QA - Test Lead

Youtap Limited is seeking a highly motivated QA Test Lead to join their dynamic team. Youtap is a leading provider of digital payment and financial technology solutions, empowering consumers and businesses worldwide to transact securely and conveniently. As the QA Test Lead, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of Youtap's software applications and products.

About the Role:

This a hands-on role where you will work with the rest of the development team and take ownership of the test deliverables for your respective scrum teams to ensure only the highest quality products make it out the door. We are interested in someone with a strong testing background and mindset, developed through years of testing experience and continuous education in the testing field. Through Context Driven Testing, and applying Critical Thinking skills, you will help identify problems that could risk the value of the products and projects that we deliver. The role may be required to work outside core business hours to provide support for software releases and project implementations, as well as assist with the resolution of application issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain appropriate and relevant Testing Artefacts to form an integral part of the delivery methodology.
• Execute end-to-end testing activities, including functional, UI, backend, mobile, regression and non-functional testing, ensuring adherence to acceptance criteria and definition of done.
• Implement, expand, and maintain test automation frameworks that are fit for purpose with changing project needs.
• Drive the continuous improvement of how we use test automation in our products, focusing on speeding up various feedback loops that make it safe, fast, and effortless for us to deliver code all the way to production.
• Work in an advisor capacity to all members of the QA practice, supporting and Coaching QA team members with test execution.
• Perform basic log analysis to identify and address platform-related issues affecting product quality.
• Build strong relationships with development leads, QA teams, and management team, fostering a collaborative testing environment.
• Coordinate and oversee the work of other Test Analysts, offering mentoring and expertise on testing processes and methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in software testing, focusing on web and mobile applications.
• 2+ years of experience coordinating and overseeing other Test Analysts' work, including mentoring and providing testing expertise on test processes and best practices.
• Proficiency in implementing and maintaining test automation using Selenium, Java, and JavaScript, with mobile app cloud testing exposure.
• Experience in API automation using tools like RestAssured, Karate, and Postman.
• Familiarity with performance testing tools such as JMeter or similar.
• Hands-on Test Automation experience using Android Studio, XCode, Cross-device testing, or similar, etc.
• Technical troubleshooting, including log file analysis and basic data analysis
• Exposure to cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, facilitating efficient testing in cloud environments.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to engage in internal and external technical discussions.
• Great communication skills in the English language, with a good command of verbal and written.
• Ability to work under competing deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

• ISTQB foundation testing certification or equivalent.
• Previous experience in coordinating testing activities over multiple release cycles.

Benefits

A suitable package will be negotiated with the right candidate.