Chef d’équipe en automatisation assurance qualité / QA Automation Team Lead

at  OpalRT

ACHIEVEMENTS AND STIMULATING CHALLENGES:

As part of the DevOps and Software Quality division, the QA Automation team lead will be responsible for leading the automation test strategy, tools, processes and managing a QA analysts team as well as a CI Developers team while remaining hands-on.
We are looking for a candidate with team management experience in an Agile environment and with strong leadership skills. The candidate will need to be an excellent team player and demonstrate interest in supporting co-workers.

REQUIREMENTS :

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent.
• Experience: At least 5 years of hands-on test automation related experience and at least 2 years as a team lead, and/or experience as a Scrum master.
• Language abilities: French mandatory - courses will be offered if necessary to facilitate integration. Excellent English skills (oral and written) for communication with colleagues and partners outside Quebec.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Good knowledge of Testing Life Cycle, Quality Processes, Methodologies and Test Design techniques.
• Strong experience in building Continuous Integration test automation framework using technologies such as Jenkins, Gitlab-CI.
• Experience in a variety of test automation frameworks/tools and script development using scripting languages (e.g., Python/PyTest, Nose2, etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of industry practices with a focus on Agile, DevOps, environments, and test integration.
• Experience in using source code management system (GIT).
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming.

SOFT SKILLS:

• Strong problem solving, design, analytical skills.
• Out-of-the-box thinking to come up with creative solutions on testing approaches in critical timelines.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, effective negotiation skills.
• Proficient at writing process documentation.
• Autonomy.

A CAREER WITH OPAL-RT WILL SUIT YOU IF:

• You are seeking stimulating challenges that will constantly push you to do your best.
• You dream of a family environment that is also professional, cooperative and friendly.
• You need a flexible schedule and the ability to telecommute in order to balance work and home life.
• You want to continue to expand your knowledge and know-how by working side-by-side with researchers, innovators and scientists who share one thing; Passion.
• You have chosen to be an important contributor to the technological progress in a multitude of industries.
• You want to be recognized for your ideas, creativity and talent.
• You know your worth and seek a globally competitive salary.
• You don’t just want a job, you want a career!
• The use of the masculine gender includes the feminine and is employed solely to facilitate reading.
• Creating meaningful work means embracing different perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate. Embracing difference is what makes OPAL-RT what it is — we wouldn’t have it any other way.

• Assess QA automation needs to define and leverage current automation framework to best suit R&D teams.
• Participate in optimizing QA tests development and execution.
• Design and promote quality processes.
• Define and apply QA metrics across R&D teams.
• Proceed to hands-on test scripts and tools, deployments pipelines and code reviews.
• Support the implementation of company wise reporting means, and ensure efficient communication.
• Closely work with DevOps and IVV teams to integrate quality concepts, tools and Clients’ experience within CI environments.
• Synchronize with Software and Hardware team leaders to manage priorities and requirements.
• Responsible for technical coaching, mentoring, training and daily interactions with teams’ members to ensure lasting competencies and knowledge sharing.
• Assess teams’ members’ performances, manage competencies and training plans.