Lead QA Engineer

Lead It QA Analyst

The Lead IT QA Analyst is responsible for developing or assisting in the development of functional requirements, testing applications, developing test plans, editing, and/or writing test cases and test scripts, and evaluating test results to determine compliance with test plans and established business processes. The individual will interact with business development, system developers, end users, and all other groups involved in project development, testing, or test planning. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, experience automated and manual testing, and a keen eye for detail. This is a remote opportunity offering between $50-65/hour based off years of experience.

QA Activities

• Actively participate in elaboration sessions to understand requirements.
• Design and develop comprehensive test strategies and approaches for user stories and defects.
• Create detailed test scenarios and test cases aligned with acceptance criteria.
• Write SQL queries for test data setup and validations of test results.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Business Analysts to clarify acceptance criteria and obtain sign-off on test cases.
• Execute test cases, manage defects, and ensure timely resolution through re-testing and regression.
• Conduct feature demonstrations and walkthroughs.
• Perform non-functional testing including security, performance, load, stress, multitenancy, and disaster recovery.
• Document defects clearly with reproducible steps and expected outcomes.
• Coordinate with the automation team to identify test cases for automation and contribute to script development.
• Execute end-to-end testing across integrated systems and domains.
• Collaborate with offshore QA teams for task hand-offs, including participation in off-hours calls when necessary.
• Support various testing phases such as regression, integration, smoke, and platform testing.

Lead Activities

• Provide leadership across the QA lifecycle, including test planning, execution, defect tracking, and reporting.
• Guide and oversee the design, implementation, and execution of test cases.
• Assess team capabilities and allocate tasks to leverage individual strengths.
• Coordinate onshore and offshore QA efforts, including off-hours collaboration as needed.
• Adapt to shifting priorities and support agile delivery timelines.
• Collaborate with Scrum Masters to track sprint progress using key QA metrics.
• Promote early quality practices by integrating QA into the initial stages of development.
• Define strategies for non-functional testing and ensure their execution.
• Advocate for and implement test automation to enhance regression coverage and reduce risk.
• Work with release management to track code deployments and test environment readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within QA processes and practices.
• Participate in performance reviews and provide feedback for QA team members.
• Ensure effective integration testing across domains by collaborating with other QA leads.
• Communicate progress, risks, and blockers during daily stand-ups.
• Actively contributes to sprint retrospectives to improve team performance and QA processes.
• Maintain traceability across all QA activities.
• Participate in sprint planning, estimation, and commitment of QA tasks.
• Architect and enhance automated test frameworks and lead automation initiatives.
• Estimate and manage test efforts across test cycles.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to align quality goals with business needs.
• Research and implement tools to improve test efficiency and effectiveness.
• Document and communicate test results, issues, and activities clearly.
• Integrate automation hooks into the development codebase for seamless testing.
• Architect, design, and enhance the automated test framework.
• Estimate test tasks and lead test cycle.
• Lead test automation initiatives.
• Lead and mentor QA Analysts and testers.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and business stakeholders to ensure quality objectives align with business needs.
• Suggest and implement QA process improvements.
• Develop and execute automated tests.
• Work closely with development staff to design automation hooks into main code base.
• Research, suggest, and implement tools to enhance test efficiency and effectiveness.

Business/User Requirements

• Analyze requirements/user stories for testability and completeness.
• Interpret user requirements/user stories and extend them into test cases.
• Communicate technical concepts in everyday language.
• Understand the needs of the user community.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.