Job Summary
Zurich Insurance is looking for a Test & Quality Lead to work in a wider project team on the end to end testing of complex software solutions. You will lead the end to end testing of the smaller business critical software enhancements and be proactive in the development of the Test Team capabilities with Zurich Ireland.
Your Role
As a Test & Quality Lead your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
Designing, analyzing and constructing business specific end to end scenarios, defining standards for the development of test scripts, deployment and reuse.
Acting as the key point of contact for all Testing aspects of releases and coordinating Testing resources internally and externally.
Leading and mentoring QA team members.
Uncovering opportunities for automating manual tests and processes.
Building and automating regression and acceptance test scenarios
Take overall accountability for project test delivery plan (Static Testing, SIT, UAT)
Reviewing the test coverage and test cases produced by Test Analysts
Conduct walkthroughs with respective Business Stakeholders.
Tracking, control and resolution of testing issues and queries.
Executes test cases as per the agreed testing plan, log and retest defects as necessary using the appropriate test tools.
Assists with Root Cause Analysis and troubleshooting of defects.
Chairs and participates in defect triage meetings and provide updates.
Producing all test status and summary reports.
Signing-off completed test runs/cycles.
Work with other Test Managers to ensure sharing of experiences, best practices and lessons learnt.
Upskill team members and business partners on testing tools and standards so that these can be used efficiently during the test preparation and execution phases ensuring all Testing collateral meets the required standards
Additional Job Functions:
Builds good working relationships with Test Team Stakeholders and Project Management.
Ability to help keep team motivated in high pressure situations.
Experience in all areas of the testing life cycle.
Responds maturely to ambiguity and complexity
As a Test & Quality Lead your skills and qualifications will include:
Non-Technical Competencies:
Competencies & Behaviours: