QA Lead

Brooklyn, NY, United States

Opportunity Details

Full Time QA Lead

Remote

Outcomes. Delivered.

Voyatek, formerly GCOM Software and OnCore Consulting, delivers outcome-driven technology solutions to public sector agencies and higher education institutions nationwide.

For example, our technology:

Facilitates access to nutritious food for children of mothers participating in the WIC program

Supports first responders in reducing opioid overdoses within their communities

Empowers colleges and universities to identify and thwart financial aid fraud

Equips teachers with valuable insights to identify students requiring additional support

Enhances efficiency for state tax agencies, leading to 99% faster return processing and quicker refunds for taxpayers

With a focus on Tax & Revenue, Health & Human Services, and Justice & Public Safety, Voyatek combines the scale to support large complex projects with the agility and accessibility of a boutique solutions provider. Together, Voyatek and its customers work to improve population wellbeing, create safer communities, and foster a thriving economy.

We're more than a technology company -- we're an outcomes company.

We encourage our employees to think differently, ask tough questions, and relentlessly pursue what's best for our customers and the residents they serve.

We believe that the value of technology is defined by its human impact. If you agree, you've come to the right place.

Voyatek is seeking applicants to occupy the position of QA Lead within our team. This is a remote opportunity.

Responsibilities:

QA Engineer will help drive continuous improvement and quality of data products that are leveraged across the enterprise to drive key business decisions, product direction and enable a great user experience.

In this role you will demonstrate experience in software testing methodologies in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, waterfall/agile hybrid environment.

You will work with business and data analysts, data architects and data engineers to implement a comprehensive test strategy using test automation tooling and framework.

You will plan and execute all manual testing activities to ensure all business processes and workflows built on the enterprise data platform are delivered with high standards of quality.

Create test automation scripts and leverage tools for validating data and application functionality.

Build and execute test cases to ensure the integrity of all production solutions deployed on the enterprise data platform including data pipelines, data warehouses, data marts and data sharing repositories.

Identify opportunities for productivity gains through quality engineering process improvements and in the Agile development lifecycle; develop procedures and proposals and lead the implementation of these changes.

Document and analyze test results and recommend corrective action.

Isolate, reproduce, manage, and maintain defects and test case databases, and verify fixes.

Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users.

Identify opportunities to reduce testing time and effort by automating repeatable tests.

Define and champion quality and testing best practices among development teams.

Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant field of study

7 + years of professional work experience (or equivalent experience) is required.

Experience in leading a team of testers, including setting priorities and managing the work of the team.

Strong understanding of software quality principles and processes.

Experience defining and implementing test management tools and processes.

Ability to create, analyze, and publish quality metrics and measures across teams to communicate release quality, and deliver status updates to senior management.

Experience recommending and implementing best practices to improve quality engineering workflows and increase team productivity.

Experience with test data creation.

Experience designing and implementing test plans.

Proficient with test management tools and methodologies in Azure DevOps specifically (Required).

Attention to detail and ability to identify, isolate and document defects.

Effective verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences, including communication both internally and externally to clients.

Strong knowledge of agile practices and experience with agile planning tools (e.g., Jira).

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Required)

Analysis of requirements and involvement in Performance Modeling activity to define the non-functional business requirements called SLAs (Service Level Agreements) like TPS, Hits, Throughput, etc. by using production data for performance evaluation of web applications.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. This includes, but is not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and geographic location. At Voyatek, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current annual range is $95,900 to $158,300.

If you think you are a good fit for us, we encourage you to apply. Check out our career website for all open positions!

Voyatek provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status or domestic violence victim status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment and hiring, job assignment/placement, promotion, upgrading, demotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, rates of pay or other compensation, internship, and training.

Minimum Salary: 95900.00 Maximum Salary: 158300.00 Salary Unit: Yearly