Quality Assurance Lead

The QA Lead, Quality Assurance is a key member of the Information Technology team with bottom-line ownership and accountability for ensuring testing of all assigned initiatives are completed with an elevated level of quality, diligence, and adherence to 'best in industry' standards and methods for large projects / programs.

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We will only consider candidates for this position who can accommodate a hybrid work schedule and are close to our office locations in either Encino, CA, Atlanta, GA, or Concord, CA.

Responsibilities :

• Develop strategic design and implementation approach for testing strategy that effectively builds scale and leverages industry best practices for large and complex projects / programs.
• Oversee all tactical aspects of the QA lifecycle (resource allocation and expense management, process refinement, troubleshooting, implementation of tools, and test planning / execution), escalating relevant issues with clarity, and in a timely fashion.
• Mature the QA function with effective functional, regression and end-to-end test capability, driven by auditable metrics.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Develop a high-performing team, focused on timely delivery and creative solutions.
• Manage offshore resources, ensuring vendor alignment with AssetMark's strategic goals and interests.
• Develop test strategy, test plans, conduct requirement gap analysis, test case reviews, impact analysis, and root cause analysis.
• Manage the planning and execution of product testing efforts and associated resources to meet committed delivery dates.
• Bottom-line ownership of all the QA activities, test results, defects, test metrics, root cause analysis, and identifying areas of improvement.

Implement steps required to improve the processes.

• Ability to work under pressure, along with hands-on test execution activities to meet the deadlines.
• Lead and participate in the production deployment and post-validation test activities.
• Ownership and responsibility for the development and implementation of test automation.
• Define and lead the processes that facilitate defect triage crossing multiple products and teams, or that are detected by testers outside of a product model or technology team.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team player skills, quick learner and self-starter, strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while remaining calm under pressure, and responsiveness to key stakeholders and senior leaders.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Expertise in JIRA, Confluence, any test management tool, any database, Git, Python.
• Expertise in planning and executing functional testing, integration testing, system testing, regression testing, backend testing, end-to-end testing, user acceptance testing, defect management, root cause analysis, and reporting.
• Experience of leading & handling vendor resources working in non-US time zones.
• Effectively communicate and engage with team members at various organizational levels.
• Experience in Selenium WebDriver, test scripting using JAVA.
• Exposure to other open-source automation tools.
• Design and execute features of BDD using Selenium, Cucumber for Java.
• Experience in automation (Web Services, UI, Data) connecting to DB and running SQL queries.
• Involved in continuous integration of the automation framework with Jenkins / Azure pipeline.
• Exposure to AI-based automation tools a plus.

Education & Experience :

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of software quality assurance experience, in addition to hands-on analysis and testing experience.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US to be considered. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Who We Are & What We Offer :

AssetMark's mission is centered around helping financial advisors make a difference in the lives of their clients. To help them do that, we aim to provide advisors with holistic support.

We offer compelling technology that facilitates a better client experience, consulting services that ensure advisors' businesses are running at their best and a comprehensive suite of investment solutions.

AssetMark's platform empowers advisors to provide the highest level of service possible to their clients.

AssetMark's culture is driven by our mission and connected by our values : Heart, Integrity, Excellence, and Respect. You will join a team that lives these values every day by doing the best and what is right in all we do and encouraging different ideas for continual success and innovation.

Additionally, we offer a wide range of benefits to meet the needs of our team members and their families.

• Flex Time Off or Paid Time / Sick Time Off
• 401K - 6% Employer Match
• Medical, Dental, Vision - HDHP or PPO
• HSA - Employer contribution (HDHP only)
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Hybrid Work Schedule

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, AssetMark is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued.

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