Head of QA and Testing at Tezza Business Solutions Limited

Tezza Business Solutions Limited is a leading Software Quality Assurance and Testing multinational with a regional office in Lagos, Nigeria. We are a Software Quality Assurance and Testing Services provider. Our primary goal is to be the "go to" Quality Assurance & Software Testing company in East and West Africa while developing offshore resources to fill test automation positions (and other hard to find software testing capabilities) in the North America and European markets.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of QA and Testing

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

About the Job

• We are looking for a strong Quality Assurance and Testing leader to head our global testing service.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Defining QA strategy, approach and execution in development projects.
• Responsible for Leading and directing the QA leadership team.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise within Test Automation, Functional/Non-Functional Testing, Performance Testing and Quality Assurance.
• Be accountable for the test automation and Performance testing project.
• Participate in interviews, induction, training and performance evaluation of all QA leads.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise within the field of Quality Assurance and Testing.
• Ensuring that the development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines and best practices of the QA strategy as defined.
• Focus on continuous QA improvements including usage of appropriate testing tools, test techniques, test automation and performance testing.
• Building and maintenance of quality standards as well as enforcing technical and testing standards.
• Monitoring of all the QA activities, test results, leaked defects, root cause analysis and identifying areas of improvement. Implement steps required to improve the processes.
• Gather and present testing metrics and testing activities for the projects to key stakeholders.
• Ensure the proper usage of available tools to gain the maximum benefit of the QA effort. This includes testing tools for functional, performance, automation, etc.
• Be an escalation point for all matters related to testing and quality assurance and operate as a primary point of contact for the QA teams.
• Direct the development of the QA strategy, methodology, discipline and framework. Driving and improving the QA team in areas of automated testing and agile testing.
• Provide technical expertise in Test Automation, Testing Methodologies, Testing Processes, Tools and Techniques across the teams.
• Work with QA managers, Development managers and the Software Development Director to develop and execute QA strategies to meet and exceed department and corporate quality goals.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is often preferred.
• Significant experience (6 years plus) in quality assurance and testing roles, with a track record of progressively increasing responsibility.
• Previous experience in a leadership or managerial role within QA or testing.
• Proficiency in testing methodologies, test automation, and relevant testing tools.
• Familiarity with a variety of testing types, including functional, regression, performance, and security testing.

Skills:

• QA Management experience across multiple projects, offshore and in-house.
• Be a strong leader with experience in implementing and shaping the company’s QA processes and strategies.
• Have strong technical skills, both functional and non-functional, manual and automation, performance testing ideally in a continuous delivery environment.
• Strong communication skills with all the key stakeholders to ensure QA vision is understood and implemented correctly.
• Be an advocate of Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement and industry recognized Best Practices.
• Excellent knowledge of Risk Management, Risk Identification and Risked Based Testing.
• Experience managing testing departments or testing functions, managing large and complex activities and processes.
• Proactive, strong-minded, quick thinker and assertive.
• Able to motivate a team, recognize good talent and bring out the best out of each individual.
• Building and maintaining relationships.
• The ability to prioritize work and tasks under pressure.
• Ability to handle conflict effectively.
• Ability to build, implement and direct quality assurance principles and maintain the quality of delivery.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.