Head of QA and Testing at Tezza Business Solutions Ltd

Skills

• QA Management experience across multiple projects, offshore and in-house.
• Be a strong leader with experience in implementing and shaping the company’s QA processes and strategies.
• Have strong technical skills, both functional and non-functional, manual and automation, performance testing ideally in a continuous delivery environment.
• Strong communication skills with all the key stakeholders to ensure QA vision is understood and implemented correctly.
• Be an advocate of Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement and industry recognized Best Practices.
• Excellent knowledge of Risk Management, Risk Identification and Risked Based Testing.
• Experience managing testing departments or testing functions, managing large and complex activities and processes.
• Proactive, strong-minded, quick thinker and assertive.
• Able to motivate a team, recognize good talent and bring out the best out of each individual.
• Building and maintaining relationships.
• The ability to prioritize work and tasks under pressure.
• Ability to handle conflict effectively.
• Ability to build, implement and direct quality assurance principles and maintain the quality of delivery.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for Defining QA strategy, approach and execution in development projects.
• Responsible for Leading and directing the QA leadership team.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise within Test Automation, Functional/Non-Functional Testing, Performance Testing and Quality Assurance.
• Be accountable for the test automation and Performance testing project.
• Participate in interviews, induction, training and performance evaluation of all QA leads.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise within the field of Quality Assurance and Testing.
• Ensuring that the development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines and best practices of the QA strategy as defined.
• Focus on continuous QA improvements including usage of appropriate testing tools, test techniques, test automation and performance testing.
• Building and maintenance of quality standards as well as enforcing technical and testing standards.
• Monitoring of all the QA activities, test results, leaked defects, root cause analysis and identifying areas of improvement. Implement steps required to improve the processes.
• Gather and present testing metrics and testing activities for the projects to key stakeholders.
• Ensure the proper usage of available tools to gain the maximum benefit of the QA effort. This includes testing tools for functional, performance, automation, etc.
• Be an escalation point for all matters related to testing and quality assurance and operate as a primary point of contact for the QA teams.
• Direct the development of the QA strategy, methodology, discipline and framework. Driving and improving the QA team in areas of automated testing and agile testing.
• Provide technical expertise in Test Automation, Testing Methodologies, Testing Processes, Tools and Techniques across the teams.
• Work with QA managers, Development managers and the Software Development Director to develop and execute QA strategies to meet and exceed department and corporate quality goals.

REQUIREMENTS

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field is often preferred.
• Significant experience (6 years plus) in quality assurance and testing roles, with a track record of progressively increasing responsibility.
• Previous experience in a leadership or managerial role within QA or testing.
• Proficiency in testing methodologies, test automation, and relevant testing tools.
• Familiarity with a variety of testing types, including functional, regression, performance, and security testing.