LEAD QA ANALYST

Our client is seeking a Lead QA Analyst for the following:- Establish and evolve formal QA processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices.- Oversee all aspects of quality assurance including establishing metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met.- Act as key point of contact for all QA aspects of releases, providing QA services and coordinating QA resources internally and externally.- Lead and mentor QA team members, as well as manage outside contract testers.- Develop and execute test cases, scripts, plans and procedures (manual and automated).The engineer will be responsible for the following:- Demonstrated ability to design, implement and enforce software quality processes and standards.- Expertise in manual and automated testing in a variety of environments such as web, client-server, large packaged software, custom java, html, and flash-based software.- Strong analysis skills necessary to create test data and plans that ensure new and revised systems meet business needs and create an overall understanding of the applications being supported.- Proficiency in eliciting and developing business value and cost/benefit analysis of an initiative in conjunction with a finance partner.- Strong collaborative skills to work across myriad stakeholder group to translate goals and objectives into delivery strategies.- Deep and diverse experience developing action plans and processes (preferably using the Scientific Method, Lean Plan-Do-Check-Adjust) in coordination with a management team, for integrating activities and optimizing department resources to meet major goals and objectives.- Comfortable and competent in developing internal and/or external partnerships that leverage resources and improve responsiveness.- Experience, interest and adaptability to working in a Waterfall or Lean/Agile delivery environment.- Exceptional collaboration, listening, written and verbal communication skills.- Successful track record dealing with executive level professionals to drive business outcomes.- Experience in Lean process improvement efforts.- A consultancy approach to your work.- Commitment to collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze trade-offs between usability and performance needs.Qualifications:- Position Requirements: No clearance required.- Desired Education: Bachelor's Degree preferred.Desired Experience:- 3-5 years of experience working in a software testing or software analysis role.- 1-3 years of experience working in a technical leadership role.- Demonstrated experience with automated testing tools (e.g. Mercury, Rational, or Winrunner).- Experience testing or developing within any of the following technologies is preferred: Visual C++, VB, Visual Interdev/ASP, Active X, COM+, ODBC, OLEDB, Win32 APIs, MS SQL Server, Java, JSP, JHTML, Oracle, Solaris, Flash.- Experience authoring comprehensive test plans and test scripts.- Experience integrating with third party vendors for staffing needs – experience obtaining contract staff desirable.- Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with iterative and waterfall development methodologies (e.g. BABOK, XP, Scrum, RUP, XUP, etc).- Extremely process and detail oriented.- Strong troubleshooting skills.- Strong written and verbal communication skills.Desired Certifications:- Certified Test Manager (CTM) or Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) greatly preferred.

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