Lead QA Analyst

H&R Block•Kansas City, MO

33d

About The Position

Drive the definition and validation of business and functional requirements to ensure applications meet specifications, advanced organizational quality standards and strategic objectives. Lead complex QA automation initiatives by establishing robust strategies, mentoring team members, and championing best practices for scalable, maintainable frameworks. Architect and maintain advanced automated test frameworks using C# with NUnit, Playwright and custom libraries, integrating Azure-based solutions for secure test data management and seamless end-to-end automation supporting CI/CD workflows. Perform API testing, database validations, and workflow analysis for system reliability and data integrity. Apply automation tools and incorporate AI-driven techniques. Lead functional, integration, regression, and system testing across diverse platforms. Oversee test execution, defect tracking, and progress reporting. Coordinate with offshore teams to lead global QA initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, or a related technology field.
Seven years of Quality Assurance project management experience.
Lead QA across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of enterprise-level projects.
Design and implement highly modular, customer-centric systems including backend services, mobile applications, and cross-channel applications.
Create automation frameworks with UFT, Selenium, Postman and Playwright for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
Mobile App Testing and Cross-Browser Compatibility.
Defect lifecycle management and traceability within Agile and DevOps.
Write and optimize automation scripts with JavaScript and VBScript for scalable and maintainable test solutions.
Develop advanced SQL constructs for complex relational validations.
Perform code analysis to identify potential defects, improve test coverage, and validate implementation against requirements.
Create process maps.
Conduct multi-dimensional root cause analyses.
Recommend adaptive testing methodologies.
Mentor QA team members on automation best practices, advanced scripting techniques, and strategic quality frameworks.

Responsibilities

Define and validate business and functional requirements.
Lead complex QA automation initiatives.
Establish robust strategies for QA automation.
Mentor team members on QA best practices.
Champion best practices for scalable, maintainable frameworks.
Architect and maintain advanced automated test frameworks using C# with NUnit, Playwright and custom libraries.
Integrate Azure-based solutions for secure test data management.
Ensure seamless end-to-end automation supporting CI/CD workflows.
Perform API testing.
Perform database validations.
Perform workflow analysis for system reliability and data integrity.
Apply automation tools and incorporate AI-driven techniques.
Lead functional, integration, regression, and system testing across diverse platforms.
Oversee test execution.
Oversee defect tracking.
Oversee progress reporting.
Coordinate with offshore teams to lead global QA initiatives.