QA Lead

1 month ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Atlanta Group Full time

The QA Lead is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the QAs, ensuring they work towards proving the software meets all specified requirements. The role involves close collaboration with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, create test plans, and drive the execution of test cases.

How will you do this?

The QA Lead will be expected to manage the testing on small projects and provide QA oversight across the Group. The QA Lead also plays a crucial role in managing and mentoring team members, enhancing testing processes, and ensuring the alignment of QA resource and activities with project goals.

Key Responsibilities

Test Planning and Strategy: Develop detailed test plans and strategies, ensuring comprehensive coverage of features and functionality. Define testing scope, objectives, and deliverables based on project requirements. Test Management: Manage the testing for small projects run in Agile sprint or Waterfall methodology, manage the execution of test scenarios, monitor test progress, and manage defects to ensure timely and effective issue resolution. Test Execution: Where demand requires it; Design, Develop and Execute test scenarios including regression testing, and ensure that all tested software meets quality criteria. Leadership: Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to QA team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment. People Management: Manage multiple Senior QA Analysts/QA Analysts and be responsible for career development, objectives, performance reviews and other people management responsibilities. Identify training needs for team members to enhance skills and knowledge in QA methodologies and tooling. Quality Assurance: Ensure that software meets all specified requirements and quality standards. Implement and maintain quality metrics to monitor and improve testing processes. Collaboration: Drive collaborate with product managers, business analysts, developers, and other stakeholders to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and ensure a common understanding of quality expectations. Also collaborate with fellow QA leads to ensure alignment in QA processes, standards and guiderails. Communication: Act as a primary communication point for QA, providing regular status updates to stakeholders Process Improvement: Continuously assess and optimize testing processes and practices for greater efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with industry best practices

Essential

Extensive experience in software QA, with an expert understanding of modern testing methodologies, tools, and practices Extensive experience working in both agile squads and project teams Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and mentor QAs Strong knowledge and appreciation of test automation Demonstratable experience in similar Lead positions with the ability to line manage multiple QAs Strong knowledge and experience of technical QA skills, specifically API testing and mobile/browser testing Strong knowledge and experience of Test Driven approaches to software engineering (ATDD, BDD & TDD) Strong working knowledge of functional and non-functional testing Knowledge and any working experience with BDD/Test Automation Knowledge of Agile Test Quadrands and Automation Test Pyramid Experience working with 3rd party development/test partners both onshore and offshore

Desirable

Understanding of the UK General Insurance market Working experience with Test Automation

We are one of the fastest growing insurance brokers in the market, made up of some amazing heritage brands. With Autonet, Carole Nash and Swinton Group, we have over 100 combined years of experience. Our people are the reason why we are the success we are today. There’s never been a better time to join us and be part of our story.

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