Lead Software Quality Assurance

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Kraken Robotics is currently recruiting for a Lead Software Quality Assurance to join our Mount Pearl, NL office

Full-Time - Permanent | Job Reference: KRSI-2024-41

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate software QA activities.
• Initiate requirements tracing and map those into the QA process (automatic and manual testing)
• Coordinate with Engineering and Project teams to assess QA tasks and engage in project review and status meetings.
• Develop, maintain, and execute software and hardware-related test cases and test suites.
• Implement a plan and framework to automate existing manual test cases.
• Ensure that quality issues and defects are identified, documented, tracked and resolved.
• Become very familiar with the Kraken line of products, including both software and hardware components.
• Record QA results in an issue tracking system (Jira, Asana) and/or version control system (Subversion, Git), as appropriate.
• Validate Kraken product documentation.
• Be a role model and mentor for team members while setting performance standards.
• Work with various software teams in an Agile/Scrum environments to ensure the timely development and delivery of Kraken products.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of three years' experience leading a team of software QA specialists/testers.
• A minimum of eight years' experience in a software QA role.
• Ability to develop and execute exploratory tests, regression tests, and automated tests, to ensure product quality.
• Ability to develop test plans, test cases, automated scripts as well as traceability matrices.
• Knowledge of different scripting languages and coding best practices.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Strong ability and desire to learn and use new technologies.
• Ability to work independently, as well as effectively within a team environment.
• High degree of organization, incredible attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize tasks.
• A technical background.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum would be considered an asset.