QA Lead (offline)

We are looking for talented, passionate people to work with a new American client that is developing a unique product - part entertainment TV, part social engagement, part online gaming – all blended in to one unique experience.

The high-quality production and unique format- which has received 17 utility patents including Europe, China, the United States, Macau, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea - is destined to become a disrupter and a great developer opportunity.

Our team is responsible for architecture and developing from scratch all components of the game which include clients for table and remote users, backend services, streaming and admin interfaces.

The game experience will be unique on the market and there will challenges that will require passionate, collaborative approaches in order to ensure the product is of the highest quality and that it will delight end users.

You’ll be working in cross-functional, multicultural and distributed teams which will be using best practises of Agile development.
Mandatory:

2+ years of QA Lead and 5+ years of general QA experience

Experience managing QA team (1-3 QAs).

Test Automation experience (UI test automation on JavaScript and integration Backend tests)

Ability to establish, continuously support and improve QA strategy and QA process for multi-product solutions

Excellent analytical skills and big-picture thinking

Product release support

Responsible for ensuring general product quality and stability

Highly motivated, result driven and initiative person

Advanced communication and presentation skills



Desirable:

Qualified to ISEB/ISTQB Intermediate level

Version control systems (Git)

Continuous integration (Bamboo, Jenkins)

Experience with TDD and / or BDD

Responsibilities:

Facilitate and coordinate QA efforts, remove technical impediments

Ensure team follow current QA standards and processes, initiate changes to process when necessary

Ensure review process is established in both manual and automation QA areas, and works according to set requirements

Write tests when necessary, contribute to test design

Analyze business requirements, transform them into test cases, provide estimates

Identify and communicate discrepancies between actual implementation and business requirements

Present and approve test designs with stakeholders

Monitor test metrics and ensure trends are positive or at least stable

Ensure team estimations are adequate and explainable

Perform hands-on testing

Ensure that QA and developers are aligned and work together towards defined requirements

Work with TL to identify, assess and communicate the impact of changes in code affecting the QA process, hence delivery

Mentor development team and participate in leveling of the team members

Monitor individual performance and participate in performance reviews

About Symphony Solutions

Symphony Solutions – Why So Special?

Symphony Solutions is an international Dutch IT company with offices in Ukraine, Macedonia, and Poland. We have been on the market for more than 10 years already and preserve unique culture within all our locations.

At Symphony Solutions we have removed all possible barriers created by the traditional organization and embraced the organic principles and a high-degree of self-management. We believe that this kind of organization is the optimal environment to attract and retain the best talents, fully develop them and leverage their potential. As a result, we have achieved the highest retention of employees possible in our industry (currently there’s less than 3% unwanted turnover).

We have a unique employee selection process where colleagues choose colleagues. Such approach eliminates possible conflicts and ensures honest and transparent relationship with clients and within the team. Symphony Solutions is a company that strives to be the Best Price/Performance and the easiest to do business with.

Company website:
https://www.symphony-solutions.eu/

DOU company page:
https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/symphony-solutions/