Lead QA Engineer

Gartner • Stamford, CT

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a highly skilled Lead Test Engineer to support and manage manual and automation test efforts. You should be skilled to adapt in a dynamic environment, manage changing requirements and plan effectively. You should also be committed to developing skills to provide up-to-date solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent with minimum 7 years of experience in Quality Assurance domain leading and managing a team of people
• Ability to roll up your sleeves and perform hands on tasks.
• Primary responsibility will be to design and automate web application testing using Selenium WebDriver, REST API and Appium testing.
• You should be able to develop a test automation framework and optimize the existing framework as per the latest changes, TDD script and debug.
• Experience with REST API testing automation.
• Must have experience working on AI initiatives.
• Knowledge and experience in testing cloud-based SaaS products.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and communication skills (both oral and written).
• Ability to work with geographically distributed teams across multiple time zones.
• Understanding of product development lifecycle with specific experience in using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Proficient in the use of automated tools used to support testing (e.g. test management, automated testing, defect tracking, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Enthusiastic about learning new techniques, strong analytical and problem-solving skill.
• Good judgment, prompt decision-making ability, responsibility, and accountability
• Commitment to teamwork
• Excellent communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and build manual and automated test cases based on system requirements and design specification.
• Understand functional content of assigned projects.
• Apply advanced knowledge of QA principles, methodologies, and techniques to test and assure the quality of B2B, B2C software.
• Design the overall testing plan and master test schedule for simple level projects.
• Perform in a lead capacity role within the team in making decisions for the quality assurance of the project / application
• Analyze defects and recommend quality improvement initiatives for future application / project releases.
• Regularly coach and mentor less experienced team members.
• Manage requirements, stakeholder expectations, stakeholder communication, and competing priorities
• Analyze, design, and build automated test cases based on system requirements and design specification.
• Understand functional content of assigned projects.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
• Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship
• Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
• A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
• A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
• Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
• Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
• 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
• Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
• Parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Gartner Gives Charity Match.
• And much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level