IT|Software Testing

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionClient Job Description: Position: iSeries QA Lead
Location: Issaquah, WA

Job Description:
Client is looking for a highly energetic and collaborative QA Lead with experience in testing with Manhattan WMS.
The ideal candidate should be an expert in the retail domain and particularly eCommerce Fulfillment.
Candidate should have good experience in defining the overall test plan for Manhattan WMS Testing.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to liaise with technologists and Business analyst is key to be successful in this role.

Responsibilities:
As a test Lead, you will analyze the business requirements to create test plan and test scenarios for Manhattan WMS
Take ownership of end-to-end testing for Ecommerce Fulfillment applications and create test cases for functional requirements.
Develop reusable test artifacts/frameworks, re-usable test cases, manage defects and develop QA best practices
Defining the scope of testing within the context of each release / delivery in Agile environment.
Define test cases based on user stories
Construct a QA plan in regard to pre and post deploy testing, which includes regression testing. Resolving any blockers all while scheduling around dependencies and deadlines.
Help schedule specific releases around dependencies/deadlines.
Provide final QA signoff for releases.
Continually work alongside product owners to ensure the quality of tickets, and more specifically, the quality of acceptance criteria.
Assist with manual regression testing

Requirements:
Min 5 years of client facing exp. with QA strategy and execution in agile environment with onshore and offshore resources.
Strong functional understanding of ecommerce Fulfillment with testing capability for core platform and integrations.
Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation).
A demonstrated track record of successfully implementing a Q/A and release management practice
Experience overseeing offshore team members
Experience in agile environment Skills (Technologies/Methodologies):

Must Have:
Testing experience in Manhattan WMS (iSeries)
DB2/400
Manhattan WMS 2004, 2009
HP ALM
Understanding of CLLE, RPGLE, SQLRPGLE code
Job Description: Expectations from this role:
Create and Organise testing process based on project requirement and manage test activities within team, for the following
1. Test Estimates and Schedules-. Ensure Test Coverage
2. Produce test results, defect reports, test logs, and reports to evidence for testing
3. Publish RCA reports and preventive measures
4. Ensure Quality of Deliverables
5. Report project metrics and status
6. Ensure adherence of Engineering practices, processes and standards
7. Understand and contribute to test automation/performance testing
8. Work with DevOps team, when required; to understand testing framework and QA process for implementing continuous testing

Typical performance measures:
1. Test Script Creation and Execution Productivity
2. Defect Leakage Metrics (% of defect leaked, % of UAT defects and % of Production defects)
3. % of Test case reuse
4.Test execution Coverage
5. Defect Acceptance Ratio
6.Test Review efficiency
7. On-time delivery, Effort Variance
8. Test Automation Coverage
Performance Areas:

Supporting Organization:
Ensure utilization and quality of deliverables prepared by the team
Co-ordinate Test Environment and Test Data provisioning

Test Design, Development, Execution:
Participate in review, walkthrough, demo and obtain sign off by stakeholder
Prepare Test Summary Report for modules/features

Requirements Management:
Analyse, Prioritize, Identify Gaps; create workflow diagrams based on Requirements/User stories

Manage Project:
Participate in Test management
Preparing, Tracking and Reporting of Test progress based on schedule

Domain relevance:
Identify business processes, conduct risk analysis and ensure test coverage

Estimate:
Prepare Estimate, Schedule, Identify dependencies

Knowledge Management:
Consume, Contribute, Review (Best Practices, Lesson learned, Retrospective)

Test Design, Execution:
Test Plan preparation, Test Case/Script Creation, Test Execution

Risk Identification:
Identification of risk/issues and prepare Mitigation and Contingency plans

Test & Defect Management:
Conduct root cause and trend analysis of the defects

Test Planning:
Identify the test scenarios with understanding of systems, interfaces and application
Identify end-to-end business critical scenarios with less support Create and review the test scenarios and prepare RTM
Prepare estimates (time /effort) based on the requirements/User stories
Identify scope of testing

Client Management:
Define KPIs to the engagement and ensure adherence to these KPIs.

Stakeholder Connect:
Handle monthly/weekly governance calls and represent issues for the team

Skill Examples:
1. Ability to Create, Review and manage a test plan
2. Ability to prepare schedules based on estimates
3. Ability to track, report progress and take corrective measures on need basis
4. Ability to identify test scenarios and prepare RTM
5. Ability to analyze requirement/user stories and prioritize testing
6. Ability to carry out RCA
7. Ability to capture and report metrics
8. Ability to identify Test Data and Test Env. Specifications
Knowledge Examples:
1. Knowledge of Estimation techniques
2. Knowledge of Testing standards
3. Knowledge of identifying the scope of testing
4. Knowledge of RCA Techniques
5. Knowledge of Test design techniques
6. Knowledge of Test methodologies
7. Knowledge of scope identification and planning
8. Knowledge of Test automation tools and frameworks
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