Testing Lead Job Description
Testing lead
provides governance competencies for virtualization services: Strategy & Policy definition, Audit & compliance, Risk management.
Testing Lead Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Work with Solution Product Management, Architects, engineers and the Operate Support team to facilitate Release and Change Management
Manage multi-variate (MVT) and A/B testing program for CVS.com mobile web
Set up and run experiments using 3rd party testing tool
Work with cross functional partners to create variants and test pages necessary for testing
Develop and deliver local program specific communications and education to stakeholders on risk and control related matters local technology and information security governance forums
Coordinate stakeholders across Firm departments
Plan, script, execute and monitor performance testing activities to meet the performance test objectives
Elicit performance requirements and determine workload and usage models and provide input into performance test objectives
Support the preparation of performance test environment and infrastructure
Ability to scale test results for different hardware/environment configurations not "like for like" Prod environment
Testing Lead Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Testing Lead
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CISA, CSM, CISSP, ISTQB, CIA, ITIL, III, TIC, NAS410, CEH
Education for Testing Lead
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the testing lead job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technical, Financial Services, Business, Education, Management, Information Systems, Design, Leadership
Skills for Testing Lead
Desired skills for testing lead include:
Investment Banking
SQL
Financial services
Quality processes
Risk/Compliance/Audit competencies
Applicable laws
Change
Key areas in technology risk
Mortgage
Protection
Desired experience for testing lead includes:
Expert in testing documentation and emulation tools appropriate for the QA function
Experience in development and validation of credit/market risk models, ALLL, forecasting, balance sheet
A solid understanding of modern credit risk management practices and relevant regulation such as CCR framework, AIRB, Basel 3
Proficient use of financial systems and analysis tools including Microsoft Office (eg
Demonstrated competency in reducing and optimizing mainframe batch schedules
Experience with project management and execution of multiple simultaneous and/or large projects
Testing Lead Examples
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Testing Lead Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a testing lead. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for testing lead
- Analyze test results, identify performance bottlenecks (server response time, throughput, network latency, database, etc) and work with Architects and Development teams to pinpoint root cause and drive issues to resolution
- Benchmark system performance and evaluate alternate hardware and software architectures
- An understanding of Information Technology (IT) Governance related processes and practices
- Participated in and/or completed testing certification programmes for example Six Sigma, Certified Software Tester (CSTE), International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), Information Systems Examination Board (ISEB) or Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP)
- Knowledge of agile IT project management techniques (beneficial)
- Educated to Bachelors degree level preferably in an IT related discipline, or have the equivalent experience or qualifications
- Able to work to tight deadlines and identify problems at an early stage
- Able to work in a fast changing environment and react positively to re-prioritisation
- Developing and delivering local program specific communications and education to stakeholders on risk and control related matters local technology and information security governance forums
- Lead functional and integrated test cycles throughout the project
Qualifications for testing lead
- Of customer compliance issues around mobile networks and Handset
- Process/Risk/Control Frameworks, , COBIT
- Mentor staff, including professional development, and provide guidance on policies, procedures and training
- Must have leadership level experience of engaging multiple senior stakeholders within technology and business
- Must have experience in influencing and inspiring teams with diverse cultures and locations to deliver with excellence
- Must have experience in managing Testing services for multiple large scale programmes and projects
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Testing Lead Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a testing lead. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for testing lead
- Designing and managing the end to end testing approach for Workday covering Functional, data and Technical/Integration, payroll parallel run and service rehearsal testing
- Development of overall testing strategy, test plans, test script development, acceptance criteria for SIT, Payroll Testing, UAT, SRT and Gold Tenant Validation
- Work with the Data Migration team to ensure quality test data is available and loaded for all phases
- Work with local Deployment Lead to prepare for co-located testing workshops including room set up, training of testers
- Work with the Workday Process and Functional Workstream to triage defects and resolve them in a timely fashion
- Regular reporting on test progress, including execution burn rate, defect resolution rate
- Provide Automation and Tooling Strategy proposal
- Input into the WD tenant management plan and configuration management controls approach
- Definition of the Workday Cutover Approach including definition of data freeze period, data catch up approach, systems alignment to Internal systems such as active directory, payroll system alignment and integration switch over
- Development and day to day management of cutover plan including chairing the cutover command centre at point of cutover
Qualifications for testing lead
- Ability to work with Senior management & executives both on the Technology Business
- Must have ability to set direction, lead and motivate a large Test organization
- Must have ability to work with multiple Programme demands from across Barclays
- Deep knowledge of testing industry trends and tools
- 3+ years of leading teams on large and complex projects
- Sound knowledge of software development methodologies and practices
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a testing lead. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for testing lead
- Definition and management of Warranty support approach, acceptance criteria and final transition of support to the BAU organisation
- Act as a source of direction, training, and guidance for less experienced staff
- Manage multiple test delivery teams in locations as geographically diverse as Singapore, India, UK and the USA
- Maintain relationships with business and management stakeholders providing regular updates to those stakeholders
- Define and drive the strategy for the teams and work with the rest of the testing management team to help define the group wide strategy
- Be responsible for the test artifacts and test quality of the testing teams
- Manage the expansion of the test automation
- Specifying the target size of the teams and expanding or reducing the size of those teams as appropriate
- Serve as primary People Department representative for employee and workplace safety initiatives
- Frequent interface with Safety Department towards policy development and risk management
Qualifications for testing lead
- Strong Knowledge of project management, requirement traceability, QA best practices including project planning, testing cycles, defect tracking, testing data preparation, testing scripts/resource planning
- Knowledge and application of structured testing methodologies and process improvements
- Extensive hands on functional black box testing
- Hands on experience using Quality Centre
- Knowledge of Financial Sector
- Experiences working with offshore teams
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Testing Lead Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a testing lead. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for testing lead
- Responsible for Substance Abuse Prevention Program(s)
- Review incidents (non-OJI) that impacted employee safety
- Proactively identify where hazards may occur relative to employee safety
- Assist with implementing protocol relative to building security and workplace safety
- Assist with training and communication on related initiatives
- Establishment of business resiliency testing framework across firm
- Development and implementation of resiliency testing policies, standards and guidelines
- Work with Firm-wide functional partners to deliver on key priorities
- Review product requirements, architecture designs and provide feedback to development teams
- Design and develop system test strategies, test plans
Qualifications for testing lead
- Experience with automation/configuration management using various tools like Maven, Jenkins, Ant/Ivy, Make, Docker, Chef, Puppet, Ansible
- Heads the presales function for all testing opportunities in the Americas region
- Designing testing solutions and strategies in alignment with the overall response approach
- Researches on industry trends and creates customer heat maps for the Testing practice for various offerings
- Maintains knowledge of competitive solutions to effectively address customer queries to solutions
- Creates presales tracker and reports to the leadership team on progress
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of testing lead. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for testing lead
- Assist in reproduction of customer issues, and provide feedback to developers to improve the usability of the product
- Prepare the Test Plan, Test Schedule and test objectives for each software release
- Prepare the Test Completion Report at the conclusion of each software release
- Provide test effort estimates
- Participate in specification reviews
- Work with the Agiliti Business Analysts during the design and test phases of the SDLC
- Lead and support their off-shore Test Team
- Monitor and control test progress
- Identify any issues and work with the Head of Agiliti Testing to remediate them
- Work with the other programme teams as necessary to ensure delivery of releases on time and within budget
Qualifications for testing lead
- Owns the opportunity creation to deal closure process - Ensure that all testing projects are effectively scoped, and estimated correctly and internally signed off before submitting the RFP response
- Works with client and business development teams to create the opportunities in the testing space, and follows up to closure
- Collaborates with other practices in coming up with integrated strategy
- Owns the Proof of Concept (POC) process and leads the process of client demonstrations and lead generation
- Works with Biz Dev and Client Partners to develop and implement specific account penetration strategies, produce account service offerings
- Possesses strong, detailed testing process, technology and industry knowledge