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Key Responsibilities Team Leadership: As a QA lead, you'll be responsible for leading and managing a team of QA engineers. This includes assigning tasks, providing guidance, and ensuring the team's productivity and effectiveness Owning and signing off the deliverables from preparation, execution and reporting of different testing types in Scrum QA, i.e., Unit testing, Integration testing, System testing, Compatibility testing Owning and signing off the activities related to preparing test candidates, i.e., Smoke test, Sanity checks, System integration testing, Regression testing, UAT, Operational acceptance testing, Performance testing, Installation testing, Compatibility testing Test Planning and Strategy: Develop test plans, strategies, and methodologies to ensure comprehensive test coverage. This involves understanding project requirements, risks, and priorities. Advise the team on tools and platforms suitable for ensuring quality on the product. Support development teams with the adoption of tools for CI and test automation. Drive increased test automation coverage and reporting in all areas of the product. Test Case Design and Documentation: Create test cases and test scripts based on requirements and user stories. Ensure that test cases are clear, comprehensive, and executable. Test Execution: Oversee the execution of test cases, ensuring that testing is carried out effectively and efficiently. This includes both manual and automated testing as appropriate. Defect Management: Track and manage defects throughout the software development lifecycle. This involves identifying, documenting, prioritizing, and resolving issues found during testing. Risk Assessment: Identify potential risks to the quality of the software and work with the team to mitigate them. This may involve prioritizing testing efforts based on risk levels. Communication: Act as a liaison between the QA team, development team, Engineering Manager and Product team. Communicate test progress, results, and issues effectively to ensure transparency and alignment. Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in QA processes, methodologies, and tools. This involves staying updated with industry best practices and emerging technologies. Training and Mentoring: Provide training, mentoring, and support to QA team members to enhance their skills and knowledge. Quality Metrics and Reporting: Define and track key quality metrics to measure the effectiveness of testing efforts. Prepare and present reports on test results, defect trends, and overall product quality. Integration and Collaboration: Collaborate with other teams, such as development, product management, and customer support, to ensure a cohesive approach to quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Adaptability and Flexibility: Be adaptable and flexible to changes in project priorities, timelines, and requirements. Prioritize tasks accordingly to meet project goals. Release management Technical Requirements Proficient in Typescript / Javascript Solid understanding of QA principles and methodologies Experience with different functional and non-functional testing types Proven track record of building test automation for different types products Experience with developing scripts and tooling for Non-Functional Testing Proven ability to define the scope of a multitude of testing phases system, integration, E2E, UAT, regression, security, OAT & non-functional Experience documenting Test Strategies/ Approaches & Test Reports Ability to analyze the testing requirements of complex enterprise systems. Experience with GitHub or other Git source control provider Experience in CI/CD pipelines (we're using GitHub actions) Experience reviewing code (automated tests related) and providing feedback. Experience with Playwright is a plus Excellent written and verbal communication skills Experience with using AI services is a plus Microservices experience is a plus
