QA Architect (Salesforce Environment)

QA ArchitectJob Description : The QA Architect will be responsible for the Software Quality Assurance team, leading new and existing Quality Assurance initiatives, and will be instrumental in managing QA processes, driving test methods, risk analysis, resource planning and estimating for client projects.Strong experience in migrating from Manual Testing to automation testing in a Salesforce environment.Effective at quickly understanding technology and explaining it in non-technical terms;Define approach to test entire systems;Design, plan, execute, monitor, and improve testing process for a testing engagement;Ability to meet deadlines and work independently;Oversee/ensure the quality of test plans, test cases, test matrix, and bug reporting;Extensive scripting and development experience in a broad range of programming languages;Deep database (RDBMS) technology understanding with hands-on experience in SQL and procedural languages;Advanced experience in Cloud;The ideal candidate will have excellent English communication skills, proven leadership skills, software development experience, deep understanding of formal QA tools, methodology/processes and deep experience with service virtualization.Position Description & Responsibilities:The QA Architect builds and drives the test automation strategy. The architect sets the technical direction for the QA work and leads the test automation team. The Architect works closely with the development and the test team to meet the quality objectives of the client organization.Establish design principles for QA automation and Performance Testing.Present options and recommendations as needed.Design and maintain the test automation frameworks.Design and architect modular and reusable automated testing solutions that satisfy client requirements.Work closely with the test team to identify new automation opportunities.Mentor the test automation team.Contribute to managing of test environments.Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information.Develop and maintain a planning model that estimates the ROI of test automation. Track and report actual ROI.Keep current with advances in automation methodologies and tools.Research, evaluation, and deployment of new test tools.Experience with Jenkins or other continuous integration software.Qualifications Required Skills/Competencies:QA professional with 15+ years of software industry and management experience.Seven (07) years of test automation experience with a minimum of three years at a senior level. Demonstrated experience in selecting, designing, and implementing test automation frameworks. Experience developing in-house automation tools.Strong hands-on experience using Selenium Web Driver with Java.Strong experience in Salesforce Environment.JIRA, Confluence and Zephyr.Expertise with continuous integration (e.g., Jenkins).University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent business degree.Desired Skills/Competencies:Strong experience in designing and building automated test frameworks for web and mobile applications (iOS and Android) using Java.Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with specific experience and demonstrable success with the full software development lifecycle; and using the Agile Development processes.Experience developing and testing entire systems, with the capability to understand details of mixed technologies.Successful track record as a 'hands-on' leader within QA teams, building and managing teams to a level of top-notch professionals.

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