QA Lead

Testing Center of Excellence is looking for technology experts who want to make a positive influence on new business by applying best QA practices and taking ownership.

We are a growing business unit of Ciklum with currently 70+ employees, specializing in Software quality assurance. Currently we are dealing with approximately 30 projects simultaneously. Our projects usually last for 6-12 months and our technological focus is mainly on web and mobile technologies. So, you’ll have the opportunity to get frequently in touch with new projects, processes, approaches, technologies, and tools. Through direct knowledge exchange with international clients you are an important contributor in making them successful.

Our environment gives you the opportunity to share your professionalism to help team members grow and we support you with training and education in the areas where you want to develop. 

Responsibilities:

QA Lead main responsibility is to make sure that Quality Assurance Strategy, Plans, Practices and Processes allow the project to be delivered successfully. The responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Performing QA Lead team role
• Best QA practice implementation and supervision on all the projects within the program 
• Test Strategy preparation and update on program level (2 projects)
• Test planning and test estimations (including automation testing)
• Improving or setting-up QA processes for several different integrated solutions
• Setup/update QA processes, approaches, frameworks, tools, and team composition from scratch
• Test design techniques applying
• QA tasks distribution within the team
• QA Estimation, Testing Methodology Implementation, Agile QA Process Management
• Coaching QA team members, QA training

Essential skills:

• 7+ years professional experience in QA area
• 5+ years of leading, coaching experience
• QA Process implementation knowledge
• Solid experience in automation  process implementation
• Team leading / management at least 5 people
• Excellent knowledge of different testing methods, techniques and types
• Knowledge of testing specifics for different application types and business domains
• Deep understanding of development processes, approaches, infrastructure and tools
• Number of successfully delivered projects at least 5
• Experience in Presales process with clients
• Agile/Scrum experience
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Solid upper-intermediate English level

Would be a good plus:

• ISTQB, ICAgile, Scrum Alliance and/or other certificates

Personal skills:

• Proactivity and great self-management skills (you are able to drive a process by yourself once the goal is established)
• Strong communication and problem solving skills
• Leadership
• Ability to persuade
• Good analytical skills
• Self-motivated and goal-driven
• Motivated to develop and solve complex tasks
• Excellent communication skills
• Will to take challenges and educate others

What’s in it for you?

• Possibility to propose solutions on a project
• Friendly team
• Dynamic and challenging tasks
• Ability to influence project technologies
• Team of professionals: learn from colleagues and gain recognition of your skills
• Low bureaucracy, European management style
• Continuous self-improvement
• Trainings
• QA knowledge sharing meetings

About Testing Center of Excellence:

Testing Center of Excellence is software quality assurance unit in Ciklum which has been evolved very rapidly for the past 5 years to a mature SQA services provider, concurrently serving up to 30 projects, consisting of 70+ SQA professionals, delivering 5 main service lines.

Our main principles are:

People are over processes and hierarchy.

Flat and open collaboration/communication increases creativity  and brings more value to business.

Investing to people and innovations ensures your future.

Reuse and share your experience - Develop best practices, publicize and follow them.

Testing Center of Excellence is an optimal environment for your professional involvement and growth.

Testing Center of Excellence is unique provider of QA Services and QA Consulting in the following areas:

●      Manual Web / Mobile QA Services

●      eCommerce QA Services

●      Automation QA Services

●      Performance QA Services

●      Security QA Services

●      QA Consulting

Testing Center of Excellence Team has the following certificates:

●      QA area - 46 certificates - ISTQB Foundation 

●      QA area - 3 certificates - ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst & Test Manager

●      Scrum Master area - 29 certificates - ICAgile Certified Professional

●      Security area - 3 certificate - Offensive Security Certified Professional