QA Lead

OverviewPosition Overview:At Source, a HealthEdge Company, we are looking for talented QA Leads who will work with Test Engineers, Product Owners, Site Reliability Engineers, and Developers to release quality tested products in a 2-week sprint cycle. An ideal candidate for this role wants to take an active part in growing, developing, and implementing quality solutions to maximize testing coverage and reduce testing cycle time.Your Impact:You are a Communicator - you use your communication and diplomacy skills to influence, convince and lead others within the sprint teamSpeaks in respective sprint ceremonies

Builds relationships with development, product, and client-facing teams

Provides feedback to the QA members through test plan/test case review sessions, addresses quality issues

Responsible for keeping the team(s) updated with new and enhanced initiatives around quality and processes

Provides feedback to the scrum team(s) on process and communication improvements

Raises risks promptly and works towards a mitigation plan

Advise and assist QA Manager on status, risks, and resolutions as they relate to testing and quality assurance

Coordinate release check-in and Go/No-Go meetings

Empower the team to raise a hand when help is needed for testing complex work or when QA runs out of time

You are a multi-tasker - you can manage multiple priorities within sprint teams, partnered with a flexible workflow to adapt to a fast-paced environment.Keep a close pulse on the workflow of multiple scrum teams

Ensures that the quality gates are enforced and followed by all the scrum teams

Collects and communicates real-time data on testing in a sprint

Keeps the team aligned with time tracking expectations

Stays on top of builds and test environments issues

Quickly identifies bottlenecks with code delivery, requirement delays, and test environment issues and works with the Test Manager and Director to resolve it

Evaluates ad hoc requests from Product and Dev for their feasibility and make suggestions to handle it

Monitors the quality of work produced by the QA team to ensure quality standards are met consistently

You are a cheerleader for new initiatives and process improvement - adopt BDD methodology, support agile process improvement, focus on quality measures within the TCOE, and influence engineering organizations to build a quality-driven culture. Work closely with QA Management to support & improve efficiency in release delivery by optimization techniques either Manual or Test AutomationKnow the OKRs and corresponding initiatives to realize the OKRs

Rollout initiatives such as decision table, boundary value analysis, test case sin Gherkin, usage of tools such as ADO, the test review process, API testing with UI testing, etc.

Ensure test coverage includes normal flow, alternate flow, and exception flow.

Learn and train the team on concepts such as BDD, Risk-based testing, Shift-left, Fail fast

Provide structured training to the team on Medicare and Medicaid providers.

Understand the benefits of test automation and join future endeavors to introduce test automation at the sprint level

You are a planner - Define & maintain QA release capacity to plan for application release deliverables, track test environments, and test data needs for SDLC projects and programs, frequently assess risks, and escalate them promptly.Identify testers in advance of the sprint

Encourage and enforce test preparedness in advance of the build

Ensure test plan/test case are reviewed for all complex testing by SMEs and/or PO/BA

Prepare the offshore team(s) for release day formalities such as smoke testing, etc.

You are an expert in Agile practices - Manage, and deliver complex testing end-to-end project & product software testing lifecycle (STLC) needs such as requirement review, technical assessment, test estimation, identification of requirement gaps, meet defined target timelines, represent QA in all Agile ceremonies in all technical and non-technical discussionTake Udemy courses around Agile practices used at Source such as Scrum, SaFe, etc.

Take courses around T-shirt sizing, story pointing, etc.

Understand the Agile manifesto and propagate the principles within the agile team

Establish and drive the adoption of quality metrics that help measure test effectiveness, efficiency, and overall quality of product

Empower team to the understand risks when taking on work during sprint planning

You are the Voice of Quality - Work with Scrum teams to ensure higher quality test coverage throughout the development and UAT development life cycles - encourage unit testing, the peer review process, frequent code scanning, test case reviews, and test readiness before the build delivery, use automated tools for regression and smoke testing, use decision table and boundary value techniques for comprehensive test coverage, establish quality gates at every stage of STLC, etc.Create quality gates at each step in STLC - test readiness before the build, comprehensive test coverage as part of the testing, test documentation and logging throughout the testing, test reporting after testing, smoke testing on release candidate build, etc.

Work with the development team to implement code quality through unit testing, coding scanning, the peer review process, a clear branching strategy, etc.

Identify testing gaps and encourage RCA of production bugs in a way to enhance and correct the test coverage

Be the first line of defense to team members that need extra support and help in raising the quality bar; be a coach and mentor

Can apply advanced subject matter knowledge to complex testing issues

Ability to present meaningful data to articulate progress towards a goal or define a bottleneck situation

What you bring:5 or more years of Agile experience

5 or more years of hands-on knowledge in testing, testing techniques, and different types of testing

2 or more years of Test Automation knowledge or experience

Agile certification

2 or more years of experience with training and mentoring the QA team

2or more years’ experience with implementing new quality initiatives and process improvement

Experience using Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins Build Server, Git/Stash, Azure DevOps, etc.

Advanced SQL knowledge

Exposure to cloud infrastructure

Healthcare knowledge Is a plus

Management experience is a plus but not required

HealthEdge commits to building an environment and culture that supports the diverse representation of our teams. We aspire to have an inclusive workplace. We aspire to be a place where all employees have the opportunity to belong, make an impact and deliver excellent software and services to our customers.Geographic Responsibility: While HealthEdge is located in Burlington, MA you may live anywhere in the U.S.Type of Employment: Full-time, permanentFLSA Classification (USA Only): ExemptWork Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:The employee is occasionally required to move around the office. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work across multiple time zones in a hybrid or remote work environment.

Long periods of time sitting and/or standing in front of a computer using video technology.

May require travel dependent on company needs.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the job being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. HealthEdge reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Candidates may be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check.HealthEdge is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to workforce diversity and actively encourage all qualified persons to seek employment with us, including, but not limited to, racial and ethnic minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities.#LI-RemoteJob Locations US-RemoteID 2022-1231Category EngineeringPosition Type Full-TimeHealthEdge provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.