Quality Assurance Head

Location Noida Responsibilities Set up test environments in our lab and at our clients' sites Develop clear and concise test plans and suites, test code, test cases, test scripts and defect reports Manage workflow on projects by establishing and meeting project deadlines Provide day-to-day guidance of project teams and contribute to their technical development Provide feedback on performance of team members Review defect reports and present status reports to client Assist the QA team with development Perform ad hoc and exploratory testing beyond pre-existing test cases Qualifications 8 + years with minimum 4 years as Test Lead/ Senior Tester experience Must have a strong understanding of testing standards/methodologies and/or software testing principles and test tools Understanding of one or more leading automated test tools from Rational, Segue or Mercury Interactive White-box testing expertise Understanding of the Software Development Cycle Understanding of Windows 2000 and Unix environment Knowledge of one or more programming languages preferably C, C++ or Java Understanding of enterprise technical issues, e.g., networking, database and the Internet Basic understanding of software and hardware configurations Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong leadership, time management and organizational skills Ability to evaluate new software products/applications Location Noida Responsibilities Set up test environments in our lab and at our clients' sites Develop clear and concise test plans and suites, test code, test cases, test scripts and defect reports Manage workflow on projects by establishing and meeting project deadlines Provide day-to-day guidance of project teams and contribute to their technical development Provide feedback on performance of team members Review defect reports and present status reports to client Assist the QA team with development Perform ad hoc and exploratory testing beyond pre-existing test cases Qualifications 8 + years with minimum 4 years as Test Lead/ Senior Tester experience Must have a strong understanding of testing standards/methodologies and/or software testing principles and test tools Understanding of one or more leading automated test tools from Rational, Segue or Mercury Interactive White-box testing expertise Understanding of the Software Development Cycle Understanding of Windows 2000 and Unix environment Knowledge of one or more programming languages preferably C, C++ or Java Understanding of enterprise technical issues, e.g., networking, database and the Internet Basic understanding of software and hardware configurations Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong leadership, time management and organizational skills Ability to evaluate new software products/applications