Sr. Manual QA

Sr. Manual QA Engineer - Long-Term Project - Santa Monica, CAWe are looking for a dynamic and self-driven Senior Manual QA Engineer who can take on and overcome challenges in a fast-paced technology organization. This role will be remote, must work PST hours. If you're a match, please apply or contact Our client is a leader of in-home fitness programs and nutritional product, and is on the lookout for top-notch talent. Our client's technology team is leading the way for new opportunities in the digital realm. We provide applications from consumer-facing eCommerce & high traffic CRM for our Coach network to data platforms & core enterprise applications which are at the heart of our order processing and fulfillment solutions. We are a team of top-notch, committed individuals who are passionate about building the best software possible for our customers.What will you be doing as a Senior QA Engineer?We are looking for a dynamic and self-driven Senior Manual QA Engineer who can take on and overcome challenges in a fast-paced technology organization.

• Develop customized testing strategies that maximize test coverage while minimizing execution effort.
• Execute Functional, Non-Functional, Integration, System, Regression, End to End and Exploratory testing
• Identify risks and proactively mitigate and communicate them
• Provide testing leadership and guidance to the team by developing testing solutions, helping to resolve technical problems and challenges, and establishing and applying testing standards.
• Act as a quality champion by striving for excellence and driving continual improvements within the team.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on Enterprise Tech applications
• Regularly communicate and disseminate information to ensure that it flows both up to management and within the team
• Collaborate with Software Engineering Leaders, Project Managers, Product Managers, and others to ensure smooth integration of QA into the SDLC
• Research and stay up to date on the latest tools, technologies, trends, and approaches with the QA space and incorporating the ones that make sense.

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in the Testing/QA/QE field with a passion for quality and a demonstrated track record of continuously improving
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate and articulate to stakeholders and management across multiple business functions
• A strong passion for quality, an unrelenting attention to detail, and the proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
• A proven history of successfully executing all aspects of testing efforts from project inception to post launch
• Strong risk management skills and a knack for recognizing and anticipating things that would eventually turn into problems (problem avoidance vs reactiveness)
• Experience executing Functional, Non-Functional, Integration, System, Regression, and End to End testing
• Ability to develop a testing strategy that is customized and optimized for the situation and communicate it effectively to stakeholders
• Deep understanding of how to leverage automation in testing efforts and the ability to identify tests that would be optimal candidates for automation
• Strong knowledge of web application architecture and extensive experience in testing web applications
• Experience with E-Commerce and one or more of the following technologies - ATG, EBS, SOA, AWS is a big plus
• Ability to effectively utilize issue/defect tracking tools such as JIRA and test case management tools such as TestRail
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent