IT Automation QA Lead - Remote - Olympia

Ryder System, Inc.

Jun 11

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Senior & Expert Level
IT & Cybersecurity
Olympia
Remote

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 the Ryder QA methodology, creating test data, test cases, and test execution for applications, managing QA projects and testers, providing guidance on test automation, security testing, and performance testing, and leading tests of software to ensure proper operation and freedom from defects.

Ryder System, Inc.

Ever better.

Transportation

Industry

10,001+

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