This position consists of developing; maintaining and monitoring standardize QA processes and artifacts. It also consists of ensuring that testing quality standards and user requirements are met, to maximize the benefit of business investments in IT initiatives. It also consists of being responsible for the QA and testing of various applications within an organization, in support of projects and releases, aligning with delivery dates and available QA resources.
Must know:
- Test case creation and management
- Automation testing strategies
- Using different tools (JIRA, TFS or others)
- Basics of software testing strategies
- Integration testing strategies
Tasks
- Analyze quality control test results and provide feedback and interpretation to production management or staff
- Communicate quality control information to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors or contractors
- Confer with marketing and sales departments to define client requirements and expectations
- Create and implement inspection and testing criteria or procedures
- Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles and oversee workers engaged in testing activities
- Direct the tracking of defects, test results, or other regularly reported quality control data
- Document testing procedures, methodologies, or criteria
- Ensure proper version control and configuration managements of all test objects developed and test environments used
- Monitor performance of quality control systems to ensure effectiveness and efficiency
- Provide the test manager with accurate and precise estimates for test automation activities along with confidence levels and foreseeable dependencies.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying and to use logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions
- Ability to identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
- Ability to monitor or assess performance of yourself, other individuals, or organization to make improvements or take corrective action
Competencies
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Adaptability/flexibility
- Attention to detail
- Cooperation