Test Team Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES AND MAIN JOB TASKS:

• Team player, who will work in closer relationship with colleagues from next departments, but not limited to Development, Project Management, Product Management, Presales and Sales , etc.
• Supports newcomers, by providing orientation and introducing them to the company and the project/ initiative.
• Proactive in issue and risk escalation, through effective collaboration and influence.
• Communicates the testing status.
• Provides test estimates and schedules (including team needs), proactively discussing and agreeing those matters with team and stakeholders.
• Proactively to contributes retrospectives and defect escape analysis.
• Participate in planning sessions.
• Identifies the training requirements.
• Communicate with the client or on-site/ offshore team members, as required.
• Gathers the decided test metrics.
• Escalates and obtain a resolution of the issues related to the test environment, the team, the processes, etc.
• Plans, organizes and leads team meetings and ensures action is taken based on the team discussions.
• Reviews the status reports of the QA/ Testers.
• Keeps the QA/ Testers motivated.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 7 + years’ experience in the field of quality assurance and testing of software products.
• 4+ years’ experience as a team manager.
• Excellent knowledge to contemporary technologies in the quality assurance and testing field
• The person holding the current position is expected to have minimal need for supervision.
• He/she should use the experience and knowledge to achieve the best possible quality of the software products of the company.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Highly organized with attention to detail.
• Ability to learn fast and well to work effectively and efficiently.
• Either a bachelor's and /or master’s degree or equivalent experience is needed.
• Proven excellent written and spoken English.