Quality Engineering Lead

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Lead small teams in the development and execution of automated and performance testing for large or multiple diverse projects to successfully and consistently enable delivery of high-quality software products and services on time, on budget, and to specification, reacting quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business. Coach team on researching available tools and lead or participate in initiatives to identify and implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality. Identify opportunities to apply existing automation or other tools to meet testing needs. Serve as subject matter expert in the configuration, maintenance, and/or administration of testing tools or environments. Innovate process improvements that enable efficient delivery and maintenance with consistent direction. Identify areas for cooperation with other teams to improve overall quality and, with peers or others, implement initiatives improving testing capability and efficiency. Configure, maintain, and/or administer testing tools or environments. Plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements and to assure products meet product requirements and quality standards, partnering with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams. Maintain flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business. Work with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts to plan and execute automated and performance tests. Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate, documenting accordingly. Ensure that testing addresses requirements as agreed with other stakeholders. Research available tools and participate in initiatives to implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality. Partner with architects, developers, and network and system engineers to research and identify root causes of performance issues. Maintain awareness of the state of the industry and evaluate emerging trends/developments that may benefit the organization. Conduct project reviews, ensuring review criteria are defined, and implement procedures for ensuring quality control of project deliverables. Cooperate in the enhancement of the methodologies employed for test planning and execution, defect tracking, and metric and status reporting. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices. Maintain framework for record retention in order to support internal and external IT audits. Enhance quality assurance/testing and help to develop/execute performance and automation testing throughout the business as appropriate. Identify areas for improvement and, with leadership, peers, or others, implement initiatives improving overall capability and efficiency. Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, procedures, and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems. Ensure all staff is provided with training and resources needed to perform their jobs to the most outstanding degree possible. Ensure all staff is provided with frequent feedback and coaching in order to meet and exceed individual and team performance goals consistently. Manage and encourage new ideas from staff to foster improvements through innovations. Empower the staff to be accountable and responsible for their own actions and decisions. Ensure results of root cause analyses are addressed. Perform other duties as needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field required.
• 5 years of experience in job offered or related occupations required.

• Also required is: 5 years of experience in: QA Methodologies, Software Testing Life Cycles, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and Bug (defect) Life Cycle; Test Management, Test Coordination, Test Planning, Resource Management, Risk Management, and Conflict Resolution; Leading, Managing, Mentoring, and Assigning tasks to the Global QA teams (manual and automation) which also includes educating them on Agile Methodologies.
• Employee reports to LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc. office in Boca Raton, FL, but may telecommute from any location within the U.S.
• Experience can be concurrent.

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