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IT Automation QA Lead - Remote - Boston

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level
  • IT & Cybersecurity
  • Boston
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You need 7+ years QA testing experience with knowledge in Tricentis TOSCA, Java/C#, Selenium, Appium, SQL, Git, Agile, and Azure DevOps. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering required.
  • You will lead automation test teams to design, execute, and evaluate technical feasibility of testing solutions. You will also plan project scope, budget, milestones, resource allocation, test planning, and execution. Additional tasks include overseeing project quality, tracking status and budget, resolving issues, and ensuring documentation completion before deployment.

Requirements

  • Knowledge:
  • Experience in Quality Assurance, process and procedure experience with Test Plans and Test Scripts
  • PC proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  • Hands on experience in Tricentis TOSCA, Java/C#, Selenium, Appium, Webservices/API automation, SQL, CI/CD Integration, Git, Agile
  • Knowledge on Visual Testing, Accessibility testing – preferred
  • Experience in Quality Assurance, process and procedure experience with Test Plans and Test Scripts
  • PC proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  • Hands on experience in C#/Javascript/ Java, Jmeter/Blazemeter/Performancecenter/Neoload/LoadRunner, HTTP protocols, Webservices/SOAP & REST, CICD with Cloud computing, APM Tools, ORACLE/SQL, Git, Agile
  • Knowledge on Azure DevOps - preferred
  • Education:
  • Bachelor's degree Computer Science/Engineering/Technology.
  • Experience:
  • Seven (7) years or more experience Quality Assurance software testing

Responsibilities

  • Ensure that design for automated tests includes:
  • Code reusability, Parameterization, Robustness (Automation code does not break easily with changes in application and/or data). Scalability and flexibility, Reduce the number of maintenance points
  • Lead automation test teams to define test strategy, involve in architect test automation best practices, design tests, create test cases and execute tests
  • Enable automated testing in the context of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CICD)
  • Evaluate technical feasibility of testing solutions/designs in wide range of technology platforms.
  • Additional Responsibilities:
  • Development of project scope of work for Quality Assurance
  • Quality Assurance Project Plan & Budget Development
  • Establishing appropriate project milestones
  • Managing the allocation of resources to ensure delivery of results
  • Prepares and gives presentations related to QA activities to business users and project team
  • Gather project requirements and specifications from vendors, project managers and end-users
  • Oversee project test planning and execution
  • Coordinating all testing efforts including the setup and use of testing environment
  • Participates, as required, in a hands-on role, contributing with his/her technical/functional expertise
  • Ensuring that projects adhere to established quality standards and measurements
  • Tracking project status and ensuring that projects adhere to proposed schedule
  • Tracking project budget and ensuring that projects adhere to proposed budget
  • Re-establishing milestones if necessary due to project scope changes
  • Communicating project status to all appropriate and interested parties
  • Anticipating and addressing project obstacles
  • Issue Resolution/Escalation
  • Telecommute effectively as needed and as directed by manager
  • Ensuring that appropriate documentation has been completed and distributed to operations, configuration management, and business users before deployment
  • Recognizing and communicating individual and team contributions
  • Attend project test phase metrics review and approves migration to production environment
  • Coordinates and participates in post-implementation reviews
  • Liaison with application or customer verticals, project management team’s on a regular basis to ensure that upcoming projects are planned
  • Plan, develop and execute new process and procedures for test team
  • Plan, develop and execute key metrics for the QA team
  • Plan, develop and execute monthly dashboards and presentations
  • Performs other duties as assigned

FAQs

What are the essential functions of the IT Automation QA Lead role?

The essential functions of the IT Automation QA Lead role include ensuring adherence to Ryder's QA methodology, creating test data, test cases, and test execution for applications, managing QA projects and a team of testers, providing test automation, security test, and performance test guidance, and performing and leading tests of software to ensure proper operation.

What is the main responsibility of the QA Automation IT Lead?

The main responsibility of the QA Automation IT Lead is to ensure quality assurance for all projects within 1 or more project vertical markets, establish project priorities, manage the activities of the QA team, and deliver each project within established commitments while ensuring quality, performance, and conformance with specifications.

What skills are necessary for the IT Automation QA Lead role?

Skills necessary for the IT Automation QA Lead role include expertise in QA methodology, test automation, security testing, and performance testing, strong project management skills, ability to create test data and test cases, leadership skills for managing a team of testers, and problem-solving abilities for resolving complex issues.

How does the IT Automation QA Lead contribute to continuous improvement in quality assurance processes?

The IT Automation QA Lead contributes to continuous improvement by reviewing and revising quality assurance objectives and processes, defining and implementing quality standards, participating in defining overall releases and engineering infrastructure, and developing and maintaining QA estimation tools. They also help train team members on Ryder's QA methodology and research and implement appropriate QA productivity and testing tools.

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Employees
1933
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) is a leading logistics and transportation company. It provides supply chain, dedicated transportation, and commercial fleet management solutions, including full service leasing, rental, and maintenance, used vehicle sales, professional drivers, transportation services, freight brokerage, warehousing and distribution, e-commerce fulfillment, and last mile delivery services, to some of the world’s most-recognized brands. Ryder provides services throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. In addition, Ryder manages nearly 260,000 commercial vehicles and operates approximately 300 warehouses encompassing more than 95 million square feet. Ryder is regularly recognized for its industry-leading practices in third-party logistics, technology-driven innovations, commercial vehicle maintenance, environmentally friendly solutions, corporate social responsibility, world-class safety and security programs, military veteran recruitment initiatives, and the hiring of a diverse workforce