Sr. QA Test Lead
Horizontal Talent

Onsite 4 days a week in the Richmond, VA area.

We are currently looking for an Onshore Sr. QA Test Engineer / Team Leader to work with a Banking client in the Richmond, VA area. Role will involve test execution and team leadership, interfacing with a team of 14 offshore QA Testers, as well as working with developers and the client stakeholders (located in Richmond). This is an ON SITE role, and it will require 4 days a week in the client office.

This Sr. QA Test Engineer will be working on a team implementing an IP solution (Collections 360). The person selected for this role will be working with a team of up to 14 offshore testers, executing test cases and managing / coordinating the work of those offshore teammates, leading them in conjunction with the Onshore Test Leader. In addition to the company IP, there is a fair amount of API/Interface testing as well as work within ancillary applications built in Pega.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• Must be able to work on client site in the downtown Richmond, VA area.
• Experience in all aspects of Testing procedures including execution, test case writing, data setup (speaks to data analysis below), ability to assess automation candidates and translating requirements to actionable test cases/scenarios.
• Experience with both manual and automated testing including database and UI based testing.
• Strong SQL skills including joins (both inner and outer). Level > medium.
• Strong in Data analysis and analytics.
• Previous experience working in an Agile environment.
• Functional working knowledge of the Banking / Financial Services Industry.
• Experience testing in a Distributed Application Environment (e.g. Interfaces and APIs built in Java / SpringBoot).
• Experience testing in a Legacy Application Environment (e.g. Mainframe / JCL) and familiarity with batch processing.
• Nice to Have: Familiarity with Collections / Default within a Consumer Bank; Knowledge or experience with CACS/Strata or other platforms is a plus
• Previous experience leading teams (e.g. Testing Team Lead, etc.)
• Strong Communication skills
• Proactive willingness to engage PO/SMs with capacity concerns, issues and serve as an advocate for the team.
• Ability to problem solve and lead triage activities (could be considered as Technical/Functional skillset)