QA Automation Lead

City of New York
New York, NY
Job Description
The NYC Department of Finance's Finance Information Technology (FIT) Division is seeking a QA Automation Lead to drive the creation of enterprise strategy for test automation and quality management framework. The role will oversee the development, maintenance, and execution of quality assurance initiatives, including test cases, test scripts, test plans, status reports, traceability matrices, defect analysis, and testing outcomes.

Requirements

  • Automate end-to-end testing capabilities across all applications
  • Leverage developer tools and test automation to transform our software release processes
  • Define, champion quality and testing best practices among business and technology teams
  • Create and design test strategy, test plan, detailed test cases, test scripts, and traceability matrix
  • Develop test approach based on established standards and design documentation
  • Establish and gain acceptance for Key Results indicated by our development pipeline and automation test frameworks
  • Create and execute test cases, log and assign defects, and keep track of defect status
  • Develop and execute test scripts using tools like Azure, Selenium, Appium, and Junit
  • Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users
  • Prepare detailed reports on testing outcomes and quality metrics
  • Ensure that automated tests are integrated and execute reliably in the CI/CD environment
  • Participate in code review with Dev, QA, and Automation team
  • May supervise staff engaged in similar work and/or cross train and mentor other team members on automation framework and scripts development
  • Assist in performance test effort using tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, etc.
  • Using SQL, verify database design and data integrity through backend testing
  • Participate in FIT's System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Health insurance
  • Paid holidays
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