Lead Automation Test Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Lead Automation Test Engineer for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in San Francisco, CA. Responsibilities :

• Reviews client requirement and provides feedback
• Responsible for creating test plans and strategy
• Reviews and re-evaluates the test strategy to adjust for new information, changing risks, shifting priorities, and schedules
• Oversees testing of software features
• Oversees quality review of various applications
• Oversees implementation and execution of functional, regression, and acceptance tests
• Assists in test environment setup/teardown, test automation, and exploratory testing
• Oversees the creation and maintenance of test data and test documentation
• Provides suitable solutions for issues/errors based on the understanding of the system and client business processes
• Leads/mentors Test Engineers and shares knowledge to make sure QA staff meets technical qualifications required for their positions
• Assists in coaching junior staff, by helping them to make decisions, solve problems
• Assists in formulating QA standards and best practices, organizational policies and processes and strategic plans
• Assists management in setting the direction for quality assurance within the organization

• 7 years of relevant experience in testing various applications, services, and user interfaces
• At least 2 years of being a test lead or QA lead.
• Strong knowledge of software quality assurance best practices & methodologies
• Must have worked with Agile Software Development process
• Experience in test automation and creating repeatable, maintainable, automated test suites
• In-depth understanding of test-driven development.
• Understanding of user interface design
• Understanding Cloud technologies and testing in cloud infrastructure, more specifically AWS