altafiber Looking For Senior Quality Assurance Analyst at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Full Time

Location : Manapakkam, Chennai, IND-TN

Job Purpose

The QA Tester III holds a pivotal lead position, ensuring the delivery of top-notch software products by overseeing and guiding the testing efforts within the Scrum framework. With advanced expertise in software testing methodologies and a knack for leadership, the QA Tester III champions quality across all stages of product development, mentors QA team members, and liaises with cross-functional teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

Essential Functions

• Test Strategy & Design:
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to grasp product requirements.
• Design detailed test strategies, ensuring comprehensive coverage while optimizing testing efforts.
• Test Execution & Oversight:
• Personally execute critical test scenarios while overseeing the team’s test execution across various stages.
• Identify, log, prioritize, and drive the resolution of defects, ensuring thorough documentation.
• Leadership & Mentorship:
• Lead the QA team in daily activities, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Mentor junior testers, providing guidance, feedback, and training to enhance their skill sets.
• QA Process & Continuous Improvement:
• Evaluate and refine QA methodologies, introducing best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Champion the adoption of new testing tools and technologies that benefit the team and the broader organization.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Communication:
• Act as the primary QA point of contact for Scrum ceremonies, ensuring QA perspectives are represented.
• Foster close collaboration with developers and other cross-functional teams, ensuring cohesive product development.
• Documentation & Reporting:
• Maintain meticulous documentation of test strategies, test results, and defect tracking.
• Provide regular testing insights, metrics, and updates to stakeholders.
• Automation Strategy:
• Guide the development and maintenance of automated test suites.
• Collaborate with developers to integrate tests into the CI/CD process.

Education

• Four years of college resulting in a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Certifications, Accreditations, Licenses

• Any professional certification preferred.

Experience

• 5-7 years

Special Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance testing, with prior leadership or mentorship experience.
• Proficiency in QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• In-depth experience with manual and automated testing.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies, especially Scrum.
• Strong leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit) is a plus.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have employee direct reports but does serve as a “lead” role for others doing similar work.

Work Environment

This position is in Chennai / Bangalore / Gurgaon.

CBTS serves enterprise and midmarket clients in all industries across the United States and Canada. CBTS combines deep technical expertise with a full suite of flexible technology solutions–including Application Modernization, Managed Hybrid Cloud, Cybersecurity, Unified Communications, and Infrastructure solutions. From developing and deploying modern applications and the secure, scalable platforms on which they run, to managing, monitoring, and optimizing their operations, CBTS delivers comprehensive technology solutions for its clients’ transformative business initiatives. For more information, please visit www.cbts.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran, military status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Due to U.S. Government requirements applicable to foreign-owned telecommunications providers, non-US citizens will be required to submit to an extensive government agency background check which will necessitate disclosure of sensitive Personally Identifiable Information.