***25-50% travel Required***

Prestigious Professional Services Firm, located in the Chicago loop, is currently seeking a Quality Assurance Manager. Candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining project and client level test strategies, scenarios, and scripts for automated and manual testing.  This person will also be involved in testing software and assisting in debugging issues for the complete range of both client internal and public facing software products. The Quality Assurance Manager will participate in the overall product development lifecycle working closely with Engineering as part of product development and release process to ensure high quality standards are maintained and a quality product is delivered to market.

Responsibilities:
•    Early involvement in the development cycle as a core team member
•    Provide leadership and guidance to test teams to meet deadlines and ensure quality
•    Creating test strategies and test plans from User Story acceptance criteria, teach and guide team members as needed
•    Automate testing to increase team efficiency, including end to end web tests
•    Develop understanding of the overall system architecture and project requirements
•    Write test cases and test scripts and assist in developing test “coverage” maps in accordance with standardized QA process methodologies
•    Setup test environments
•    Perform functional, data validation, regression, usability, and system level tests
•    Define and track quality assurance metrics such as defect densities and open defect counts
•    Report software defects in bug tracking systems and monitor status through to resolution
•    Confirm product or feature requirements for accurate testing
•    Collaborate with Engineering to develop test requirements and in problem analysis, reproduction, and resolution
•    Research various QA tools and technologies
•    Review User Guide for accuracy

Qualifications:

•    Must be able to take creative approaches to solving challenging problems
•    Must have the ability to meet tight deliverable deadlines
•    Must work well in a results-oriented environment as well as independently
•    Must work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
•    Demonstrate excellent leadership and ability to interact in a team environment
•    Demonstrate advanced written and verbal communication skills, with both technical and non-technical personnel
•    Excellent project management skills with proven ability to multi-task
•    Must be able to handle highly confidential information in a strictly professional manner
•    Must be able to maintain professional demeanor in times of high stress
•    Must be able to learn new technologies with enthusiasm and a high degree of efficiency
•    5+ years experience in QA with strong emphasis on web application testing
•    5+ years experience with Microsoft technologies, including Team Foundation Server (TFS) and SQL Server
•    3+ years experience with commercial software application development
•    3+ years experience developing automated test plans and strategies
•    2+ years experience leading QA teams
•    Demonstrated experience with Agile testing methodologies
•    Demonstrated knowledge of software engineering design principles, QA testing tools, processes and best practices