Title: Test Architect

Location: Chicago, IL – MUST be onsite 3 days per week

Duration: 12 months (With a possibility to convert)

Anchor Days: Tuesday - Thursday

Hours: 8am – 5pm CST

Interview Process: 1st Teams interview, 2nd in person interview (1-hour each)

Description:

We are looking for an Global QA Lead who is self-motivated, creative and proactive, to work successfully in a fast-paced environment including multiple platforms and architectures, diverse technologies and Cloud environments. The individual will work closely with various stakeholders throughout the SDLC, executing automated test iterations, tracking & reporting test results, troubleshooting and coordinating the bug fixes. The individual should have a strong understanding of agile processes and the related Quality lifecycle and automation methodology.

Day to Day

Advance product quality via testing innovations and process improvement.

• Collaborate with BAs, Architects & Developers in designing testable applications.

• Technical roadmaps & plans for implementing enterprise/program test strategies.

• Design & manage technical proof-of-concept and feasibility studies.

• Resolve technical issues, anticipate risks and ensure timely management escalation.

• Utilize analytical skills in determining the root cause of defects & issues.

• Influence and communicate effectively with both technical & non-technical audiences.

• Analysis, optimization, improvement & maintenance of current test automation suites.

• Master enterprise/program high-level business workflows.

• Guarantee compliance to automation framework, standards & best practices.

• Facilitate automated, on-demand test automation metrics.

• Ensure automated tests are run early & often providing quick feedback to the team.

• Seek stakeholder feedback via test automation demos.

• Recruiting and building high-performance teams, and dealing with multiple staffing needs.

• Resource management – devising DEV Plans, defining goals for team, performance feedback, year-end discussions, recommending promotions etc.

• Monitoring & reporting – goal based; execution Status & delivery reports on weekly, monthly & quarterly basis.

• Devising & implementing plans for leveraging & enhancing Automation – for regression, and system testing on release basis.

Must Have

• 14+ years of relevant experience

• Expert in writing automated scripts using scripting languages like SQL, Java, Python and JavaScript

• Expert in designing and building automated testing framework using Behavior Driven Development and Test Driven development tools like Cucumber, JBehave, Jasmine, Selenium.

• Expert in building and implementing CI/CD automation strategies for testing using tools like Jenkins, Bamboo, Azure DevOps

• Expert in designing automated test scripts testing Operational/Relational/OLAP databases and data warehouses.

• Expert in designing automated test scripts and validations for ETL/ELT solutions for multiple parallel processing pipelines.

• Expert in testing APIs and Micro-services for both UI layer and data layer for data extraction, preparations and consumption modules.

• Good Understanding and familiarity with SQL databases (Azure SQL DB, Azure DW) , ETL tools like (talend, Azure Data Factory) and Cloud Storage tools like Azure Data Lake, Blob Storage.

• Expert is Data Testing covering all Data Dimensions and Data Flows.

• Strong Analytical skills to understand complex business logic and calculations.

• Expert in Performance Testing at program level

• Expert in QA process, techniques & Methodologies.

• Expert in Forecasting, estimation & ROI analysis.

• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Both attention to detail & ability to rise above details to see broader implications & recommend strategic solutions.

• Proven interpersonal and communication skills with technical & business partners.

• Self-starter; Positive & adaptable; Multi-task in a continually changing environment.

Notes:

Exposure to financial domain is really a must – need to be familiar with trades and how they work.

This person will not be managing people per say, but more of a lead position. They will be in the weeds doing the work hands on, so need someone highly technical (NOT just a high level lead or manager).

There are about 15 people on this team that they will be leading. Will be working with other leads on the team, as well.

Database experience is very important

Plusses:

• Azure Certification would be preferred.