QA Lead is responsible for testing products to reveal quality and risk related information with the intent of informing a decision. Actively involved in coaching other testers on testing practices and product knowledge. The role calls for a hands-on individual with the ability to act as the sole responsible tester, in some cases, and move from project to project. As a QA Lead, you may work on one project for just a few weeks to many months.

 What you will do:

• Attend sprint planning meetings and discuss testing issues.
• Manage projects from BEG to production deployment independently
• Manage one to two small to medium projects
• Drive and lead development of test strategies.
• Drive and lead prioritization of testing activities, across teams as needed.
• Evaluate, explore and model the product and features.
• Create product coverage outlines mind maps of what is to be tested.
• Proactively learn and apply test design principles..
• Generate test ideas and heuristics.
• Drive and Lead the development of effective test charters and checks.
• Identify and provide feedback on the gap/anomalies in the requirements.
• Explain risks, based on the impact assessment, to non-technical stakeholders
• Adhere to HBC's SOPs and Agile practices.
• Execute test charters within sessions
• Analyze results of test sessions, draw meaningful conclusions, and suggest actions
• Write clear and concise bug reports and steps to reproduce.
• Apply basic problem solving skills.
• Collaborate with other scrum team(s) and stakeholders.
• Coach others on test strategy, test execution and the use of test tools
• Make continuous self-education a priority.
• Keep up to date with the evolution of the testing industry

Responsibilities-

• Analyze business requirements, create and execute test cases/scripts.

• Analyze and communicate issues to proper team members and track to resolution.

• Apply effective testing techniques in the most efficient way.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to process improvement.

Requirements

• Automation experience is a plus
• Retail Background
• Agile Experience
• Web services and API testing experience
• Knowledge of basic Unix commands
• Knowledge of basic SQL
• Experience with Continuous Integration build/deploy technologies and tools (ex: Jenkins, GO)
• Experience with relational and document-oriented databases
• Experience with - JIRA, Confluence
• Familiarity with UNIX
• Understanding of cloud application architecture and concepts
• Experience with any internet programming
• Familiarity with Windows, Mac and mobile devices
• POS, OMS, HR/Merch/financial systems, Sales AuditApplication, Digital and Mobile, SFCC, POS/Digital E2E systems, ETL
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or any related field of study.
• Knowledge of any programming language, automation tools, and performance testing tools
• 6 years cumulative software testing experience
• Minimum (1) year of Team Leading experience
• Experience with any internet programming and exposure to relational and document oriented databases, preferred
• Minimum 2 years experience as QA Analyst/Engineer

Thank you for your interest with HBC. We look forward to reviewing your application

HBC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment.