QA Lead Level 3

QA Lead Level 3 - Kroger Job Description The QA Tech Lead partners with Tech Leads, Architects, and QA professionals to drive needs and improvements in quality process in areas such as test strategy, end-to-end testing, test environments, test data management, and more. This role is not a hands-on testing role but rather one thats helps provide advice and direction. The QA Tech Lead must have demonstrated experience in deriving test strategies and have a proven background in interpreting system architecture and integrations. As well, to be successful in this role, the QA Tech Lead needs to be savvy in deriving test data needs and fluent in helping to map test scenarios and workflows for end-to-end testing. Along with their technical expertise, the QA Tech Lead will be a strong communicator and collaboration partner. Position/Project Specific Requirements: 3+ years of experience writing Selenium tests in Java 2+ years of experience with test runners (Junit, TestNG, Mocha, Jasmine) 2+ years of experience with CI tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab) 1+ years of experience with Selenium Grid 1+ years of experience testing web services (manual or automation) 1+ years of working in an Agile/Scrum methodology 1+ years of using Jira for defect tracking Position/Project Specific Requirements: Very strong communication and collaboration skills Strong experience leading the automation of regression test suites Prefer QA Lead experience on most recent project Prefer Selenium being utilized in the current/most recent project Prefer Agile be utilized in the current/most recent project Prefer experience in the SAFe Agile approach Prefer working knowledge of Selenium WDIO Prefer understanding or experience validating XML responses from web services Key Responsibilities Provide leadership to quality engineers, with complete responsibility and accountability for delivery of project tasks assigned to the QA team. Create Test Plans Ensure Test Case, script reviews with stakeholders are being held as appropriate. Conduct Defect Triage meetings as appropriate. Ensure completion of all deliverables within schedule, budget, and quality constraints. Conduct Root Cause Analysis and identify and implement process improvements. Assess quality and test process maturity level and assist in defining strategy to implement best practices. Ensure that projects follow prescribed software development life cycle standards. Understand and utilize risk-based testing techniques Effectively determine when test cases are good candidates to be automated