Hi, This is Srikanth from Techgene. I have a job for you in Fort worth, TX. Would you be interested to apply? Please find the job details below Position: QA Test Lead Location: Fort worth, TX Duration: 6 months LOCAL ONLY. F2F is required. MUST have good communication skills LOOK FOR THIS ONLY: Degree (Masters or Bachelors) in computer science, computer engineering or relevant field is a must Agile User Stories/Acceptance Criteria Automated Test Scripts Testing J2EE or Java Applications Some Lead experience Responsibilities: Lead the QA testing efforts in the IT group for new project development as well as ongoing production defect fixes Create test strategy, test plans and test cases for projects managed through agile development methodology Provide leadership to non-technical functional testers on a day-to-day basis by assigning testing tasks to them to meet the necessary project timelines and making sure they get completed Manage the status of changes in change management system to make sure at any point in time it reflects accurate information for project managers, developers, testers and business unit Work with developers and project managers to determine testing strategies for testing J2EE applications from a technical stand-point, in particular web services Make decisions on what type of testing may need to be incorporated for a particular project or release, depending on the non-functional needs Provide business unit demos for completed functionalities Communicate the ongoing progress of the project testing effort to the business units and other stake holders so that they can plan for UAT and/or integration testing Work closely with the business unit testers to make sure their testing needs are met Manage the changes needed in the functional testing tool by coordinating the requirements with the project managers and developers Make decisions on what type of test cases need to be added to the automated regression testing tool and make sure they get implemented by coordinating with the project manager Manage test plans for different applications/projects and maintain them as functional changes are made to the systems Develop a strong understanding of the projects and domain so that the QA lead can perform hands-on testing to support additional testing needs in the group Develop a strong understanding of the application environments and technology dependencies to determine impact on testing needs for ongoing effort Perform tasks needed to facilitate release management Adapt to the needs of the group to coordinate testing for projects developed onshore as well as offshore. Following skills are a must: Strong leadership skills, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, and inter-personal skills Extremely detail-oriented and organized Strong at multi-tasking and prioritizing activities to meet the project needs Excellent background in foundational concepts of testing Recent experience in creating test strategy, test plan and test cases for large volume applications Extensive experience testing Java/J2EE based applications Hands-on experience testing web services, preferably using SOAPUI Skills that are a plus: Experience with tools such as Rally, JIRA, Accurev, Fitnesse etc. Ability to capture and maintain the status of the tasks up-to-date. Experience with load testing tools Airline experience Sabre experience Comfortable with accessing Oracle using clients (SQL Developer /TOAD/DB Visualizer) and writing queries for testing/troubleshooting purposes Comfortable with navigating through Linux/Unix environments to access log files and run scripts Experience in co-coordinating effort across team members who may not be co-located. Thanks & Regards Srikanth | Recruiter | Techgene Solutions, LLC. O: +1-972-580-0247 Ext: 210 | E: srikanth.k@techgene.com 4545 Fuller Dr, # 406, Irving, TX 75038 USA This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. Views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Techgene. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. We respect your privacy, if you do not wish to hear from us please reply with the subject line "Remove".