Quality Assurance Lead
New York City, NY
Engineering /
Full-Time /
Hybrid
We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Lead to drive end execute our QA efforts, leveraging a blend of mature QA practices, DevOps, and Automation within an Agile framework. This role is pivotal in developing, maintaining, and integrating Test Automation within our CI/CD pipeline, overseeing and helping to perform all QA approaches including Manual Testing, Regression Testing, Accessibility, Static Code Analysis, Performance Testing and more. The ideal candidate exhibits strong leadership and communication skills, with a deeply hands-on approach to both operate and drive continuous improvement in all QA related activities.
Responsibilities
- Ensure comprehensive manual testing coverage, including agreement on acceptance criterion and scripting.
- Develop and manage automated testing frameworks, ensuring their integration within CI/CD processes.
- Define QA standards in collaboration with development teams and third parties.
- Establish and maintain Test Data Management processes, standards, and automation.
- Lead the development of Automated Testing Scripts, regression testing, and smoke testing strategies.
- Design and implement Performance Testing frameworks and Performance Engineering processes.
- Coordinate test environment maintenance, troubleshoot issues alongside the DevOps team, and advocate for continuous improvement.
- Mentor and manage two Quality Analysts, defining and tracking quality metrics.
- Complete mandatory security training and comply with ISMS policies.
- Report any security violations or concerns to appropriate departments.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- At least 7 years of IT experience, with a focus on Quality Assurance, Agile Development, and DevOps.
- Extensive knowledge of QA procedures, automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Python, JavaScript, Angular), and experience with Agile Development.
- Experience with Security Scanning tools such as SonarQube, Veracode and equivalent.
- Proficiency in maintaining Test Environments, particularly Windows and VMWare, and integrating test automation within Continuous Integration frameworks.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Exposure to test lifecycle management tools such as ALM or QTP/UFT is a major plus
- Some Experience with .NET and CRM development/testing is a plus.
- Understanding of DevOps technologies, Software Configuration Management, and Infrastructure Operations.
$100,000 - $140,000 a year
Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as role, work experience, education/training and skill level, market conditions, and the candidate's geographic location.
We offer a competitive compensation package, including a base salary, comprehensive health care coverage, disability benefits, 401(k)+ match, life insurance, paid personal days, paid holidays, and paid time off, among others.
For those in eligible roles, a discretionary bonus may be awarded based on company performance and in recognition of individual achievements and contributions.
Additional details about total compensation and benefits details during the hiring process.
Doran Jones Inc. (DJI) is the leading financial services Data Engineering and Application Development firm, specializing in Capital Markets, Risk, and Regulatory Compliance. We are US-based, helping our clients fill gaps in capacity and expertise, reduce risk, and accelerate change. Our leaders average over 25 years of experience in Financial Services and Technology. DJI is repeatedly engaged by the largest and most complex clients for our Agile transformation expertise and practical understanding of the critical relationship between data, architecture, and application development.
DJI has a mission to place more people from non-traditional backgrounds into sustainable technology careers. Through partnerships with non-profit technology programs in underserved communities and Veteran organizations, candidates transition from tech training programs into real IT careers at DJI. Our unique recruitment policy allows us to create exceptional teams, bringing a broad spectrum of experience to our company and creating anything but a traditional consulting firm.
DJI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of McLaren Strategic Ventures, a private equity firm, that invests in start-ups and scale-ups. They provide a full range of highly trusted domain consulting, advisory services, and innovative technologies globally. Doran Jones is able to offer a broad range of technology, deeper AI and machine learning tools, data intelligence, alternative resourcing capabilities, and capital access to invest and digitize at scale. Our clients benefit from this unique portfolio allowing them to accelerate the pace of their own digital transformations through innovative products and services designed around industry-wide issues.
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