Lead Principal QA Engineer

Location: Dallas, TX (Remote)

Experience: 10+ YearsESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:Develop and implement testing practices and tools as part of the framework which ensure releases are defect-free and perform at or better than expected levels Provide technical leadership for a team of Quality engineers through test strategy, test plan, approach, direction, communication, issue resolutions and process documentation Learn the Worldwide Express business and ensure the Quality Assurance team understands business requirements at a detailed level Coach and train the quality assurance team as well as the scrum teams on effective testing practices, including test driven development Automate the regression testing and ensure quality practices are built into the SDLC and DevOps practices Ensure that business requirements are fully met before each release; certify releases for quality and completeness of functionality Assist in reviewing, analyzing and documenting business and user requirements for technology product development. Closely collaborate with other technology and business users to ensure business and technical requirements are understood and met. Generate periodic test reports showing test metrics (defects trending, planned vs actual testing progress)REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:Understanding of the industry, specific WWEX business model, and unique characteristics of the Company. Detailed understanding of Quality Assurance tools, practices and success measures. Known to others for knowledge and leadership in this area. Agile development methodologies. Common business practices and software product design and development. Building collaborative relationships. Influencing, leading change that drives business performance. Verbal and written communication skills. Assessment and decision-making skills. Relationship building both within the organization and with external sources. Presentation and facilitation skills.

Analytical: Critical thinking. Forward thinking. Technical Expertise.

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Engineering or related preferred 7+ years of Quality Assurance/Engineering testing experience in a web application environment Testing User Interfaces, Web services, Micro services, API's application components 5+ years of hands-on scripting/coding experience with the following testing tools such as REST-Assured, Selenium Web Driver, Jmeter or other similar Java automation tools which uses object-oriented programs Prior experience guiding direct reports/other QA team members with test planning, test strategy, driving quality improvements across SDLC and QA scripts/QA code peer review (PR) process Experience working in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery/Continuous Testing/ DevOps/Cloud environment supporting weekly or daily production deployments.