Lead Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Lead Software Quality Assurance Analyst 

CreditSights is seeking a Lead Software Quality Assurance Analyst based out of our London, New York or Chicago office. 

Fitch Solutions provides data, research, and analytics that help clients excel at managing their credit risk, offer deep insight into the debt investment market, and provide comprehensive intelligence about the macroeconomic environment. All are available on our platform, Fitch Connect, designed, and built using our credit, macro, and industry expertise to help you make more informed decisions.

QA Lead will be joining a fast-paced team. The candidate will be responsible for working on multiple projects and collaborating with Product managers, Developers, QA team members, and other business associates.

What We Offer:

• An open culture where employees can exchange ideas and perspectives throughout the organization, irrespective of their seniority.
• We embrace diversity and appreciate authenticity; employees work in an environment where they can be their true selves. Our inclusive and progressive approach helps us to keep a balanced perspective.
• Tech and Product work hand in hand to create excellent products.

We’ll Count on You To:

• Manage the full QA life cycle, including the creation of Test Strategies, Test Scenarios, Test Cases/Scripts
• Manage the end-to-end Defect life cycle management for all supported apps/platforms.
• Review stories, functional requirements, and technical designs to create test plans and detailed test cases.
• Lead the manual and automated testing efforts for multiple projects and products.
• Lead team to guide and delegate the responsibilities.
• Work independently from start of the project to the finish line.
• Work closely with product managers, developers, and other teams to develop a deep understanding of product requirements and ensure proper tests are documented.
• Perform different types of tests, including functional, regression, smoke, and automation.
• Assist product and support teams in pre & post-launch activities as required.
• Develop and maintain automated scripts promoting reusable components and maintainability.
• Execute automated scripts and perform failure analysis to determine the root cause of failures.
• Assist with triaging, diagnosing, and resolving issues discovered during testing.
• Work with both onshore and offshore teams to meet the business objectives and deadlines.
• Work with agile software development processes in a fast-paced environment.
• Automate test cases using automation tools such as Selenium Web Driver using Java and Katalon.
• Perform DB queries (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) to create, validate, and crosscheck backend data. 
• Perform testing for APIs using tools like Postman, insomnia, etc.
• Use Jira/Confluence for creating bugs, test cases, and documentation.

What You Need to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science or equivalent work experience
• 2-3 years of experience in leading high-performing QA teams.
• 6 to 8 years of overall Quality Assurance experience
• Strong expertise in software QA methodologies, tools, procedures & testing techniques
• Demonstrated experience in test strategy development, planning, design, and execution.
• Experience testing public-facing websites and portals
• Proficient in automation testing. 5-7 years of experience in automation tools like Selenium with Java and BDD, python, Katalon Studio, etc.
• 2-3 years of performance testing experience
• Background in testing tools in the Financial Services space a plus
• Experience with Postman, Insomnia, and other standard API testing tools
• Ability to communicate effectively utilizing Teams, Slack, etc. 
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• 2-3 years of querying Database (SQL server, redshift, PostgreSQL etc.).
• Experience with AWS services.
• Continuous learner with the aptitude and interest in gaining advanced domain knowledge and new skills.
• Exposure to other testing tools like UFT is a plus.
• 2-3 years of experience managing automated testing frameworks, ensuring integration within CI/CD processes.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Selenium with Java and BDD, Katalon Studio 
• Should have people skills.
• Excellent communication skills
• Can work independently with minimum supervision.

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information please visit our websites:  

www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.CreditSights.com

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

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