Lead QA Analyst

Job Description

This position follows our hybrid-friendly schedule, so you get the best of both worlds – flexibility and collaboration. In office days will be 2-3 per week averaging 10-12 days per month in our St Petersburg, FL Corporate Office

Job Summary

Leads testing initiatives specific to a particular vertical by working closely with SQM, DEV, and Business Partners to ensure the delivery of a high-quality product. Acquires a deep understanding of the applications and environments within the vertical. Coordinates the integration testing with other verticals. Collaborates with SQM teams to ensure that testing materials align with the SDLC process and remain reusable for future projects. Identifies opportunities for improving existing SQM procedures and may recommend enhancements to testing methods and tools. Collaborates with SQM leadership to guarantee the appropriate allocation of SQM resources within the vertical. Works closely with the development team to establish priorities and facilitate decisions pertaining to product quality.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of and resolve any inquiries or concerns within the specified vertical.
• Ensure comprehensive project status is reported for each vertical. Testing teams within each vertical report their progress to their respective leads. The leads will then identify any potential areas of concern and escalate them to the manager. If the manager requires status updates, the lead would be the primary contact.
• Ensure all testing activities for projects within vertical completed by functional, automated, services and non-functional test teams are completed with high quality.
• Ensure projects are adequately staffed and resource allocation is completed and reviewed monthly across verticals.
• Understand infrastructure changes to the environment and impacts to testing.
• Have deep understanding of testing tools and provide best practices across all teams in support of standardization.
• Lead subject area(s) on a day-to-day basis as the primary interface with teams to:
• Ensure status and metric reporting are being done and in align ment with team standards.
• Ensure Azure DevOps standards are being followed.
• Have in depth knowledge and awareness of all projects in that vertical
• Ensure Defect management is occurring at an application level (not just by initiative)
• Ensure that Test Management is being done effectively
• Tests are written well
• Tests are written in such a way as to be able to be automated
• Tests are managed in a way that is logical and reusable
• Ensure that risk is being covered effectively by reviewing test plans and test summaries for that vertical as part of SDLC review. Ensure all proper SDLC documents are provided and posted to the appropriate location. Audit to ensure compliance.
• Lead and actively participate in process refinements and reviews. Provide input for improving and/or changing processes.
  
  

Skills

• Ten (10) years of related experience including software testing, leading project test efforts, development of formal test strategies, and business and technical acumen.
• Leadership experience required
• Preferred leadership experience with offshore resources
• Testing terminology
• SDLC knowledge (waterfall & Agile)
• Thorough knowledge of structured test methods and processes.
• Proven experience in leading and testing complex user interfaces.
• Knowledge of both Manual and Automated Testing.
• Experience in testing using an automated test tool (preferred).
• Experience in testing Windows Software Applications / Database applications produced using Angular, C#, SQL and Oracle Server.
• SQL and PL/SQL with complex queries.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps (aka TFS).
• Knowledge of web service testing using tools like Postman (preferred).
• Investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry
  
  

Education

Bachelor’s: Business Administration, Bachelor’s: Computer and Information Science, High School (HS) (Required)

Work Experience

General Experience – 10 to 15 years

Certifications

Travel

Workstyle

Hybrid

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

We Expect Our Associates At All Levels To

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm
  
  

At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.