Software Test Lead
12 Months Contract (No H1Bs)
Rate: DOE
Consultant has to be local to Dallas, Atlanta or Champaign, IL
§ Bachelor's degree in Science/IT/Computing /industrial engineering or equivalent/system analysis
§ Minimum 4 years of experience in a software testing SDLC environment and methodologies.
§ You will lead, mentor small teams of functional, automation and nonfunctional testing within a specific project or product; ensure all the project agreed deliverables are completed to the required level of quality and promotes team engagement and motivation.
§ You will provide technical & professional leadership to the testing team members
§ You will provide input to on the test estimations; plan resource needs and ensure effective task allocation.
§ You will plan testing activities milestones; identify and analyze risks and their potential business impact to determine proper prioritization of the testing activities
§ You will ensure integrative coverage of test scenarios
§ You will effectively lead formal and informal reviews with stakeholders, applying experience and knowledge providing technical and managerial perspective
§ You will act as technical interface with other teams to resolve and promote issues, communicate plans and conclusions as well as recommendations for issue closure.
§ You will support and promote test efficiency and optimization initiatives.
§ Identify and implement optimization for making the Test Data creation process efficient and faster.
§ Experience in managing Test Data including creation and mining using Data Management tools.
§ Responsible for servicing Test Data requests (Accounts creation, Conditioning, etc) based on assigned priorities.
§ Allocate and manage Test Data on various platforms using TDM tools.
§ Automate Test Data creation processes
§ In-depth knowledge in the domain (Methods & testing tools functional or non-functional).
§ Experience in leading tasks and/or mentoring testers (low scale).
§ Telecom experience/knowledge.