Agile QA Lead

The Agile QA Lead is a key role in the team assuring and enhancing the quality of our ITAM optimization products and solutions through a combination of automated and manual testing procedures.

Embedded within a cross-functional agile software product development team the QA lead will take ownership of all aspects of quality assurance from requirement to operation including automated and manual test plans, tools and techniques.

The role will involve working with business stakeholders, product owners and the development team to ensure quality is an integral part of all software development activities from defining requirement and acceptance criteria, developing and executing automated and manual test plans, highlighting risk and release signoff.

Our product portfolio includes both Microsoft Windows and web-based applications so knowledge of quality assurance in both environments is essential.

Key responsibilities

• Be the gatekeeper of quality for the software products used by our consultants and customers.
• Be the primary point of contact for the quality and quality assurance of our software products.
• Maintain and develop quality assurance measures and testing standards for our software products throughout their development and operational lifecycles.
• Keep up to date with quality assurance best practices, tools and techniques in an agile software development environment.
• Mentor and develop the skills of members of the test team.
• Work closely with product owners and the development team to define and refine requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Preparation and execution of automated, manual and performance test plans to ensure business requirements are met and the products meet their usability and quality goals.
• Communicate test progress, risk and other relevant information to the development team, product owners and other stakeholders.
• Assist with triaging customer issues to identify the defect and the steps to reproduce it.
• Support objectives as defined in the company’s information security policy
• Perform your tasks in support of data and information security

Requirements and skills

• Creating, executing and maintaining automated and manual test plans and test scripts
• Full SDLC exposure/ full testing life cycle exposure
• Automated and manual testing experience
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Knowledge of BDD, Specflow, Cucumber or similar automated test frameworks
• Microsoft Windows and Web/ microservice solution experience
• Mentoring and skills development of other team members
• Hands-on approach
• Attention to detail
• Resolving problems in a timely manner
• Analytical and effective

Desirable skills:

• Automated testing of WPF Windows applications
• Writing step definitions for Specflow in C#
• Microsoft DevOps or similar e.g. Jira
• Security and Pen testing
• Performance and load testing
• Selenium
• RESTful APIs
• Microsoft Visual Studio
• Git source control
• Microsoft SQL Server and TSQL
• The ability to motivate others and lead change

Competencies

• The ability to motivate others and lead change
• Self-starter who can manage their workload and communicate effectively with the development team, product owners, end users and other stakeholders.

The ability to work under pressure, without supervision and use initiative to ensure that outcomes are successfully delivered.

Professional qualifications

The following qualifications would be desirable but not essential:

• ISEB/ISTQB Certified

Experience

A minimum of three years’ experience in a senior QA role

We provide all employees with the skills needed to do their job by offering personal development plans and encourage applications from anyone who thinks they can bring what is required to the role. So, even if you don’t meet every point detailed in the criteria above, we encourage you to still apply – simply explain how your current skills and experience are relevant in your application.