Senior QA Lead

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SR. QUALITY ASSURANCE LEAD 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develop and maintain QA related documentation such as general test plans, performance test plans, process policies and QA guidelines company-wide.
- Lead QA Vendor efforts located onshore and offshore.
- Drive innovation and automation of testing processes by making use of Scripting tools.
- Lead the effort to move toward a test-driven software development environment.
- Write test strategies and review test plans.
- Create use cases early in the architecture and design process.
- Conduct White Box and Black Box testing.
- Identify, manage and communicate risks defined by QA to management.
- Collaborate with management stakeholders to continuously improve software development process quality.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 5+ years recent practical hands-on experience as a QA analyst or manager -  The QA Lead must have considerable experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and demonstrate a high degree of product ownership and accountability from a QA perspective. Experience with testing SAP systems, testing integrated web properties with SAP and Legacy systems, as well as web service projects is desired.
- Experience working and leading offshore QA teams across multiple timezones
- Ability to calmly, efficiently and effectively manage the QA process under deadline.
- Experience on a number of projects in all stages of the development life cycle.
- Diplomacy to cooperate with multiple business and technology stakeholders to deliver a high-quality outcome.
- Experience with data-driven, loosely-coupled architectural approach.
- Creative yet efficient problem-solving ability.
- Testing software experience (SAP Tools or Selenium preferred).
- Ticketing/Tracking System experience (Jira, Bugzilla)
- Expertise in cross-browser testing (IE, Firefox, Safari), web usability, and interface design.
- Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all organizational levels.
- Self motivated, high energy, and results oriented.
- Experience on testing large scale SAP implementations is highly desirable.