PURPOSE:
Reporting to the Group Head of Business Change & Transformation, the role holder will drive the quality assurance efforts within the team to ensure that all products and increments are thoroughly tested and meet high-quality standards before release. This includes strategizing, planning, and coordinating QA activities, defining testing standards, and implementing automation frameworks. The QA Lead will work closely with cross-functional teams to streamline testing processes and support the continuous delivery of high-quality software.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Establish guidelines for product testing at various stages of development, including unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing.
- Develop and maintain quality assurance standards, processes, and best practices to ensure consistent product quality.
- Work with the Agile coach and product owner in the creation of a comprehensive test plans and strategies that align with project goals, timelines, and feature requirements.
- Design, development, and execution of test scripts (manual and automated) based on requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Lead and mentor the testing team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
- Facilitate communication between the testing team and other stakeholders to align on quality objectives and ensure smooth delivery.
- Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand project requirements, timelines, and resolve issues.
- Collaborate with Agile coach, Development team and product analyst in outlining test quality metrics, test progress, and areas of improvement to stakeholders and management.
- Drive continuous improvement in the QA process by assessing risks, identifying inefficiencies, and implementing process changes.
- Work with stakeholders to define and implement security testing as part of the QA process where applicable.
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Academic and Professional Requirements
Experience Required:
Qualifications, Skills and Competencies: · Strong experience with both manual and automated testing in software development environments. · Strong experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium, JMeter, Postman, TestNG, Cypress). · Experience with performance and load testing tools · Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git, SVN). · Expertise in collaborative and defect tracking tools like JIRA. · Experience with API testing and tools like Postman, Swagger, or SoapUI. · Experience with cloud-based platforms and testing SaaS applications. · Knowledge of security testing and compliance standards (e.g., OWASP, GDPR, HIPAA). · Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible. · Experience in testing mobile applications and cross-browser compatibility. · Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. · Experience in change management, including the ability to manage resistance to change and effectively communicate changes to stakeholders. |
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| CIC Insurance Values | |||||||||||||
| CIC insurance Group is committed to providing excellent service, spur further growth and employees are required to align their behaviour to the following core values as critical to driving their performance;
· Integrity- Be fair and transparent · Dynamism- Be passionate and innovative · Performance- Be efficient and results driven · Co-operation- Live the Co-operative spirit |
If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, strictly apply through: https://careers.cicinsurancegroup.com/ clearly indicating the position being applied for.
The application should reach us by close of business on 28th January, 2025. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 28th February, 2025 consider your application unsuccessful.
N/B: This job advert is open to both internal and external candidates.