01Key Responsibilities
Defining quality standards and metrics for the current project/product.
Working with all stakeholders to ensure that the quality metrics are reviewed, closed, and agreed upon.
Make the QA team aware of the quality matrix and resolve all the queries.
Create a list of milestones and checkpoints and set measurable criteria to check the quality on a timely basis.
Defining processes for test plan and several phases of the testing cycle.
Planning and scheduling several milestones and tasks.
Ensuring all development tasks meet quality criteria through test planning, test execution, quality assurance, and issue tracking.
Team allocation to projects, review the status, and work closely on the deadlines of the projects.
Ensure the team is focusing on automation along with manual testing.
Automated testing implementation and training to team.
Keep raising the bar and standards of all the quality processes with every project.
Set processes for test plan reviews and ensure that test plans get reviewed by all stakeholders.
Review test strategies and ensure all types of testing, like unit, functional, performance, stress, acceptance, etc., are getting covered.
Set quality standards for teams in various new testing technologies in the industry, including finding new strategies for automation testing and day-to-day work processes like agile and scrum.
Setting up goals and objectives for QA engineers.
Motivating the team for achieving continuous improvement.
Minimum Qualification:
The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent.
The applicant must have a minimum of 7 years of experience, out of which at least 3 years must be in team management.
Proven track record of strategizing and evolving testing strategies. Must have managed the roadmap for web and mobile products (Android/iOS) in the financial services industry.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages.
Understanding of software skills such as business analysis, development, maintenance, and software improvement.
Working proficiency in development toolsets.
Strong technical development experience in effectively writing code, code reviews, best practices on configuration management, and code refactoring.
Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.
Participation in the entire lifecycle of projects from requirement gathering to UAT sign-off.
Defining and monitoring productivity and efficiency of testing teams through appropriate metrics.
Proven experience in managing and facilitating a mix of internal teams and external vendors as part of product buildout.
Strong team building and people management skills are a must. .
