QSSK-DGM-SQATL-Software Quality Assurance Team Lead at Q-Sourcing Servtec Group

Job Role Description

Ensure high-quality software delivery by planning, implementing, and automating quality assurance testing. Responsibilities include developing test plans, creating test cases, writing test automation code, and reporting results.

Functions/Key Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of Software Testers
• Plan and lead the testing (e.g., regression, functional, data validation, system integration, load, or performance tests) for new and existing functionality.
• Work with DevOps to establish and maintain test environments and test data.
• Work closely with development teams to design testing strategies and integrate testing into the development process.
• Plan, create, execute, and automate test cases, working with business partners, developers, and other stakeholders.
• Document and analyze test results and recommend corrective action.
• Isolate, reproduce, manage, and maintain defects and test case databases, and verify fixes.
• Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users.
• Identify opportunities to reduce testing time and effort by automating repeatable tests.
• Establish, enhance and maintain the test automation framework.
• Understand and apply automated testing approaches such as model-based testing or record-and-replay.
• Research, recommend, and implement new testing technologies and practices, such as automated code and vulnerability scanning.
• Define and champion quality and testing best practices among development teams.
• Review developers’ test plans to ensure comprehensive coverage.
• Promote quality software principles and culture across the software engineering organization.
• Mentor and coach junior-level Testers

Other

• The Quality Assurance Team Lead will lead a distributed team of colleagues and consultants in Kenya, Tanzania, China, UK, USA and elsewhere.
• CircleTech delivers a 24hour service to customers. The QA Team Lead may be required to work overnight and weekends to investigate urgent technical incidents.

Academic Qualifications

• Degree in Information Technology or equivalent
• Professional qualifications in Software Quality Assurance
• AWS qualifications an advantage.