(8AD) Lead Quality Engineer

Job Description

Overview
Software Mind is seeking qualified candidates located in Latam to fill the role of Lead Quality Engineer.

In addition to a competitive salary rate and a positive work environment committed to delivering high-quality technology solutions, we also offer:

• Flexible schedules
• An authentic work-life balance
• Payment in US Dollars

About the role:
We are looking for a Lead QA Engineer who will manage the day-to-day, sprint-to-sprint activities they are assigned to. The QA Engineer needs to assess current testing needs and schedules. They also need to work with other team members to ensure that they adhere to specifications.  Be able to report on any issues with their project.  Create and deliver daily QA Metric reports to QA Lead and/or Stakeholders.

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Qualifications

Some of the main responsibilities for the role include:

• Process enhancement – An effective QA Engineer should always seek out ways to improve processes, so familiarity with processes and efficiency enhancement is helpful in this role. Saying this is “good enough” is not the right answer.
• Organization skills – This role requires a degree of organization to successfully schedule and direct QA procedures and coordinate development and testing processes.
• Communication skills – Effective verbal and written communication is also important in this role as the QA Engineer provides reports to developers, engineers, and leadership to improve software and systems.

Job Skills/Requirements
- +90% English written and oral (at least B2 level) with excellent communication skills
- 7+ years of QA experience as a QA Engineer
- 5+ years working in an Agile Development Environment
- Proficient with Azure DevOps, Azure Test Plans, AWS, SQL, Java, Selenium, JMeter, Cucumber, BDD, Gherkin, MS Word, Excel, Copilot, ChatGPT and PowerPoint
- Effective leadership, scheduling, and management skills are also vital in this role because the QA Engineer coordinates the activities of their QA resources on their project
- Ability to take business requests and break them down into manageable steps to achieve a goal

Additional Information

Nice to Have
- Certified Scrum Master
- Proficient in Azure DevOps Test Plans and Load Test