QA Lead

New

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to define clear acceptance criteria, including cross-functional requirements.
Promote and advocate for quality throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by applying both shift-left and shift-right quality practices.
Guide the team’s testing strategy and contribute to the overall departmental quality and testing strategy.
Adapt testing approaches based on evolving project and team requirements.
Define and implement efficient testing processes, methodologies, and best practices.
Balance exploratory and automated testing efforts to achieve optimal test coverage.
Drive the development of reliable automated test suites with strong reporting capabilities for effective failure analysis.
Integrate testing processes seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable software delivery.
Encourage and support Test-Driven Development (TDD) and pair programming practices.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and agility within the development team.
Share innovative ideas and best practices related to quality engineering and Agile methodologies with both the delivery team and the wider Quality Engineering community.
Mentor and support fellow Quality Engineers and team members.

Strong hands-on experience in performance testing, UI automation, API testing, and contract testing.
Ability to understand and enhance existing alerting and monitoring dashboards to improve product quality visibility.
Thrive in cross-functional Agile teams, collaborating closely with Developers, Product Owners, Agile Delivery Leads, Quality Engineers, Engineering Managers, and other stakeholders.
Work as an embedded Quality Engineer within one of two teams supporting the legacy platform.
Take ownership of testing activities for new features, bug fixes, and release readiness across multiple business domains.
Proactively communicate risks, blockers, and test coverage updates to stakeholders.

Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to define clear acceptance criteria, including cross-functional requirements.
Promote and advocate for quality throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by applying both shift-left and shift-right quality practices.
Guide the team’s testing strategy and contribute to the overall departmental quality and testing strategy.
Adapt testing approaches based on evolving project and team requirements.
Define and implement efficient testing processes, methodologies, and best practices.
Balance exploratory and automated testing efforts to achieve optimal test coverage.
Drive the development of reliable automated test suites with strong reporting capabilities for effective failure analysis.
Integrate testing processes seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable software delivery.
Encourage and support Test-Driven Development (TDD) and pair programming practices.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and agility within the development team.
Share innovative ideas and best practices related to quality engineering and Agile methodologies with both the delivery team and the wider Quality Engineering community.
Mentor and support fellow Quality Engineers and team members.

Strong hands-on experience in performance testing, UI automation, API testing, and contract testing.
Ability to understand and enhance existing alerting and monitoring dashboards to improve product quality visibility.
Thrive in cross-functional Agile teams, collaborating closely with Developers, Product Owners, Agile Delivery Leads, Quality Engineers, Engineering Managers, and other stakeholders.
Work as an embedded Quality Engineer within one of two teams supporting the legacy platform.
Take ownership of testing activities for new features, bug fixes, and release readiness across multiple business domains.
Proactively communicate risks, blockers, and test coverage updates to stakeholders.