Hogarth is looking for a Lead QA Engineer to support several exciting projects in Austin, TX, to ensure the delivery of high-quality projects meeting clients' needs.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience testing both web and mobile applications
- 2+ years of experience in leading quality engineering teams, in a highly hands-on role
- Solid understanding of development lifecycles, testing methodologies, and QA processes
- Hands-on experience with test planning, test designing and execution, implementing and maintaining quality test automation
- Coding experience with object-oriented programming languages, preferably JavaScript
- Experience with automation scripts using tools like Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Protractor, Mocha, Jasmine, TestNG
- Good understanding of web technologies including HTML, CSS, XML, JSON and REST APIs
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of QA engineers and SDETs, driving quality initiatives, establishing metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met
- Participate in all aspects of QA product lifecycle: scoping, strategizing, test case creation and execution including feature, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing
- Review technical requirements, author detailed test plan, and test case documentation
- Identify, isolate and replicate software defects, research root causes, debug issues, and propose regression tests to discover reoccurrences
- Coach, lead and mentor junior/new team members and coordinate internal knowledge sharing sessions
- Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional, design specifications, and requirements
- Escalate any QA issues to cross-functional teams and push for a suitable resolution in a timely manner
Other
- Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including effective presentation with a dynamic attitude
- Ability to lead QA teams and mentor junior team members
- Ability to motivate people, instill accountability and achieve results
- Ability to articulate vision and manage deliverables
