Test Automation Lead

Test Automation Lead

Years of Experience: 5 years

Education Requirements:A Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline is required. 

Program Description:  Create an end-to-end management perspective to ensure proper compliance and oversight of GI Bill programs, and the use of data and business intelligence to monitor and measure school and student outcomes.

Position Description: The Test Automation Lead will lead efforts in the planning, constructing, review and execution of test scripts to support the overall project.

Responsibilities:

The Test Automation Lead will:

·        Review existing program Test Automation approach and solutions and identify opportunities for improvement.

·        Develop a Test Automation Improvement plan and lead execution of the plan.

·        Lead a team of quality engineers through multi-disciplinary team planning and ecosystem integration to accelerate delivery and drive quality across the application lifecycle.

·        Apply business and functional knowledge to develop end-to-end testing strategies with quality processes and methodologies.

·        Apply testing methodologies, principles, and processes to define and implement key metrics to manage and assess the testing process including test execution and defect resolution.

·        Provide test automation improvement updates to AFS Leadership, work with Tech Architectures, Product Analysts, and applications SMEs to ensure test strategy fully covers all integration points and handshakes.

Requirements

Required Skills:

·        5+ years of leading automated testing in an agile, SDLC environment.

·        3+ years of using Jira or another bug/requirement tracking system and working with development to resolve issues.

Soft Skills:

·        Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail.

·        Team Work: Able to enthuse and maintain project interest. Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way.

·        Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context. Excellent active listening skills.

·        Quantitative Management: Ability to determine process measures and track to determine process effectiveness and efficiency.

·        Problem Solving: Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions.

·        Results oriented: Able to drive things forward regardless of personal interest in the task.

Benefits

SES provides a competitive salary and the following benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• AD&D
• STD
• LTD
• Company paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Paid Time Off