Software Test Lead

Job Summary: The Software Test Lead, under the supervision of a Software Test Manager, will lead test effort for project, including definition of project objectives and timeline; communication to team and stakeholders. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Develop, maintain and execute system test strategy at the project level. Develop and conduct system test plans for customer. Ensure compliance with requirements and design documentation. End-to-end system integration testing (physical hardware devices, backend database applications, and web-based frontend user interfaces). Analyze and document defects, provide explanations of defects and their impacts. Manage and report summary status of project defects. Maintain and report on project punch lists. Manage one or more System Test Personnel and drives their day-to-day activities. Train test personnel and other stakeholders. Identifies test resource and need dates. Software testing of applications in the MS stack (C#, .NET, SQL Server, etc.). Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues. Maintenance support Coordination and tracking of releases and hotfixes. Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree in computer related or other technical field from four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Required Skills & Experience: Excellent project management skills and/or substantial exposure to project-based work structures. 8+ years of Software test experience, experience in Tolling industry a plus. Knowledge of Software test best practices and methodologies. Knowledgeable of software testing methodologies and strategies for web applications. Ability to display excellent customer service to meet the needs and expectations of both internal and external customers. Strong writing skills - ability to convey information quickly and efficiently. Detail oriented and a problem solver. Excellent communication skills, presentation skills and collaboration skills. Experience with Hardware testing preferred. Proven experience writing test plans and test cases as well as conducting manual tests. Direct experience as a lead tester for major application integration and/or major application product release. Familiarity with C#, PERL, Linux. Experience with SQL Queries. Experience with communication tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc. Expert proficiency with MS Excel, MS Word, OneNote, and Google Docs. Experience testing for PCI/PII compliance. Experience testing customer facing websites and payment processing. Experience testing 3rd party interfaces (DMV lookup, money service providers, etc). Experience with load/capacity testing. Experience with test automation a plus. Experience with measuring live system performance a plus.