Senior QA Test Lead / Test Manager Java Microservices & Child Support Systems

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Mandatory Qualifications: 1. Level III- More than seven years of experience working on complex projects with two or more years in a leadership role as a tester. 2. Five or more years of experience in software quality assurance with strong experience testing Java-based applications, particularly Spring Boot microservices, understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems testing challenges, hands-on experience with API testing tools. 3. One to five years of experience executing SQL queries for data validation (PostgreSQL preferred); test automation frameworks, defect tracking and test management tools, Git version control. Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, and excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Desirable Qualifications: 1. Experience with government or public sector projects, particularly child support or social services systems. 2. Experience with performance/load testing tools. 3. Familiarity with AWS services (ECS, RDS, SQS, CloudWatch) and testing cloud-deployed applications. 4. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build processes. 5. Experience with contract testing for microservices. 6. Knowledge of BDD frameworks; testing batch processing systems and scheduled jobs. 7. Experience with accessibility testing; monitoring and log analysis for defect investigation (CloudWatch, Splunk). 8. Understanding of security testing fundamentals (OWASP). 9. ISTQB or similar QA certification.