Lead Automation QA

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the overall planning and execution of testing activities for the team in support of the successful delivery of project initiatives.
Establish a functional testing approach for feature and regression testing.
Monitors scope and requirements changes and assesses the impact on the test management deliverables.
Provides accurate estimates, drives automation and reuse where appropriate, and reports on test progress.
Accountable for execution and delivery of the defect management process and reporting.
Drives integration, system, and regression testing plans and facilitates reporting and signoff.
Define and implement testing automation strategy.
Able to design test plans for existing and new functionality.
Implement and execute complex test cases and maintain associated test records.
Participates in agile estimation taking into consideration product and process requirements during the development lifecycle.
Identify patterns that need to be addressed from a quality perspective prior to hitting QA environments.
Utilize automated test scripts to perform regression and functional tests.
Follows defined engineering process during the development lifecycle.
Performs peer test reviews to identify improvements to test plans.
Recognized as an expert in one or more areas of product functionality.
Coordinates his/her own work as well as the work required from others.
Demonstrates mastery of problem-solving skills-test plans seldom require re-work.
Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability for deliverables.
Proactively works with other team members as needed to resolve issues and meet project goals.
Work closely with the QA Analyst team and automate process where needed.
Managing, mentor and building a great QA Automation team
Providing real-time, ongoing coaching and feedback to team members throughout the year
On-time completion of performance management activities including regular 1:1s and Bi-annual performance reviews through GPS
Supporting employee development including facilitation of career development conversations and crafting development plans for current and future needs
Taking action to hire and retain high-performers and address poor performance
Proactively manage change initiatives within the team including sufficient planning/ preparation and communication to minimise disruption and support employee adoption.
Role modelling the behaviours that support and drive the Flash culture and values

Requirements
Minimum requirements:

Relevant IT Tertiary Qualification
ISTQB Certification (Test Analyst, Technical Test Analyst or Test Manager)
8 – 10 years’ experience in a testing or similar role
Experience Automation testing
Experience in lead a team
Understanding of the SDLC and how QA fits into the process
Experience working with automation frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, Appium or similar)
Test case scripting and performance testing (JMeter, Grinder, Load Runner)
Knowledge of IT and basic SQL skills
Working knowledge of test management software (DevOps, Rally, qTest, Zephyr, TestComplete)
Extensive skills in QA methodologies and release processes
Strong communication skills and experience partnering with key stakeholders and business leaders.
Solid understanding of Agile development methodology
Has an innovative approach – a bold thinker and doer, matching creativity with vigilance.
Experience of introducing new concepts or strategies that significantly improve or revise the way business is done through to implementation.

Advantageous

Software development skills
CI/CD Pipelines
Continuous integration tests (Jenkins, Docker, Maven, Bamboo, TeamCity, Ant)

Attributes:

Strong Leadership Skills
Responsible for resource capacity plan(s)
Offer technical guidance to QA Engineers
Play leadership role during test plan and test case reviews, providing direct feedback to Quality Engineers and offshore testing team members.
Provide guidance around automation strategies, working with the QA Specialist and Application Development