Title: Quality Assurance Team Lead/Manager
Location: Cape Town (Mowbray)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Team Management
- Recruitment
- Staff Placement
- Performance Management
- Capacity Planning
- Manage team productivity and quality
- Instill proper QA methodologies, way of work and QA culture
- Mentorship
Training and Development
- Set training plan for the team
- Identify training needs
Processes and Standards
- Set and implement way of work
- Set and implement documentation and Test Case standards
- Define and continuously review test automation tools
- Reduce Manual Testing
- Ensure sufficient test coverage
- Ensure QA process are followed in line with definition of done.
- Implement and maintain proper Estimation process
- Implement required testing methodologies
Client Delivery
- Delivery within SLA to the client
QA Environment
- Implement and maintain a proper QA Environment
KEY COMPETENCIES
Personal Attributes / Character traits required for this job:
- Analytical thinker
- Critical thinking skills
- Delivery focused
- Team Player – must be able to work collaboratively with the Client, redPanda Executives, BAs, DPMs, Service Delivery Managers and Development Managers
- Keen attention to detail
- Flexible/adaptable/approachable and willing to work in rapid changing, high delivery environment
- Integrity & Professionalism
- Stays focused under pressure
- Leadership
Mandatory technical skills required to do the Job:
- Experience with Test Analysis
- Experience with creating test plans
- Experience with API Testing Tools
- Experience with SQL
- Experience with Test Automation tools and Creating Automation Tests
- Knowledge of Multiple Testing Techniques
- Microsoft Office
- Experience with Task and Process Tracking tools
- Experience with Developing QA processes and procedures
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- +7 years’ experience in a QA environment
- +5 years’ experience with automation testing
- +3 years’ leading a team
- ISTQB certification would be advantageous
- Experience with Agile environment
- Retail experience is advantageous
- Experience working within an Agile environment
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
- Competency based interview to assess above requirements
- Applicable assessment
- Background checks
If you are interested in applying, please email your updated CV to [email protected]. Please add the name of the vacancy to the subject line of your email
