QA Test Lead

We are currently seeking a QA Test Lead to join our team in Halifax, Nova Scotia (CA-NS), Canada (CA). This is a fully remote position that can be worked anywhere in Canada.

JOB SUMMARY

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participates in the planning, development and implementation of 1+ test automation efforts.
- Co-Design functional, non-functional and performance automation framework to accomplish on demand and testing through CICDCT.
- Displays strong aptitude for Continuous Integration/Continuous Development/ Continuous Testing practices by creating and executing scripts, as well as, reporting results.
- Design test data management through automation for test data creation and maintenance through implementation of different strategies in the framework/accelerator to accommodate different test data creation needs to serve a variety of functional test and performance test automation.
- Architecting framework components to be able to integrate performance tests in a CICDCT environment.
- Implements automation of web, client-server, REST/SOAP, mobile and ETL automation into the framework.
- Implements CICDCT pipelines for automation code and owning the code merging activity into master

QUALIFICATIONS

**7** or more years of responsible experience in an Information Technology environment utilizing multiple subsystems, including min.
**3** years of test automation experience.
- Understands the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and its various phases. This includes: Requirements Gathering, Design, Development, Testing (QA/UAT), Production Readiness, Post-Production Monitoring.
- Understands the Quality Assurance and Quality Control phases of the Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC). This includes: Test Planning (Requirements Analysis, Devise Test Strategies, Provide Estimates), Test Design (Create/Review Test Plan(s), Create/Review Test Cases, Identify/Create Test Data), Test Execution (Execute Test Cases, Create/Triage Bugs, Status Reporting, Provide Requirements Traceability), UAT Support and Production implementation support.
- Understands IT Quality Assurance testing terms and methodologies (e.g. White Box vs. Grey Box vs. Black Box testing, Integration vs. System testing, Regression testing, etc...)
- Has experience working in a Traditional (Waterfall) and/or Agile (Scrum) environment.
- Experience utilizing open-source test automation tools (i.e. Selenium) with familiarity in other proprietary tools (ex. Ranorex, UFT, etc.).
- Advanced knowledge of selenium integration with Appium and/or Winnium for mobile testing.
- Knowledge of web protocols and services (i.e. HTTPS, TCP/IP, WSDL, SOAP/REST services, etc.).
- Knowledge of data-interchange formats (i.e. JSON, XML, etc.).
- Proficient in 2+ programming languages (i.e. C#/.Net, Java, SQL (Microsoft, Oracle), etc.).
- Proficient in understanding different data-binding techniques using variables and/or parameters.
- Experience implementing test scripts within a Continuous Integration and/or Delivery pipeline within Test, Staging and Production environments (i.e. Hyper-V, Jenkins, etc.).
- Experience with API/Web Service testing tools (i.e. SoapUI, Postman, etc.).
- Experience with ETL/Data Warehousing tools (Informatica Power Center, SQL Server Integration Services, etc.).

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Insurance industry experience a plus.

**About NTT DATA Services**

**NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.