Complete Description:
QA Lead to oversee the creation of test plans and procedures and manage the execution of test plans for a large Java development project.
Virginia State Police (VSP) has completed the requirements for replacement of one its large statewide software applications. Planning for development and implementation activities is currently underway.
An EXPERIENCED QA test lead is needed to design testing strategies, identify testing tools and draft the overall test plan and procedures. The QA Lead will develop, publish, and implement test plans including those for load, performance and stress testing. They will evaluate, recommend, and implement automated test tools and strategies. The QA Lead will develop, maintain, and upgrade automated test scripts and architectures for test application products. The QA Lead will be responsible for the writing, implementation, and status reporting for system test cases including both automated and manual test cases. This will also prepare test plans or test cases for testing the integrations between more than two applications / systems. The QA Lead should be able to plan, draft and execute integration test cases that would be spawned across multiple applications/system.
They will be responsible for defining and supporting the defect management procedures and the enhancement and bug tracking tools . They will lead the rest of the QA team in their activities and review all test plans and results. They will coordinate and oversee the User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
This position requires a MINIMUM of 2 years QA lead experience on a Large Development Project and software development experience. It is expected that this resource will have the experience and knowledge to write SQL queries to support backend testing and be able to support the installation and use of automated testing tools.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience as a QA Test Lead on a large software development project
Required
5
Years
Experience with development of software testing strategies and plans
Required
5
Years
Proficiency and experience in automated testing tools (Rational Functional Tester, Mercury (HP) QTP, or Borland Silk)
Required
4
Years
Experience with installation and support of automated testing tools (Rational Functional Tester, Mercury (HP) QTP, Borland Silk
Required
2
Years
Hands on experience with performance and load testing automated tools
Required
2
Years
Experience with defect tracking systems (implementation, support, etc.)
Required
2
Years
Software development experience
Required
4
Years
Strong knowledge of software testing best practices and methodologies
Required
5
Years
Experience with test effort estimation and tracking
Required
2
Years
SQL experience
Required
4
Years
Relational database experience
Required
2
Years
PL/SQL and Oracle database experience
Highly desired
2
Years
System integration and back-end (database, etc.) testing experience
Required
2
Years
Excellent Oral and written communications
Required
Experience with test driven software development
Highly desired
2
Years
Experience and knowledge of UML/Rational Unified Process (RUP)
Highly desired
2
Years
What is the largest project in terms of cost and length that you have been the QA lead on?
What automated testing tools have you used - include the length of time?
What load or performance testing tools have you used?
What is the largest QA team that you have supervised?
Do you agree to an In-Person Interview? (No Skype, No Exceptions)