Job#: 2033160 Job Description: The position: Apex is seeking a dynamic Lead Consultant with strong QA testing and automation skills to serve as resource within Apex Systems Consulting Services. This role will serve on project teams with Apex clients to test and deliver solutions. This role may also provide technical subject matter expertise for Apex sales and account teams during the scoping of new Quality Assurance and Testing opportunities. Responsibilities: Work with various Client stakeholders and project team members to propose and define the testing strategy approach and tools including potential options and opportunities for a test automation framework. Lead discussions with various Client stakeholders to drive agreement and approval of the anticipated QA phase of the project roadmap and schedule, including leadership report outs to technical and non-technical audiences. Take on team lead/management and planning tasks per Client’s organizational needs. Capable of mentoring and guiding team members to drive towards deliverables related to the solution – spanning test case creation, automation scripting, defect reporting, test data management, status reporting. Capable of performing as hands-on automation engineer with DevOps philosophy to drive towards deliverables related to the solution – again spanning all aspects of testing. Includes development & maintenance utilizing CI/CD practices. Enable scrum team for BDD methodology Define and/or contribute to producing QA metrics and KPIs. Support Apex Solution, Engagement, and Account Management teams on proposals to grow Consulting Services Practice. Experience: 6+ years of experience in testing methodologies and creation of automated test cases in highly Agile environment Quality and testing processes – Lead level Manual testing expertise including: Unit testing Functional testing Integration testing Regression testing User Acceptance testing Test automation experience – including: ETL testing API testing Front end/UI validation Performance testing Process improvement Experience operating in an enterprise scaled agile environment with daily, weekly, and monthly scrum & work product accountabilities Consulting experience Team/resource lead or management experience. Including experience with: Team motivation Conflict management Issue and risk mitigation and resolution Strong written and verbal communication skills Bachelor’s Degree with concentration in Business, Computer Science, Statistics, or Information Systems Technical Requirements: Core Technical Competencies: Backend Testing (API), ETL Experience, Selenium Webdriver, Automation Framework, BDD Methodology Pipeline: Azure DevOps (ADO) and AWS (+5 years) Programming Languages: Java, C+, SQL (+5 years), Gerkin, Ruby, Cucumber Tools: Postman, Git, Jenkins, Selenium, AWS, Swagger, Jmeter, SQL Server, MySQL (+6 years), JIRA, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Zephyr Relevant certifications Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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