Test Lead

Only U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. can be considered as W2 candidates. Job Title: Test LeadLocation: Chicago or HoustonDuration:Long term contractDescription: •Architects, designs, and implements test automation frameworks from the ground up into a continuous integration and execution model•Establishes a set of test suites (Sanity, integration, regression) for multiple applications that can run in a CI/CD environment, across various environments•Can work and lead testing team and coordinates with development team to define and implement mechanisms to inject testing earlier into the software development process•Coordinates with development team in overseeing bug tracking, test prioritization, test automation, and release management across portfolios•Develop high-quality automation test engineering best practices, test strategy, and principles•Define and track quality assurance metrics such as defect densities and open defect counts•Track and communicate test results in a timely, effective, and automated manner•Ability to communicate and collaborate with multiple teams offer creative solutions to solve complex problems •Work with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignmentKnowledge/Skillset:•Experience building highly automated environments using virtual and cloud resources, experience with cloud computing services using AWS•Experience in Automation frameworks with end to end testing, web application, services (Appium / JMeter / Selenium / API testing / UI Path) testing and batch processtesting and batch process•Test Life Cycle Management, knowledge of and experience with Test Management Tools such as MS Office, MS MTM, Jira, TFS•Knowledge in writing and running SQL / Oracle scripts related to test data from front end and back end systems•Experience in Static Security scanning on applications using Fortify, quick learner, analyze false positives and work closely with development team on resolution•Experience integrating test automation in continuous testing pipelines (including health checks & code scans) with CI/CD tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins with Docker knowledge•Familiar with Test Metrics, Change and Release Management processes•Experience in developing and maintaining Test Environments•Experienced on demonstrating automation frameworks