QA Lead

TekWissen provides a unique portfolio of innovative capabilities that seamlessly combines clients insights, strategy, design, software engineering and systems integration. Our tightly integrated offerings are tailored to each clients requirements and span the services spectrum from Application Development/Maintenance testing, IT Consulting & staffing for IT Infrastructure Management through strategic consulting and industry-oriented business process. Job Description Position details: JOB : QA Lead LOCATION : Eagan MN DURATION: 6+ Months Client : Airlines Industry Mode of interview: may be In person Job Description: 7+ years of formal Quality Assurance experience with a minimum of 10 years of formal Leadership/Management experience. Extensive experience in implementing QA standards, procedures and controls. Diverse experience in IT and technical background preferred. Responsibilities: Prepares and Implements the QA strategy for the program/project Identifies QA resources needed for the program/project Provides QA work estimates and QA-specific resource requirements Provides guidance and best practices for testing Provides testing resources with training and mentoring on the testing processes, test standards, and the testing tools (Quality Center, Business Process Test, QuickTest Professional, Eggplant, Service Test, Performance Center, Web Inspect, etc.) Collaborates with experienced Performance Test Engineers for performance testing consulting and support Ensures that adequate lead time (6 weeks prior to performance test execution) is given to the Performance Test Engineer for performance testing Collaborates with experienced Automated Testing Engineers for test automation consulting, scripting, and support Collaborates with experienced Security Test Engineers for software security testing consulting and support Sets up projects in Quality Center and ensures that the standard workflows are implemented in the project Analyzes test data requirements and collaborates with Test Data Support team to create test data when needed Reviews requirements for testability, ambiguity, or redundancy Ensures traceability matrices are available Communicates the progress and status of testing Identifies testing risks and provides a risk mitigation plan to minimize, if not totally eliminate, the risks Determines a risk-based test strategy and seeks approval of its implementation Coordinates the testing efforts for projects that involve multiple applications or portfolios Coordinates and facilitates the defect triage meetings Provides the testing metrics Escalates QA issues to the project/program manager Acts as the Quality Center project administrator Ensures a smooth transition from project to BAU is conducted #J-18808-Ljbffr STEM Xpert