Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by Templeton & Partners - Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions
Negotiable
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London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for overseeing end-to-end testing deliverables and managing a small team to ensure high-quality outputs for various programs. This role involves leadership in automation, collaboration with architects and scrum teams, and continuous improvement of QA processes. The position requires significant experience in QA leadership and a strong background in automation tools and methodologies. Frequent interaction with senior business leadership is expected, along with independent work under minimal supervision.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accountable for end-to-end testing deliverables and demand management.
- Manage a team of 10-12 members, including their goals, appraisals, and development plans.
- Demonstrate automation experience and deliver quality testing for medium to large programs.
- Lead automation efforts, collaborating with architects and scrum teams to clarify requirements.
- Provide feedback on functional and technical design.
- Innovate on tools and processes to enhance QA testing.
- Document best practices and mentor junior team members.
- Work on frameworks for continuous deployment and integration.
- Develop proofs-of-concept for QA automation.
- Define roadmap for the CC in collaboration with Portfolio/IT managers.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in computer science or equivalent.
- 12+ years of experience as a QA lead.
- Agile testing and test automation experience.
- Proficiency in Selenium C# with BDD framework using Specflow.
- API Automation and implementation of Selenium Grid.
- Ability to apply appropriate test measurements and metrics.
- Leadership skills and ability to drive change.
- Good team player and effective leader.
- Flexible with time zones for coordination with stakeholders in UK/US.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Roles and Responsibilities: Accountable for End to End testing deliverables in a portfolio and demand management, by bringing in capable candidates to the team and ensuring End to End delivery for each of the programs has top quality deliverables. Maintain Business Continuity. Manage a small team of 10-12 members, their goals, appraisals and the development plans supporting their aspirations. Demonstrate Automation experience, ability to manage and deliver top quality testing for medium to large programs. Take a leadership position in automation, working with Architects and Scrum team members to clarify requirements, ensure testability and the ability to automate. Provide feedback on design, both functional and technical. Innovate on latest tools and processes to improve QA functional, manual and Automation testing. Document best practices and mentor junior team members. Work on frameworks to ensure continuous deployment and continuous integration. Develop new proofs-of-concepts for QA Automation, ensuring continual improvements. The role has frequent exposure to and interaction with senior levels of business leadership. Works independently under minimal managerial supervision. Delivers the work as assigned, applying the work procedures, frameworks. Guidance provided for those tasks where there are limited precedents available. Define roadmap for the CC in collaboration with Portfolio/IT managers and drive alignment across all stakeholders, Mandatory skills: Bachelor's Degree in computer science / equivalent and 12+ years of experience as QA lead. Agile testing & test automation (accelerators tools). Selenium C# with BDD framework using Specflow, API Automation. Implementation of selenium Grid. Applying appropriate test measurements & metrics. Optional skills: Leadership and ability to drive change using influence and networking. Good team player and effective leader with a long-term vision. Flexible re time zones - coordination with stakeholders in UK/US