Lead Manual Tester

Lead Manual Tester Silver Hill, MD 4 years contract (Independednt contractors only)

• Applies an enterprise wide set of disciplines for gathering and documenting stakeholder requirements for the planning, analysis, design and construction of a useable Test Plan.
• Monitors and reviews work performed by project resources to accomplish project goals.
• Develops analytical and computational techniques and methodology for problem solutions.
• Performs process and data modeling in support of the planning and analysis efforts using both manual and automated tools.
• Provides technical guidance in software engineering techniques and testing tools.
• Provides daily supervision and direction to staff.
• Demonstrates excellent customer/stakeholder communication to facilitate scheduled completion of testing activities in a large-scale organization.
• Ensures compliance with quality assurance standards.
• Provides technical guidance in software engineering and application testing techniques.
• Manages resources and processes on day-to-day activities.
• Creates and presents written and oral reports to executive management: financial, progress, etc.
• Implements, follows, and manages Software Process Improvement and cultivates a software engineering environment that follows industry best practices such as CMMI or ITIL.
• Works in a SDLC process environment from requirements to implementation.
• Exhibits proficiency in Microsoft Project, Risk Management, and industry standard tools such as Jira, HP ALM, etc.