Lead QA Tester

Quick Facts

• Role: Lead QA Tester (Quality Center / Selenium / SQL)
• Focus: Lead test strategy and end-to-end test planning/execution, with Selenium automation and SQL-based validation

Description

Design and develop test artifacts across the SDLC, including a test strategy, test scenarios/test cases, a full traceability matrix, functional test plans, and UAT plans with defined entrance/exit criteria. Create and execute functional tests, validate backend data with complex SQL queries, and build automation scripts using Selenium. Use OpenText/HP ALM/QC (QMC toolset), JIRA, Selenium, and SoapUI/Postman to manage defects, coordinate version-controlled test artifacts, and report execution results.

Responsibilities

• Create test strategy, functional test plan, and User Acceptance Test plan
• Develop test scenarios/test cases and traceability matrix linking requirements, business rules, use cases, interfaces, and reports
• Analyze business and technical requirements to derive test scenarios
• Create and execute functional test cases; acquire or generate test data using SQL
• Write complex SQL queries to verify correct table population and create test data
• Build and maintain Selenium automation, including Page Object Model/hybrid frameworks
• Review release notes for each build and analyze test failures
• Report defects clearly using the designated QMC testing toolset and JIRA
• Create test execution summary reports and communicate results to the team
• Coordinate and version-control all test artifacts in the designated QMC location
• Re-test defects as assigned
• Validate screen accessibility for ADA compliance using automated tools and screen reader software
• Guide automation team members in Selenium-based automation of test cases
• Test and validate web services in a SOA environment using SoapUI/Postman and JMeter

Requirements

• 60 months of lead tester experience writing/executing/managing/creating test scenarios/test cases, traceability matrices, functional test plans, and UAT plans using industry-standard tools (JIRA, HP ALM/QC, or OpenText ALM)
• 60 months of experience designing/building/maintaining POM or hybrid Selenium automation frameworks (Selenium WebDriver, Java, J2EE, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Eclipse IDE)
• 60 months of experience writing complex SQL queries for backend data validation and creating test data
• 48 months of experience with GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, and familiarity with CI/CD
• 48 months of experience testing web services in SOA environments using functional/performance testing with JMeter and/or SoapUI/Postman
• 24 months of experience performing Web Accessibility validation testing aligned with WCAG 2.1 AA/ADA using automated tools (e.g., xe Dev tools, WAVE) and screen reader software

Benefits

Not specified in the provided posting.