Cross Functional Test Lead, Retail Engineering, London

Apple Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Cross Functional Test Lead in London to spearhead QA projects for retail engineering. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical and interpersonal skills, establish robust QA standards, and efficiently lead testing efforts across multiple projects. You will play a crucial role in developing automated testing strategies and collaborating with diverse teams to ensure high-quality product releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Experience developing and implementing test plans, QA processes, and methodologies.
• Experience with both manual and automation testing.

Responsibilities

• Establish QA standards, guidelines, technologies, and approaches for testing.
• Lead and coordinate onsite and offshore testing team activities.
• Work with teams to establish project schedules and implement test plans for product releases.

Skills

Leadership

QA Processes

Automation Testing

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Automation Frameworks

Job description

Cross Functional Test Lead, Retail Engineering, London

London, England, United Kingdom Software and Services

Description

This position demands a self-motivated individual with strong technical and interpersonal skills who can contribute in a team environment. This candidate must be able to create and present risks and mitigations to Senior Management. We are looking for someone who can lead testing efforts for multiple cross functional retail projects with concurrent timelines.

Responsibilities

• This person will establish QA standards, guidelines, technologies, and approaches for the projects and for the testing team.
• Other day to day work involves leading and coordinating onsite and offshore testing team activities, actively participating in development and execution of test processes, strategies, and plans, working with Automation Lead to reduce regression test cycles with goal of 100% automation, and working with the business, technical project development teams, and project managers to establish project development schedules implement test plans to deliver high quality product releases.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Strong experience developing and implementing test plans, QA processes and methodologies.
• Strong experience performing manual and automation testing.
• Experience with automation framework and tools.
• Strong experience in test data and environment setup for end to end testing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant experience leading a team as QA Lead.
• Able to quickly identify and understand issues.
• Outstanding team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cross functionally.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Able to collaborate with business partners, developers, and various support teams to troubleshoot and resolve defects and issues.