QA Implementation Lead

Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

• Full ownership of QA/test and Implementation processes used within the Technology team
• Responsibility for ensuring that software development deliverables meet business requirements
• Responsibility for ensuring that critical and large scale projects have sufficient or full test coverage
• Planning and execution of successful delivery of new releases into the business
• Analysing functional and design specifications to identify test requirements & creating new test cases
• Provide and validate estimates and plans for testing new project work
• Over time develop an extensive working knowledge of the in-house system
• Participate in feature development from concept to design to construction in order to drive quality into the software application
• Stay abreast of industry testing tools which may assist with day to day tasks in order to improve test coverage and efficiency

Personal requirements:

Essential:

• A strong background in either a QA/test or Implementation based role,
• Proven experience of creating and maintaining automated test scripts
• Managing and mentoring a small QA team with geographically diverse members
• An in depth understanding of software test methodologies
• Working with large enterprise .Net applications (desktop & web)
• Previous experience of working with in-house development teams with exposure to the full development lifecycle
• A "People Person" with excellent written and verbal communication skills