QA Automation Lead

QA Automation LeadLocation: Chicago, IL (On-site) Duration: Long-termWe are looking for a Global QA Lead who is self-motivated, creative, and proactive, to work successfully in a fast-paced environment including multiple platforms and architectures, diverse technologies, and Cloud environments. The individual will work closely with various stakeholders throughout the SDLC, executing automated test iterations, tracking & reporting test results, troubleshooting and coordinating the bug fixes. The individual should have a strong understanding of agile processes and the related Quality lifecycle and automation methodology.Responsibilities• Advance product quality via testing innovations and process improvement. • Collaborate with Client, Architects & Developers in designing testable applications. • Technical roadmaps & plans for implementing enterprise/program test strategies. • Design & manage technical proof-of-concept and feasibility studies. • Resolve technical issues, anticipate risks, and ensure timely management escalation. • Utilize analytical skills in determining the root cause of defects & issues. • Influence and communicate effectively with both technical & non-technical audiences. • Analysis, optimization, improvement & maintenance of current test automation suites. • Master enterprise/program high-level business workflows. • Guarantee compliance to automation framework, standards & best practices. • Facilitate automated, on-demand test automation metrics. • Ensure automated tests are run early & often providing quick feedback to the team. • Seek stakeholder feedback via test automation demos. • Recruiting and building high-performance teams and dealing with multiple staffing needs. • Resource management – devising DEV Plans, defining goals for team, performance feedback, year-end discussions, recommending promotions etc. • Monitoring & reporting – goal based, execution Status & delivery reports on weekly, monthly & quarterly basis. • Devising & implementing plans for leveraging & enhancing Automation – for regression, and system testing on release basis.Required Skills• Expert in writing automated scripts using scripting languages like SQL, Java, Python and JavaScript • Expert in designing and building automated testing framework using Behavior Driven Development and Test-Driven development tools like Cucumber, JBehave, Jasmine, Selenium • Expert in building and implementing CI/CD automation strategies for testing using tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, Azure DevOps • Expert in designing automated test scripts testing Operational/Relational/OLAP databases and data warehouses • Expert in designing automated test scripts and validations for ETL/ELT solutions for multiple parallel processing pipelines. • Expert in testing APIs and Micro-services for both UI layer and data layer for data extraction, preparations, and consumption modules. • Good Understanding and familiarity with SQL databases (Azure SQL DB, Azure DW), ETL tools like (talend, Azure Data Factory) and Cloud Storage tools like Azure Data Lake, Blob Storage • Minimum 7 years of experience in Financial Domain and at least 5 years of experience in Capital markets and 3 years of experience in Foreign Exchange • Expert is Data Testing covering all Data Dimensions and Data Flows. • Strong Analytical skills to understand complex business logic and calculations. • Expert in Performance Testing at program level • Expert in QA process, techniques & Methodologies. • Expert in Forecasting, estimation & ROI analysis. • Solid analytical and problem-solving skills. • Both attention to detail & ability to rise above details to see broader implications & recommend strategic solutions. • Proven interpersonal and communication skills with technical & business partners. • Self-starter; Positive & adaptable; multi-task in a continually changing environment. • Exposure to financial domain would be preferred. • Azure Certification would be preferred.