Software Test Lead

Primary Goals:

Develops, establishes and maintains quality standards, systems, and practices which meet Quality Requirements. Ensures the high quality of the developed software and that it is delivered on time and meets the requirement specification. The lead should coaches & supports team members to overcome technical issues, challenges & problems. Responsible for the overall quality of project under an account.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Leading and coaching

• Consolidate team member’s activity and follow up on tasks and assignments.
• Coach and support team members in technical issues, challenges and problems.
• Allocate and assign tasks for quality resources in coordination with Project Manager.
• Triggers the measurement and effectiveness of testing per project.

Reporting and communications

• Reporting of the testing status to the Project Manager.
• Communicates with the Project Manager to discuss project’s issues and schedule.
• Communicates with the Test manager of team performance and technical evaluation.
• Facilitate team member’s issues and support team spirit.

Testing implementations & Execution

• Ability to understand new testing techniques, technologies, tools and the ability to apply them.
• Reviews Requirements and design of the system to be implemented.
• Review and approve estimation of the testing efforts.
• Review the testing strategy and test planning implemented by the team.
• Review test cases and test scripts.
• Depending on team size & level of complexity he/she could be required to design & execute tests cases.
• Define test cases execution priorities.

Testing activities Follow-ups

• Follow up on execution status of the testing team members.
• Follow up on tasks status to improve delivery timelines.
• Follow up and ensure that all testing documentations are updated.
• Ensure conformance of testing processes within the project.