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Open position for Software Test Automation Lead
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| We are a software company in Los Angeles looking for a very strong
automation lead for both load and regression automation. Please apply
online at www.elite.com for the position number listed below. We will
consider candidates anywhere in the U.S. or Canada. We are okay with a
H1B transfer. The position is located in the Los Angeles office, there
is no telecommuting. If you have questions please feel free to send me
email at qaguy2@yahoo.com.
QA Test Automation Team Lead - LOS0000596
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Apply Online
Description
Thomson Elite is a leading provider of integrated information solutions
to professional services firms worldwide. Thomson Elite is a business
within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and is a premier
provider of financial and practice management systems to the legal
industry and to other professional services markets, including
accounting, engineering, marketing services, and management and IT
consulting. For more information, visit www.thomsonelite.com.
We are s ing an experienced QA Test Automation Team Lead to be based
in our Los Angeles office.
The purpose of this position is to provide leadership, direction, and
expertise to a medium sized test team responsible for certifying the
level of quality of new and existing applications from an automated
functional and performance testing perspective. As a part of the QA
management team, work with a variety of groups across multiple
disciplines to improve, streamline, integrate, and communicate the
build, test, qualification, and deployment/release cycles for a large
legal billing and accounting product.
The primary responsibilities of this position are the following:
- Lead a team of Automated Test Engineers to ensure
successful automated functional and performance/stress/load testing
across new and existing applications.
- Assist management team in making solid "go/no-go" decisions for the
launch of each application. Provide management team with performance
metrics and corresponding analysis to substantiate each decision.
- Lead the design and implementation effort for a flexible automation
framework.
- Assist automated testers in the development of all testing-related
documentation, including test plans, test cases/scripts, and reports.
- Help design and create test scripts, test harnesses, programs, and/or
drivers to run automated functional and performance tests.
- Remove obstacles to help automated testers achieve testing milestones
according to project schedules.
- Schedule automation testing resources to provide adequate testing
coverage to all projects.
- Manage and publish test execution schedule.
- Interface with the appropriate teams to ensure test automation
environment availability.
Qualifications
4+ Years of extensive technical depth in Rational automated test tools
(XDE or Functional Tester) or equivalent depth in similar tools with a
desire to learn Functional Tester.
4+ Years of strong coding skills (Java or Java script preferred but not
required).
3+ Years of extensive experience in stress / load testing. Segue Silk
Performer is preferred but will consider experience with other similar
tools. Knowledge of how to work with development to debug performance
problems.
2+ Years of experience designing and implementing a test automation
framework supporting flexible data input, unattended running, error
recovery, and automated checking of results.
- Computer Science or BS/BA Degree or additional years of experience
- Must be highly technical and hands on while providing solid
leadership to reports.
- Knowledge of the software test process and experience writing test
plans and test cases.
- Strong QA methodology, process, and technical leadership.
- Experience in testing multi-tier web-based applications.
- Self-motivated leader, and doer.
- Goal-oriented and project-driven.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Agile and comfortable with ambiguity
- Excellent oral and written communicator who can help bridge the gap
between application testers and automation testers.
- Able to manage, build, and develop a staff in an ever changing
environment.
- Cool under pressure.
- Cares about the quality of the customer experience and willing to
stand up for it!
Summary
Job Field Development
Locations CA-Los Angeles
Organization Thomson Elite
Schedule Full-time
Additional Information
Posting Date January 12, 2006
Unposting Date March 13, 2006
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| Gary wrote:
> The primary responsibilities of this position are the following:
> - Lead a team of Automated Test Engineers to ensure
> successful automated functional and performance/stress/load testing
> across new and existing applications.
If I insist that the programmers write unit tests for every line of code
they write, will the managers back me up?
> - Excellent oral and written communicator who can help bridge the gap
> between application testers and automation testers.
What about the gap between... you see what I mean here.
> - Cool under pressure.
Even if I caused it? ;-
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