QA Manager

A financial firm is looking for a QA Manager

to join their team in Iselin, NJ.

Compensation: $150-175k

Responsibilities:
Project Testing

Review requirements, solution, design and other project specific technical documentation
Review Test documentation
Provide resource and test effort estimation
Produce the Project Test Plan
Analysing requirements and technical solutions in order to write Test Strategies for planned levels / phases of testing
Produce Test Strategy and other project specific Test documentation
Allocate tasks to team members and monitor team's progress
Produce Requirements Traceability Matrix, Test Scenarios and Test Scripts
Perform Test Execution and support Defect Management
Identify and escalate Risks / Issues / Dependencies
Provide regular progress reports to Project and QA Management
Liaise with project stakeholders to address for example knowledge gaps, queries and any other such dependencies
Primary point of communication for testers allocated to the specific project
Coordinates team of testers and activities across all modules
Provide training and assistance to testers to ensure they are following testing and defect reporting processes
Assign and conduct day-to-day management of sub QA team's assigned projects, tasks, and activities
Performs the duties of a Tester as time from coordination allows
Ensure testing commitments are met within the sub QA team and monitor assigned sub QA team projects for potential impacts to target dates or other Projects
Manage the Jira (defect tracking) database for all testing phases (update, follow-up and escalate overdue issues)
Review and estimate requirement change requests
Review and validate test results and defect reports by the Test Executers
Initiate weekly testing status meetings with QA, Vendor and Project team

Supporting Testing

Assisting development team(s) in understanding Test Processes so as to enable them to do structured Component Integration Testing
Assisting business staff in UAT activities
Mentoring internal testing resources
Sharing industry knowledge through ad-hoc workshops

Maintaining Procedures

Test analysis and Preparation processes
Defect Management
Reporting process
Test Execution processes
Identifying and advising on improvements to processes

Qualifications:
A Bachelor Degree in a technical field, and with a minimum of 7-10 years relevant professional experience
Software Testing experience in the 'Financial Services' business domain (preferably in FX, Payment RTGS, SWIFT)
Extensive Software Testing experience, including roles within at least 5 medium to large projects
Experience as a customer managing the delivery of at least one medium to large new system/ project (or a major enhancement of an existing operational system) from a Third Party IT Vendor
Experience of managing or working with teams within an off-shore service model
Experience in producing various Test artefacts including Test Strategy / Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Scripts
Experience in Defect Management
Experience in XMLs and database interrogation using SQL, Linux/Unix
Familiarity with the ISO 20022 Universal financial industry message scheme
Software Test Certification (CSTE , ISTQB)
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