A Senior QA reports to a QA Lead. Works closely with QA lead, QA Subject Matter Experts, other QA members, project managers, designers, and developers to ensure QA standards and client satisfaction are delivered thought-out the account. A Senior QA brings analytical thinking and support to the team, and QA leads many tasks.

You will: 

• Analyze, test, document and recommend Automation tools for different projects
• Guide, coach and teach other team members regarding the Automation process
• Evaluate improvements to update current Automation framework
• Be responsible for performing any of the QA tasks with barely any guidance
• Plan, conduct and technically direct projects or major phases of significant projects
• Be responsible for analyzing and understand requirements, and design specifications to ensure a quality process
• Be responsible to attend, leading, and organizing meetings on behalf of the team
• Be responsible for promoting and evaluating QA values and principles for the QA, everyone in the company, and our clients.
• Support QA lead to work and motivate other team members in a team-oriented and collaborative environment with technical and non-technical team members.
• Be responsible for communicating test results, issues, and risks to project team members, project managers, and QA management through the different channels
• Be responsible for promoting effective communication, participation, and involvement amongst QA members.
• Be responsible for test data identification
• Create and maintaining comprehensive test plans
• Write and maintaining test cases/scripts following high-quality standards
• Create traceability matrix documents based on project requirements
• Create checklist documentation based on project requirements
• Perform functional and non-functional testing
• Effectively communicate statuses

You have: 

• Advanced English Proficiency (B2+/C1, reading, writing, and conversation).
• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance – Automation.
• 1+ years of experience in Agile Methodologies for Software development.
• 3+ years of experience working with local and offshore teams.
• Experience in Automation Testing specifically with Selenium with Java + Junit + Cucumber (Base Framework).
• Preferably knowledge in tools like RestAssured (Services), Appium (Mobile) and Applitools (Visual Testing)
• Experience in Automation Execution.
• Preferably knowledge in tools like Selenium Grid (UI Testing – Hosted Pool), Sauce Labs (UI Testing – Managed Pool and Native Mobile)
• Experience in Continuous Testing (CI/CD), preferably with Tools like Jenkins and GitHub Actions / Workflow. 

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, mentorship, and employee experience possible! CM new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week. The ask stems from our want to:

• Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning.

• Improve collaboration and team relationships.

• Increase employee engagement.

We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@criticalmass.com.

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.

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