Position: QA Team Lead Manual with Automation knowledge
Company: Cognizant
Category: QA
Experience required: 5y
English level: intermediate

Latvian Outsourcing Company (Under NDA) is looking for QA Team Lead Manual with Automation knowledge:

 REQUIRED SKILLS: 
-Experience as Senior Manual QA, 
-Tech Lead; 
-Experience with mentoring and creating Individual Development Plans for your team; 
-Good understanding of automated testing approaches; 
-Knowledge of at least one of main programming languages and technologies such as Java or JavaScript; 
-Understanding of HTML, CSS; 
-Deep understanding of quality methodologies, testing tools and CI processes; 
-Knowledge of test automation frameworks (Selenium, JUnit, Serenity, TestNG); 
-Experience with development tools including Git, CI; Familiarity with OOP; 
-Knowledge of client-server applications and browsers; 
-Good understanding of test-driven development (TDD) and behaviour driven development (BDD) and user acceptance driven development principles of automated testing; 
-Intermediate+ level of English, any other EU language is a plus.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 
-Training AQA individuals, growing their skill set by training them on new technologies, advising areas of study, and teaching them about the standard implementations and patterns; 
-Mentoring AQAs and support during the self-learning process (Individual Development Plans, Feedbacks); 
-Improving QA approach in the company to build continuous testing as part of SDLC; 
-Communicating with the clients regarding the testing process; 
-QA strategy planning based on analyses of existing testing processes and project workflow; 
-Prioritizing the tasks within the project and distributing them between the members of the team; 
-Acting as the Testing Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for any questions the team may have about testing. 

WE OFFER: 
-Education and training in the domain; 
-Competitive compensation and salary reviews; 
-Excellent career opportunities; 
-Democratic management style & friendly environment; 
-Schedule flexibility and work-from-home options; 
-Annual paid vacations (26 days) and paid sick leaves (12 days); 
-Regular corporate events and team buildings; 
-English classes; 
-Medical insurance; 
-Tax compensation and accounting services.