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Hi,
I have an urgent requirement with one of my clients, details given below.
If you find your self suitable for the position, please send me your latest
updated resume along with contact details. Please include your employer
details as well.
*Job Title*
Quality Assurance Lead
*Project Location*
Hartford, CT
*Duration*
6 months /Contract
*Skills Required and Job Description:*
*MOI Telephonic + Face to Face*
*NEED -USC GC ONLY Job Summary: * We are seeking an experienced and
motivated Quality Assurance lead to manage the QA activities for sets of
projects focused on the Business Insurance Data Warehouse within the Shared
Business Intelligence Systems organization. He/she will have a track record
of leading the quality aspects of large scale data warehouse, business
intelligence, analytics, and data management solutions in a matrix
reporting environment.
The ideal candidate will have strong leadership abilities, SDLC experience,
resource management, presentation skills, and strong knowledge of Data
Warehousing practices and technologies (Ab initio, Teradata, and Cognos in
particular). The candidate must embody a continuous improvement mindset and
demonstrate meaningful contributions in prior work. This role will be
reporting to Portfolio QA Manager.
*Qualifications: *
- BS in Computer Science or Engineering or Equivalent Experience.
*Primary Responsibilities:*
- Lead a matrixed QA team at project level with onsite/offshore model.
- Provide strong leadership to uphold gating, quality and timeliness of
dependencies
- Be a strong partner with Business counterparts to ensure Business
intent is represented in QA assets
- Be a change agent for quality; drive better quality, not just better
testing
- Provide regular status updates to management and follow approved
escalation paths
- Develop Test effort estimation, Test Strategies, Test Plans for QA on
multiple projects.
- Review team deliverables for completeness and correctness
- Able to assist with hands-on test execution
- Able to partner with geographically dispersed resources (employee and
Globally Sourced Partners)
- Ensure team follows the defined quality process
- Strategize & manage QA Automation plan for the team.
- Conduct QA reviews and audits
- Partner with System Analyst in data profiling exercises
- Coordinate Test Data and Test Environment management
- Coordinate Performance testing and User Acceptance Testing
- Identify, collect, analyze and report on software metrics
- Assist management in interviewing new candidates
- Assist management with QA resource allocations
*Mandatory Requirements:*
- BS in Computer Science or Engineering or Equivalent Experience
- INS 21 Certification
- 3+ years of Data Warehouse QA experience including
- 1+ years of Teradata and/or ETL and/or Shell Scripting experience
- 2+ years Relational Database/SQL experience
- 2+ years as a QA lead for large scale IT applications
- 3+ years of Estimating, Planning , Executing to a Project plan
- 2+ years of experience coordinating with Global teams, including
managing onsite/offshore resources
- 2 examples of meaningful contributions to Process Improvements, with
one of these outside of QA
*Technical Knowledge:*
- Demonstrates in depth knowledge of Management Information Data bases,
Business Intelligence applications and techniques involved in testing
warehouses databases, data marts and cubes. Provides oversight to team to
ensure they understand the business and systems environment to develop
appropriate and timely solutions to issues. Influences and directs staff to
follow established best practices.
- Has a master knowledge of Insurance applications and processes.
Ability to collaborate and communicate with developers, system analysts as
well as business team members. Ability to effectively lead an onshore and
off shore resources. In depth understanding of software development life
cycle as it relates to , waterfall, iterative and Agile methodologies.
- Apart from above the individual should have extensive experience in
Data flow, data mapping and Data Analysis for QA testing.
- Working knowledge of systems interfaces with the business operations
work-flow, and a solid understanding of the corporate and departmental
information system strategies.
- Is proficient in the use of workstation applications related to the
testing function.
- Ability to grasp new technologies and changing trends & apply in day
to day work.
*Tools & Technologies:*
- Should be proficient in Quality Center & Automated testing tools, SQL
- Experience with shared Business Intelligence systems and Teradata
Architecture
- Experience with Micro Strategy software, Cognos and AbInitio ETL tool
architecture
- Adaptable to evaluating specific, home grown tools for potential
utilization or optimization
- Familiar with Resource Management tools, Estimation tools &
performance tools
- Familiar with HP IT Governance tool
*Business Knowledge & Partnership:*
- Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the business function they
are supporting. Establishes effective working relationships and works with
business partners and systems analysts to help identify issues, provide
solutions and establish priorities. Contributes to the creation of an
atmosphere where business partner and developments issues are dealt with
professionally and in a timely manner.
*Problem Solving & Decision Making:*
- Works with staff to identify and analyze problems and provides
recommendations/solutions.
- Directs staff for problem resolution and guidance. Escalates
significant problems quickly and clearly and carefully makes decisions
regarding risks and solutions. Understands the impact of changes to the
system environment.
- Provides leadership and guidance to implement solutions.
- Demonstrates sound analytical and diagnostic skills dealing with
issues that are loosely defined and/or where information is available but
must be further manipulated.
- Once decisions are made, is able to follow the management plan and
direct activities to obtain intended results.
- Openly and directly confronts conflict until resolved.
- Knows how to execute to get things done.
- Optimizes the use of all available resources.
*Team Orientation:*
- Builds relationships with:
- Peers to achieve objectives.
- Other departments to work as one team.
- To secure necessary resources not under his/her personal control.
- Works effectively with all levels.
- Balances team and individual responsibilities.
- Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views.
- Gives and welcomes feedback.
- Puts success of team above own interest.
Regards,
Suman Kumari
Recruiter
*RG Talent Inc*
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