Consulting is seeking a Lead QA Specialist to join the Quality Assurance team. The role collaborates with a cross-functional engineering group to build a new platform using cutting-edge technologies.

The QA team maintains high quality standards, including defect management across large programs. Responsibilities include leading QA strategy, test planning, and automation across multiple projects, identifying gaps in tests, mentoring the team, and working with product owners to resolve

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in a similar role, with a minimum of 3 years in a lead position.
• Typically 7 years of experience in software testing and/or software development.
• Knowledge of SDLC, Agile, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control methodologies.
• Leadership and/or project management experience in a cross-functional, high-paced environment.
• Knowledge of AWS, SQL, ADO, Power BI, and Excel.
• Strong analytical and data mining skills.
• Excellent presentation skills for different levels within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA strategy, test planning, and automation across projects and releases.
• Identify complex problems and drive resolution with minimal supervision.
• Mentor QA team members and share testing best practices.
• Coordinate with product owners to resolve issues and enhancements.
• Perform validation for defects and ensure timely quality results.
• Communicate with end users and internal customers about testing outcomes.
• Assist leadership with data-informed decisions and root-cause analyses.

Skills

QA Leadership

Test Planning

Automation

Data Analysis

Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

AWS

SQL

ADO

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Payrate: $62.00 - $63.00/hr.

Summary: We are seeking a Lead QA Specialist to join our Quality Assurance team. The team collaborates with a talented cross-functional engineering group to build a new platform using cutting-edge technologies. Our QA team is dedicated to maintaining high quality standards, including defect management across multiple large-scale programs for the Company Digital Platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA strategy, test planning, and automation execution across multiple projects and releases.
• Work directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution.
• Independently lead testing, project management, and quality assurance assignments without close supervision, focusing on complex systems work.
• Utilize understanding of systems, regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing to identify gaps in system tests.
• Perform validation activities for new and existing defects within software products.
• Responsible for quality assurance and defect management activities.
• Conduct testing to reproduce defects and collect necessary artifacts for analysis and resolution. Participate in field follow testing of features to ensure timely quality results.
• Communicate with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness.
• Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of specific functionalities as needed.
• Identify high impact issues, drive them to resolution, perform root cause analysis, and assist leadership in making informed decisions through data and quantitative decision-making.
• Mentor QA team members and provide technical guidance on testing best practices, standards, and tools.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in a similar role, with a minimum of 3 years in a lead position.
• Typically 7 years of experience in software testing and/or software development.
• Knowledge of SDLC, Agile, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control methodologies.
• Leadership and/or project management experience in a cross-functional, high-paced environment.
• Knowledge of AWS, SQL, ADO, Power BI, and Excel.
• Strong analytical and data mining skills.
• Excellent presentation skills for different levels within the organization.

Skills

• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Effective Communications: Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through appropriate communication behaviors.
• Software Product Testing: Ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements.
• Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of using a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.

Pay Transparency: The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is $62.00 - $63.00/hour. Non-exempt positions are eligible for overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the base hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week, or as required by state or local law. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, health savings accounts with qualified medical plan enrollment, 10 paid days off, 3 days paid bereavement leave, 401(k) plan participation with employer match, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, dependent care flexible spending account, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, accommodations and reimbursement for work travel, and discretionary performance or recognition bonus. Sick leave and mobile phone reimbursement provided based on state or local law.