Software Test Analyst Lead

Preparing for the Future•Indianapolis, IN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Test Analyst Lead improves the skills of members of the software quality assurance competency through technical leadership, active mentoring, and promotion of best practices. The role evaluates and implements practices, tools, and technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and provides tactical leadership on software testing. The lead researches industry trends and translates them into actions for competency team members to learn and implement. The selected candidate is expected to work in a hybrid arrangement in Indianapolis, Indiana, and may be required to return physically to an office in California, Indiana, or Maine as business needs dictate or for team building and collaboration. OneAmerica Financial does not have offices in New York, and associates may not work remotely from New York.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
10+ years of experience creating and managing software quality deliverables, processes, and tools.
Mastery of software testing methodology, including writing and executing test plans, debugging, and using testing scripts and tools.
Strong communication and mentoring skills, with the ability to connect with members of the Software Quality Assurance community.
Ability to design and implement best practices and design patterns for software engineering in testing.
Experience implementing and maintaining automated testing frameworks.
Strong organizational skills, including tracking multiple test executions simultaneously and synthesizing results.
Strong knowledge of Agile or Scrum development methodologies.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline is recommended.

Responsibilities

Represent the SQA community on governance committees.
Work with delivery teams to pilot new practices.
Evaluate the implementation of best practices.
Facilitate knowledge transfer forums.
Participate in industry forums.
Troubleshoot delayed project deliverables or deliverables that do not meet quality standards, and assess procedural or other changes needed to improve consistent, on-time delivery within quality standards.
Apply knowledge of SDLC phases and prior experience performing peer reviews.
Collaborate with other competency Practice Leads to improve cross-functional delivery patterns.
Provide technical leadership and actively mentor competency members.
Research industry trends and translate them into learning and implementation actions for team members.
Evaluate and implement practices, tools, and technologies to improve competency efficiency and effectiveness.