We are looking for an Director - QA to head QA/Software Testing for product unit.

- The Director- QA will take responsibility for ensuring all development tasks meet quality criteria through test planning, test execution, quality assurance and issue tracking.

- This role will report directly to the Delivery Head and will be responsible for bringing new innovation in QA Processes and building frameworks from scratch to ensure a successful bug-free software release to production.

Job Description :

- Overall 15+ years of experience in defining QA strategy, approach and execution in development projects.

- The individual must have a proven track record of building QA teams, managing the function and direction of the QA teams.

- Experience in executing load and performance testing; ability to find application weaknesses.

Role And Responsibilities :

- Responsible for Defining QA strategy, approach and execution in development projects.

- Act as SPOC for QA related questions/queries/concerns for internal and external stakeholders. Present status report and QA KPIs to internal and external stakeholders.

- Responsible for Leading and directing the QA Managers & QA team.

- Provide leadership and technical expertise within Test Automation and Quality Assurance.

- Be accountable for the test automation projects, mentor, and provide leadership to the QA automation developers and managers.

- Participate in interviews, induction, training and performance evaluation of all QA leads.

- Provide technical leadership and expertise within the field of Quality Assurance and Testing.

- Ensuring that the development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines and best practices of the QA strategy as defined.

- Focus on continuous QA improvements including usage of appropriate testing tools, test techniques, test automation.

- Building and maintenance of quality standards as well as enforcing technical and testing standards.

- Monitoring of all the QA activities, test results, leaked defects, root cause analysis and identifying areas of improvement. Implement steps required to improve the processes.

- Gather and present testing metrics and testing activities for the projects to key stakeholders.

- Ensure the proper usage of available tools to gain the maximum benefit of the QA effort. This includes testing tools for functional, performance, automation, etc.

- Transform Quality Assurance to Quality Engineering.

- Manage training and continuous learning of QA staff by means of short courses, conferences, meetups, certifications, etc.

- Be an escalation point for all matters related to testing and quality assurance and operate as a primary point of contact for the QA teams.

- Direct the development of the QA strategy, methodology, discipline and framework. Driving and improving the QA team in areas of automated testing and agile testing.

- Provide technical expertise in Test Automation, Testing Methodologies, Testing Processes, Tools and Techniques across the teams.

- Work with QA managers, Development managers and the Software Development Director to develop and execute QA strategies to meet and exceed department and corporate quality goals.

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