Lead I - Software Testing

Ensuring adherence to test practices and process to improve test coverage

Outcomes:

1. Create Test Estimates and Schedules
2. Identify business processes conduct risk analysis and ensure test coverage
3. Ensure adherence of processes and standards
4. Produce test results defect reports test logs and reports for evidence of testing
5. Publish RCA reports and preventive measures
6. Report progress of testing
7. Contribute for Revenue savings for client by suggesting alternate method
8. Quality of Deliverables

Measures of Outcomes:

1. Test Script Creation and Execution Productivity
2. Defect Leakage Metrics (% of defect leaked % of UAT defects and % of Production defects)
3. % of Test case reuse
4. Test execution Coverage
5. Defect Acceptance Ratio
6. Test Review efficiency

Outputs Expected:

Test Design
Development
Execution:

1. Participate in review
   walkthrough
   demo and obtain sign off by stakeholder for Test Design
2. Prepare Test summary report for modules/features

Requirements Management:

1. Analyse
   Prioritize
   Identify Gaps and create workflow diagrams based on Requirements/User stories

Manage Project:

1. Participate in Test management

Domain relevance:

1. Identify business processes
   conduct risk analysis and ensure test coverage

Estimate:

1. Prepare Estimate
   Schedule
   Identify dependencies

Knowledge Management:

1. Consume
   Contribute
   Review (Best Practices
   Lesson learned
   Retrospective)

Test Design
Execution:

1. Test Plan preparation
   Test Case/Script Creation
   Test Execution

Test & Defect Management:

1. Conduct root cause and trend analysis of the defects

Test Planning:

1. Identify the test scenarios with understanding of systems
   interfaces and application
2. Identify end-to-end business critical scenarios with minimal support
3. Create/Review the test scenarios and prepare RTM

Skill Examples:

1. Ability to create and manage a test plan
2. Ability to prepare schedules based on estimates
3. Ability to track and report progress
4. Ability to identify test scenarios and prepare RTM
5. Ability to analyse requirement/user stories and prioritize testing
6. Ability to carry out RCA
7. Ability to capture and report metrics

Knowledge Examples:

• Knowledge of Estimation techniques
  1. Knowledge of Testing standards
  2. Knowledge of identifying the scope of testing
  3. Knowledge of RCA Techniques
  4. Knowledge of Test design techniques
  5. Knowledge of Test methodologies
  
  

  JOB TITLE: Senior Automation QA engineer QUALIFICATIONS: BA/BS BACHELOR S DEGREE (PREFERABLY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE OR RELATED) AND 5+ YEARS OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE IN BOTH MANUAL AND AUTOMATION TESTING. FAMILIARITY WITH AGILE FRAMEWORKS AND REGRESSION TESTING EXPERIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND QA METHODOLOGY(STLC) EXPERIENCE IN SMOKE TESTING, SANITY TESTING AND INTEGRATION TESTING. EXPERIENCE IN CREATING TEST PLAN AND TEST SUMMARY REPORT. LEADERSHIP: TO DELIVER INITIAL ESTIMATES OF THE TESTING EFFORT NEEDED FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND FUNCTIONAL ENHANCEMENTS. PARTICIPATE IN DAILY STAND-UP MEETINGS, DEFECT TRIAGE CALLS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS FOR DEFECT MANAGEMENT, JIRA, GITLAB MONITOR, MEASURE, CONTROL AND REPORT TO MANAGEMENT ON TEST PROGRESS, PRODUCT QUALITY, TEST RESULTS AND TEST COMPLETION. TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO THE TEST TEAM ON BEST PRACTICE, MENTORING AND SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT OF TEAM MEMBERS WITH TRAINING AND GROWTH PLANS. MANAGE RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY TO ENSURE UTILIZATION IS MAXIMIZED, ALIGNED TO PLAN, BUDGET AND TO TIMEFRAMES. TESTING: TO DEFINE, DESIGN AND DELIVER ALL TESTING WORK, INCLUDING FUNCTIONAL TESTING, SYSTEM INTEGRATION TESTING, REGRESSION AND SUPPORT USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING (UNDERTAKEN BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS SITUATED WITHIN THE BUSINESS). DOCUMENT QUERIES AND DEFECTS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE DATA TO ALLOW RAPID RESOLUTION. TO REVIEW TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR CHANGE REQUESTS, ASSESSING THE IMPACT ON TEST PLANS AND SCHEDULES. IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN AN AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK USING SELENIUM AND BDD AND TESTING FRAMEWORK CREATION OF BOTH MANUAL AND AUTOMATED TEST SCRIPTS ENSURE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF ALL TEST WARE ARTEFACTS PRODUCED AND TRACEABILITY OF THE TESTS TO THE TEST BASIS. DRIVE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES IN QA AND TESTING, CHAMPION THE ADOPTION OF CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT THROUGH AUTOMATION. IDENTIFY TEST AUTOMATION OPPORTUNITIES, PLAN THE EFFORT, SELECT THE TOOLS, AND ENSURE TRAINING TO TEAM. DELIVERY & QUALITY MANAGEMENT: ENSURE PERFORMANCE IS ACTIVELY MANAGED, WORK IS PRIORITIZED EFFECTIVELY, INDIVIDUAL/TEAM OBJECTIVES ARE CONSISTENTLY ALLOCATED, ACHIEVED AND QUALITY GATE CRITERIA IS MET. KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL PREVIOUS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AS A TEST LEAD WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS, PRODUCT SPECIALISTS, BUSINESS ANALYSTS, PROJECT MANAGERS, TESTERS, AND BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS. BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE(AGILE) CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, FUNCTIONAL AND NON-FUNCTIONAL TEST METHODOLOGIES. EXPERIENCE OF TESTING WEBSITES AND APPLICATIONS ON LARGE SCALE. DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF TEST AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK AUTOMATION EXPERT IN SELENIUM AND BDD KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN PERFORMANCE TESTING, API TEST AND CROSS BROWSER TESTING RELEVANT AND DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE OF MANAGING RELATIONSHIP WITH BUSINESS AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN DELIVERING ON TIME. STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF PROGRAMMING (JAVA)USING OOPS CONCEPTS SHOULD HAVE RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN MAVEN, GIT AND JENKINS. DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE WITH MOBILE AUTOMATION (APPIUM) PREFERRED DEFECT TRACKING VIA DIFFERENT DEFECT TRACKING/MANAGEMENT TOOLS (SPECIFICALLY JIRA) AND AUTOMATION TESTING TOOLS (FUNCTIONAL REGRESSION AND SYSTEM TESTING) EXPERIENCE IN ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS AND DEFECT DIAGNOSIS TECHNIQUES. ABILITY TO DOCUMENT SOFTWARE DEFECTS, AND REPORT DEFECTS TO DEVELOPERS AND PROJECT MANAGER.