QA Lead

Job Title: QA Lead

Location : Albany NY hybrid- Locals

Exp : 7+  Years

Client : NYS IES

Rate: 65/hr C2C

Visa- Open to all except H1B/CPT

Interview- Video

Key Responsibilities

• Under direction of QA lead, develop testing products including test plans, test cases, automated test scripts, and defect reporting documentation. 
• Manage testing across multiple projects within a matrix organization, covering complex functional domains. 
• Build and maintain automated test solutions using tools such as Selenium with .net or related programming languages. 
• Manage the defect lifecycle, including defect creation, monitoring, status reporting, and retesting of defect fixes using tools such as Jira and HP ALM/Quality Center. 
• Create reports and dashboards for test metrics and present testing status to stakeholders and senior management. 
• Coordinate and liaise with performance testing and security testing teams. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Mandatory Qualification

(PASS/FAIL)

1. Level III- More than seven (7) years of experience working on complex projects with 2 or more years in a leadership role as a Tester
2. More than seven (7) years of work experience in quality assurance, managing testing across multiple high-profile projects with complex functional domains, within a matrix organization. 
3. More than five (5) years of work experience reporting and presenting to stakeholders and senior management. 

Additional Qualifications:

1. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience creating reports and dashboards for test metrics using Jira or other tools. 
2. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience managing the defect lifecycle, including defect creation, monitoring, status reporting, and retesting of defect fixes. 
3. At least two (2) years of work experience coordinating and liaising with performance testing teams or security testing teams. 
4. Two (2) to four (4) years of work experience with Fair Hearings and Mainframe modernization related systems. 
5. At least seven (7) years of work experience developing testing products, including test plans, test cases, automated test scripts, and defect reporting documentation. 
6. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium. 
7. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience with defect tracking and test planning tools such as Jira, Jira-related plug-ins, or HP Application Lifecycle Management/Quality Center. 
8. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience in Java scripting or related programming languages, in the context of developing automated test script solutions. 
9. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience supervising teams of quality analysts. 
10. Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience leading and facilitating meetings, workgroups, and similar sessions.