QA Manager

Company Description XChange Software Inc Job Description Skill (QA) efforts for IT Project Services Location Kenosha, WI Total Experience 8 yrs. Max Salary $ DOE Per Hour Employment Type Contract Jobs (Temp/Consulting) Job Duration 12+ Months Domain Any Description

• Drive quality assurance (QA) efforts for IT Project Services team.
• Collaborate with IT leadership to define and execute QA roadmaps and strategies.
• Develop, implement and improve innovative QA capabilities, strategies, approaches and services.
• Build and maintain a stable and reliable automation infrastructure.
• Oversee test automation usage to optimize project quality and delivery.
• Develop, implement and maintain QA methods, processes and deliverables.
• Develop best practices, document processes, and operational and procedural improvements.
• Identify, define and track QA metrics and KPIs.
• Teach teams to develop applicable testing procedures and expectations.
• Analyze and assess current QA processes and assist with strategic QA planning.
• Initiate, plan, execute, manage and complete QA activities related to complex application and system implementation projects.
• Create and maintain test strategies, plans, scenarios and cases.
• Coordinate and manage holistic testing efforts for multiple projects and software releases, including integration, system, regression, performance and user acceptance testing.
• Document test results, track and manage defects, and troubleshoot issues.
• Monitor and communicate QA activity status.
• Lead and manage test schedules, environments and configuration requirements for testing activities.
• Provide testing estimates for resourcing, levels of effort and timelines.
• Establish and manage traceability of requirements through test plans and cases.
• Partner with Business Analysts to ensure requirements are met and accurately tested.
• Provide input on go / no-go decisions for production releases.
• Create, execute and manage manual and automated test cases.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical discipline.
• Development background a must.
• 10+ years of QA experience in an IT environment.
• years experience in automation testing and tools.
• Experience with software development life cycle and agile methodology.
• Knowledge of QA processes, procedures and systems.
• Extensive experience planning, executing and managing integration, system, regression and user acceptance testing.
• Ability to manage concurrent projects, activities and tasks under time constraints.
• Experience with a variety of technologies, platforms and development languages (AS400, Java, .NET, etc.).
• Experience with performance and load testing.
• Knowledge of supply chain and logistics preferred. Experience with IBM Rational Team Concert, TFS and JIRA a plus Additional Information Multiple Openings for OPT/CPT/H4/L2/EAD/Citizen's.