Lead QE engineer (8+ yrs experience)

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Technical Skills (Hands-on Perspective):

• Full-Stack QA:

  The candidate must be a

  Full Stack QA with data experience

  , as there will be areas where they will work on the API and UI in addition to the data.

• Experience:

  The client is looking for a candidate with a minimum of

  8 years

  of experience vs. 5 years.

• ETL & SQL Experience: ETL QA

  is a core requirement, and they need a candidate with

  SQL experience

  . He clarified that there is no data warehouse, only multiple data feeds and data pools.

• DevOps: Azure Cloud

  and

  CI/CD/DevOps concepts are key

  . They need to understand how deployment is done and how code gets migrated from one environment to another.
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  Automation & APIs:

  Automation and API testing are still important. The team is open to

  Playwright

  if the candidate is not proficient in Selenium.

• Willingness to Learn:

  He is fine with candidates who have a basic understanding and knowledge of data but who are able to learn on the job.

Skills:

Technical Expertise:

• Automation Frameworks: Proficiency in building and managing test automation frameworks
• Programing Languages: Strong coding skills
• Gherkins is Mandatory.
• API testing: Experience with API testing and tools like Postman, ReadyAPI
• CI/CD :Knowledge of CI/CD processes, ADO and how to integrate Automated testing with pipelines

Test Strategy and Planning

• Test planning: Ability to define, develop, and execute a comprehensive test strategy and test plan.
• Risk Assessment: Strong skills in identifying and prioritizing risks within SDLC to focus testing efforts effectively.
• Defect Management : Experience in managing defect lifecycles, triaging issues, and tools like Jira

Leadership and Communication

• Test Leadership: Proven experience in leading strategy for large scale programs; setting clear objectives, defining deliverables with due dates, and ensuring strict adherence to established project timeline
• Stakeholder communication: Strong communication skills to present test metrics, quality status, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work closely with Product management, development , and operations to align testing with Business Objectives.

Quality Mindset and Process Improvement :

• Quality Processes: Deep Understanding of quality standards and practices, such as shift left testing, TDD and BDD
• Built-In-Quality Approach: Knowledge of implementing “built-in-Quality” by embedding QA practices throughout the SDLC rather than add-in quality
• Continuous Improvement: Skills in identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

• Root Cause Analysis: ability to conduct RCA for complex issues, identifying improvements in the testing process
• Data Analysis: Skills in analyzing test data and KPI’s to assess product quality and measure QE effectiveness

Agile Methodology Proficiency

• Agile Testing: Familiarity with agile testing methods, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and scrum ceremonies
• Test Driven Development (TDD): Knowledge of TDD and BDD to drive collaboration and increase test coverage
• Tools Knowledge : Experience with tools supporting agile processes like Jira, confluence, Qmetry, Eazy BI

If interested, please share your resume on sadiya.mankar@leanitcorp.om