• Oversee identification and resolution of risks to quality such as software inconsistencies, ambiguities, and defects during the design and implementation phase of software building

• Create and cultivate best-in-class code and frameworks to automate the validation of quality within our software

• Guide team in creation of thorough and organized documentation for test cases by clearly articulating test objectives, steps, and expected results

• Create and drive acceptance of quality assurance test plans

• Participate in defect detection and replication through automation, performance testing, and exploratory testing.

• Design and execute workflow, test case plans, implementation points, and test data before development is complete

• Carry out root cause analysis on complex defects to ensure causes are being addressed and fixed, not just symptoms

• Coordinate with QA Leads in other locations to drive to consensus on tools and methodologies

• Act as an active mentor to engineers to model behaviors and techniques that encourage growth, risk-taking, and results.

• Contribute to an Agile team that solves complex challenges and builds working software

• Work with senior QA members to communicate unacceptable risks to quality

• Adhere to standard operating procedures and the collection of measures put in place to ensure consistency and improvement in the way we test software

• Perform regression testing to assure changes to the current release do not adversely affect previously implemented functionality

• Excellent knowledge of the Software Engineering and Quality Assurance discipline

• Strong problem solving skills, independent thinking

• Strong teamwork and partnering skills for cross-group collaboration

• Strong verbal and written communications skills for technical and non-technical audiences

• Hands-on experience with the latest QA technologies related to their feature set or domain

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