Sr Manager - Manual QA (12+ yrs)

Written by: MBA Jobs on Thursday, 26 April 2012
Posted in :IT & Systems Jobs
Job Code: 54125
Location: Delhi/NCR
 


Senior Manager- Manual QA – Fortune 10 US MNC IT Company @ Gurgoan

JOB PURPOSE

The main responsibilities for this position are to lead a testing engagement independently by leveraging deep understanding of test planning, estimation, management, testing tools and approaches to manage complex multi-disciplinary projects. Sr. Manager QA may lead diverse and dynamic teams to deliver balanced and integrated solutions to our client’s challenging business problems.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

High-level grouping of responsibilities (broken down into tasks / activities) that a given role needs to perform in order to be successful.

Testing Strategy & Management

Testing Strategy

- Exhibit thought leadership in defining strategies for different engagements involving complex technology and business

- Define security test strategies for medium complexity applications based on the recommended methodology with the client

- Define usability test strategies for high complexity web applications based on the recommended methodology for the project

- Define test assessment strategies for enterprise testing solutions with guidance from a SME .

Test Management

- Facilitate a usability testing workshop accurately communicating the findings from the usability testing phase and drives the client to agree on appropriate changes needed

- Create test assessment interview questions and other test assessment artifacts for the enterprise with guidance from SME

- Analyze workshop inputs independently to come up with test solutions based on client landscape

- Share best practices on the team and encourage incorporation for delivery excellence

- Train a potential candidate to play their role to move on to the next level in the competency

- Help circulate best practices in the testing community and evolve performance testing strategies for new technology trends

- Leverage organization-wide and industry-wide best practices for process evolution on project.

Automation

Implement the functional testing automation tools knowledge in the project

- Recommend tools based on the client automation needs for QA Projects implemented by different methodologies

- Provide technical oversight, tools strategy/usage/adoption, ensuring technical quality of the solution

- Develop frameworks and processes that are leveraged or used by others

- Review automation frameworks and processes on other accounts

- Implement and define best practices for the scripting language used for the tool

- Appear and get certified in at least three or more industry standard test management and automation tool.

Test Estimation

- Act as automation test estimation SME for account teams and for consultation with clients

- Accurately scope and estimate quality assurance requirements for large,complex testing engagements.

- Exhibit thought leadership in introducing new methods of estimating the automation effort as well as running training sessions on the topics with team and clients

Test Planning and Execution

Test Planning

- Set up project processes from scratch, and guiding team on tailoring them for project needs

- Work on different defect tracking tools in different projects

- Work on export and import defects from different tools and using different file types

- Define Defect Management Processes using the approved methodology and applies best practices to both areas for medium complexity project requirements

- Define a defect lifecycle for a project based on the project needs. Define and follow internal (Systems test) and external (UAT) defect lifecycle

Test Execution

- Give oversight to a test team during test case creation and execution by providing valuable inputs

- Analyze the defect trends and guide test leads by suggesting important changes to improve quality

- Analyze the test execution trends and guide test leads by suggesting important changes to enhance productivity.

Test Reporting

- Ensure relevant artifacts are created for test processes, planning, monitoring and reporting

- Identify the appropriate information to be communicated to stakeholders and incorporates into the decks for clients

- Create daily, weekly and monthly test reporting formats using a variety of office applications and/or defect management tools.

Team Management

- Manage a medium to large team and resolve issues and dependencies in the team

- Groom and mentor people by delegating tasks

- Manage team’s morale and work-life balance

- Directly supervises the work of test leads project

EXPERIENCE:
12-14 yrs

EDUCATION:

Full time Bachelor’s /Master’s degree (Science or Engineering preferred)

Please send your resume to bs@brainsearchindia.com

Thanks & Regards
Kumar
Cell : + 91 9999101413 / 9410618103
Voice : +91 (120) - 2481910 (Direct)
Email : bs@brainsearchindia.com

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