QA Lead

QA LeadLocation: Atlanta, GA and Minneapolis, MNPosition Type: FulltimeRate: DOE $/yr.No Visa sponsorship available for this Job (US Citizen, Green Card, GC-EAD, H1B)Mandatory Technical/Functional Skills9 or more years of IT testing based environment, or any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training which permits the candidate to meet entry requirements. Experience in Selenium, Cucumber, Protractor. Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall testing methodologies. Ideal candidates will have some working knowledge about QA fundamentals and automated testing processes (ALM, JIRA, QTP, Version 1, Agile, etc.). Strong critical thinking skills, an analytical mind, and problem-solving aptitude.Roles and ResponsibilityDevelop and implement comprehensive QA and QE strategy for the agile projects. Strong leadership qualities with a track record of managing and developing people and achieving challenging objectives. Provide testing resources with training on testing processes, test standards, and testing tools for agile. Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans. Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate required testing activities. Coordinate testing activities with onsite and offshore testers as needed. Provide QA/QE guidance and best practices to the Agile teams. Collaborate with the Quality Engineering teams to ensure timely engagement and successful delivery. Support Test Management Tools supervision (Quality Center, Jira, Version 1) and ensures the standard workflows are implemented in the projects. Coordinate test data requirements and collaborates with Test Data Support team to create test data. Participate in Scrum daily stand-ups as needed. Communicate testing progress and status to the projects stakeholders. Identify testing risks and provides mitigation plan to minimize, if not totally eliminate, the risks. Create risk-based test strategy and seek approvals of its implementation. Coordinate testing efforts for the projects that involve multiple applications or portfolios. Identify and escalates QA issues to the project/program manager, and facilitate resolution until closure. Coordinate UAT and End-2-End testing activities. Provide metrics for test execution and defect trending. Ensures a smooth transition from project to BAU is conducted.