Quality Assurance Manager at Kforce, Jersey City, NJ

Responsibilities: This vital and growing role will work within a challenging and dynamic environment using Agile / Iterative Development Methodologies to grow and maintain a Quality Assurance infrastructure to ensure testing excellence.

Specific Functions:

• The position requires Progressive QA management experience as well as hands-on involvement in leading a Team of Testers; on-shore and off-shore


• The current team size is 11; however, this will be growing over the next 12 - 18 months


• Be responsible for test plans


• Defining entrance and exit criteria plus communicating release notes to QA and UAT is necessary


• Manage and lead the QA Team in functional, regression, performance, and downstream testing


• Track, manage, and communicate QA and defect status to management team


• Utilizing your experience with HP Quality Center will be a plus


• Facilitate and coordinate defect management with QA and Developers Teams by analyzing issues and determining their validity and priority


• Lead QA analysis of project requirements, test planning, and execution process including other supporting project documentation


• Identify opportunities for testing efficiency gains by use of automated test scripts


• Experience with an automation testing tool is required; QTP experience is a plus


• The ability to prepare and present QA data to senior managers within the business and ISG organizations is necessary


• Utilize your experience with Agile Development and Testing Methodology

Kforce (Nasdaq:KFRC) is a professional staffing and solutions firm providing flexible and permanent staffing solutions in the skill areas of technology, finance & accounting, clinical research and healthcare. Backed by approximately our associates and consultants on assignment, Kforce is committed to "Great People = Great Results" for our valued clients and candidates. Kforce operates with 65 offices located throughout the United States and two offices in the Philippines.

Job Ref#: 2312~AQG~1130318T1~99Skills:

• Problem solving and analytical / logical thinking skills are required


• Excellent communication skills; writing and verbal are required


• Defect Management experience with software is required


• HP Quality Center experience is a plus


• QTP Automation experience is a plus


• Commercial Property and Casualty experience is a plus

Education:

• A BA/BS Degree with 7-8 years of progressive Quality Assurance management experience is required