QA Lead

About the job:

• Defining quality standards and metrics for the current project/product.
• Working with all stakeholders to ensure that the quality metrics are reviewed, closed and agreed upon.
• Make the QA team aware of the Quality matrix and resolve all the queries.
• Create a list of milestones and checkpoints and set measurable criteria to check the quality on a timely basis.
• Defining processes for test plan and several phases of testing cycle with clear documentations.
• Planning and scheduling several milestones and tasks like alpha and beta testing.
• Ensuring all development tasks meet quality criteria through test planning, test execution, quality assurance and issue tracking.
• Work closely on the deadlines of the project
• Ensure the team is focusing on automation along with manual testing.
• Keep raising the bar and standards of all the quality processes with every project.
• Set processes for test plan reviews and ensure that test plans get reviewed by all stakeholders.
• Review test strategies and see that all the various kinds of testing like unit, functional, performance, stress, acceptance etc. are getting covered.
• Set Quality standards for the teams in various new testing technologies in the industry. This may include finding new strategies for automation testing and day to day work processes like agile and scrum.
• Setting up goals and objectives for QA Engineers.
• Motivating team for achieving continuous Improvement Job specific skills.
• Participating in the entire lifecycle of projects from requirement gathering to UAT sign-off Defining and monitoring productivity and efficiency of the testing teams through appropriate metrics.

About you:

• Minimum 8+ Years Experience as QA and 3+ Years of QA lead experience.
• Working proficiency in developmental toolsets.
• Strong Java, J2EE development experience.
• Proficiency in one or more general purpose programming languages.
• Strong team building and people management skills are a must.
• Proven experience in managing and facilitating the mix of internal teams and external vendors as a part of product buildout.
• Understanding of software skills such as business analysis, development, maintenance and software improvement
• Proven track record of strategizing and evolving testing strategies.
• Must have managed the roadmap for web and mobile products (Android/iOS) in the financial services industry.