Lead QA Engineer (UI tester)

Role Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:

• Develops testing programmes throughout the entire technologies’ lifecycles that address areas such as functionality, compatibility, reliability and usability.
• Leads a wide range of quality control planning and execution activities in alignment with the organisation's standards and strategy to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified business and customer needs.
• Brings together testing requirements by evaluating the product requirement specifications (functional / non-functional) and raise clarifications with product owners, business analysts and customers.
• Develops, implements and maintains test scripts/cases autonomously– manual, automation, performance, and supporting analysis. Assigns required tests to Associates.
• Leads the ongoing maintenance of customer technologies, resolving issues and advancing where necessary.
• Recommends and supports the implementation of improvements to quality control frameworks, processes and standard methodologies.
• Builds trusting relationships with team and colleagues, collaborating closely with the team.
• Communicates clearly with and keeps clear lines of communication open to ensure full understanding of tasks, asking questions where needed.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent
• ISTQB Core Advanced Certified or equivalent is a plus
• Exhibits good knowledge in software quality assurance processes and methodologies
• Experience in UI testing by Cypress or Selenium
• Ability to code in JavaScript and preferably TypeScript
• Exhibits good experience in the software development life cycle and one programming language, preferably in multi-tiered applications.