Senior QA Engineer

Role Purpose:

• Translates business requirements into effective test cases, test planning, test automation and test execution

• Documents and tracks software defects identified through testing and generally works with developers & support engineers to resolve outstanding issues.

Key Accountabilities of the role:

• Analyzes project requirements and develops test plans, test cases, test scripts, and other testing documentation.

• Executes test cases.

• Helps develop test Level of Effort (LOE) and schedule.

• Identifies functionality that can most benefit from test automation and helps implement its automation.

• Determines correct level of regression testing based on planned changes.

• Assesses, analyzes, and helps mitigate application and data related issues.

• Works with project team to maximize quality of deliveries before they are submitted to Quality Control (QC).

• Contributes towards initiatives that improve the consistency and quality of our products.

• Ensures testing processes to minimize production errors.

• Mentors junior testing staff.

Specialist Skills/Technical Knowledge:

• Excellent communication skills

• Attention to detail

• Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude

• Strong organizational skills

• Ability to get things done, while also collaborating with cross-functional teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience

• A minimum of 7 years of in-depth QA Engineering experience

• Experience in project management and QA methodology

• Solid understanding of agile software process including analysis, design, coding, system integration, and user acceptance testing, problem resolution and planning.

• Demonstrated expertise in all technologies relevant to responsibilities, including communications, environments, operating systems and databases