Base Location: Perth
Salary: £500-600 per day
Working Pattern: 40 hours per week / Full time
Duration: 6 Months
The Lead QA Engineer is a critical role responsible for leading and shaping the quality assurance strategy and execution within the team. The role involves driving and overseeing quality initiatives, collaborating closely with development and product teams, communicating with key stakeholders and third parties and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, reliable and performant software products. The Lead QA Engineer will advocate best practices and continuous improvement throughout the software development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
* QA Strategy and Planning:
o Develop, implement and maintain comprehensive QA strategies, test plans and test cases aligned with product goals and project timelines.
o Define and establish quality metrics and reporting mechanisms to track and communicate testing progress, results and overall product quality.
o Identify and implement appropriate testing frameworks and tools to optimise the QA process.
o Contribute to risk assessment and mitigation strategies from a quality perspective.
* Test Execution and Analysis:
o Oversee the execution of testing, whether that be internal or external, including functional, integration, regression, performance and security testing.
o Analyse test results, identify defects and w...