Job Description
QA & Testing Senior Advisor
Duties:
Provides counsel and advice to top management on significant Q&A matters, often requiring coordination between organizations. Provides consultation at the highest technical level to project teams and client areas assisting with the successful development and implementation of effective computer systems applications across multiple computing environments (e.g., host based, distributed systems, client server). Consults with client and IT management and staff throughout the project life cycle, to assist and support the design, development and implementation of effective systems. Drafts, revises and approves test plans and scripts to ensure alignment with standards and IT strategy. Creates test data files with valid and invalid records to thoroughly test program logic and verify system flow. Collaborates with users to plan user acceptance testing, alpha and beta testing. Ensures that system tests are successfully completed and documented and all problems are resolved. Analyzes, designs new or modified Quality Assurance (QA) procedures and standards and assists in the development and implementation of QA metrics for assessing the quality of delivered application software. Participates in the review of new QA software and consults with IT staff and client areas in resolving questions during the testing process. Works with client and IT management and staff to establish and maintain a consistent test methodology. Focuses on providing thought leadership and technical expertise across multiple disciplines. Recognized internally as “the go-to person” for the most complex Quality Assurance & Testing assignments. Some amount of manual web testing will also be required.
Required Technical Skills and Experience
Expertise developing automated test scripts using Selenium, JavaScript, node.js and JSON. Preferably integration to Jenkins and Sauce labs
Designing test automation strategy for large, complex, and cross-functional projects
Able to perform testing functions on multiple platforms. This environment will be focused on Drupal 8/9/10, PHP, and React
Defining test process including required test activities, deliverables and test schedule
Identifying and leading process improvement across the QA organization. Promotes business effectiveness and efficiency while striving for innovation, flexibility, automation and integration with technology
Ensuring employees and vendor partners are meeting all testing standards by conducting reviews of all the test deliverables/artifacts
Consulting with both inter-organizational and outside client contact to ensure the use of best practices and industry standards
Understanding of how changes impact work upstream and downstream
Independently estimating and re-estimating projects while recognizing and communicating dependencies in cross functional testing as well as data to complete estimates
Assisting with the on-boarding new team members including content development and training
Solving complex problems; applying new perspectives to existing solutions
Working independently with minimal guidance
Qualifications
5-8 years of relevant work experience
Expert level system test automation experience
Expertise developing automated test scripts using Selenium, JavaScript, node.js and JSON. Preferably integration to Jenkins and Sauce labs
Experience in Agile development methodology
Good understanding of multiple test automation frameworks and Dev Ops
Ability to adapt in a dynamic work environment, learn quickly and solve problems
Ability to work a flexible schedule to accommodate business needs
Demonstrated advanced technical and analytical skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adjust to meet the needs of the audience
Detail oriented with the ability to work and guide others during time constraints to meet deadlines
Additional Desired Technical Skills and Experience
Performance testing experience is a plus, especially JMeter testing
Demonstrated ability to mentor and train teams
Managing the flow of information to internal and external clients as well as leadership
Strong leadership/influencing skill
For more information please contact Tom Mazzulla at (url removed)
Since 1995, iTech Solutions Inc., has been providing IT Consulting and Direct Hire Services to the Insurance, Financial, Communications, Manufacturing and Government sectors with local offices in Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, and New Jersey / Pennsylvania area.
Our recruiting strategy is simple, if you want to find qualified IT professionals then use IT professionals to find them. So at iTech Solutions, our personnel are all career IT professionals with a wide range of IT experience. We can honestly say our staff understands the technologies, the complexities of finding and selecting the appropriate personnel and the pressures of running successful IT projects.
Employer will not sponsor applicants for any employment visas, at hiring or in the future, including but not limited to H-1B visas. Corp-to-Corp or subcontract personnel will not be considered for this position.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Work experience placement, Local area, Work visa, H1b, Flexible hours,