Job Description:
Job Title: QA Automation Lead
Location: Minneapolis MN
Duration: 6 plus Months
Looking for W2 candidates only
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience designing, developing, maintaining, and executing automated testing solutions.
- 2+ years of experience as an Automation Team Lead or in other leadership role.
- 2+ years of experience working with the Agile methodology, and related testing and test automation techniques.
- Experience working with and developing automated test scripts using test automation tools & frameworks such as QTP/UFT or Selenium.
- Complete understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
- Understanding of, and applied experience testing applications across a range of technologies including web, mobile, batch processing, web services and messaging, mainframe, and reporting.
- Experience working with keyword and data-driven test automation frameworks.
- Experience developing automated web service tests using HP UFT/Service Test, SOAP UI Pro, RIT, CA Lisa or similar web services testing tools.
- Applied expertise developing automated scripts using programming and scripting languages such as Java, Ruby, VBScript.
- Strong experience writing complex SQL queries.
- Strong experience using HP ALM or similar tools for test lifecycle management.
- Experience working with Continuous Integration.
- Understanding of testing metrics and experience using metrics to target process and efficiency improvements.
- Experience working closely with developers, test engineers, and support staff for troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues.
- Strong MS Office applications skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience interacting with and presenting to managers and Sr. Leadership across multiple disciplines including QA, Development, Architecture and Business Partners.
- BA/BS in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering and/or other related discipline or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional service to technology and business partners.
- Ensure consistency and quality in automated testing delivery.
- Apply technical expertise and understanding of current industry best practices to assist in defining automation strategy, and to drive forward strategic initiatives.
- Use advanced knowledge of applications to provide technical assistance in identifying, evaluating, and resolving highly complex testing challenges.
- Support and maintenance of the test automation process and framework.
- Develop effective test data management strategies for automated test suites.
- Evaluate tool capabilities, hardware and software requirements to meet test objectives.
- Troubleshoot and identify solutions to technical challenges due to new or changing technologies and toolsets.
- Research new products and industry methodologies, and facilitate the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.
- Review and provide input on test strategies and plans written by others.
- Serve as a mentor to less experienced staff, and assist in the development of automation skills for all team members, including manual testers
If you are interested, please contact:
Pavithra P
pavithra.p(at)artechinfo.com
973 507 7535
