QA Manager, Test Automation and API/XDK Testing

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of software engineers who are dedicated for test automation for various projects
  • Prepare a test automation strategy and set the goals for the team
  • Guide the team technically and professionally in achieving the success on set goals
  • Ensure the automated test suite reflects the pass/fail criteria of manual testing
  • Prepare and follow test automation development lifecycle model similar to normal product development lifecycle
  • Ensure the automation framework is well maintained and kept up to date
  • Achieve the goal of zero-touch automation in a phase-wise planning to reduce the test execution cycle time for build acceptance testing and functional regression testing
  • Lead a team of QA engineers who are dedicated for API/XDK testing and some of white-box activities
  • Project planning and resource allocation in conjunction with the QA director and other QA managers.
  • Developing right technical and professional skills in the team
  • Facilitate the team for interaction with other teams and forums to acquire more knowledge with respect to product, domain, technology, test tools and customer issues
  • Mentoring the team for high productivity, high output and for keeping high motivation level
  • Making team’s contribution value-added and visible to other stakeholders in the project and across departments
  • Monitoring of defects and work with development teams in getting them resolved.
  • Planning and procuring equipments and tools required for the teams
  • Lead the team in managing the various phases of test engineering projects such as initiation, planning, execution, control and closure.


Requirements:

  • BS/BE/BTech/MCA/ME/MTech with minimum of 8 years of experience.
  • 8 to 10 years experience in QA or software development with more than 2 years experience managing a test automation and white-box testing teams
  • Should possess good people and project management skills.
  • Must have a strong record of delivering projects on schedule.
  • Require excellent communication skills
  • Familiarity or working experience testing QuarkXPress, XTensions etc.
  • Familiarity or working knowledge of test automation tools such as SilkTest, EggPlant, and other performance measurement tools, etc.
  • Good exposure on testing software and hardware products.
  • Has working knowledge and understanding of C/C++ programming languages, apple scripts, etc.
  • Familiar with software industry test automation technologies, strategies and methodologies
  • Has excellent communication skills, must be able to articulate the technical direction, convey issues outside and within the team, and educate team members.
  • Willing to pose difficult questions and issues to both his team members and managers.
  • Confident public speaker.
  • Worked closely with PM and R&D on previous projects and has a good rapport with these teams.
  • Cross-platform expertise such as Windows and Mac.
  • User level knowledge of at least two major Quark products preferably






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