QA Lead

Chalkline Sports is looking for an experienced, hands-on QA Manager to establish and grow a best-in-class testing discipline within its Engineering and Product organization. You should care deeply about ensuring quality for large-scale, mission-critical software and have empathy for the user: our customers and ourselves included!

We are seeking a leader who will own the process, from strategy to hands-on testing and automation implementation. As the company grows, you will manage and grow a QA team to help implement and execute. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to make a huge impact and have their voice heard as this position will have broad exposure throughout the organization. 

Responsibilities

• Establish, document and implement QA strategies.
• Be a principal stakeholder throughout development, ensuring all work is clearly-defined, testable and detailed test plans are documented in acceptance criteria.
• Proactively communicate concerns and risks to Engineering and Product leaders.
• Perform manual and automated testing across the company's web and mobile platforms.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• Cypress and JS (preferably with TypeScript) experience required.
• Experience with Azure/CI.
• Experience in defect reproduction.
• Experience in test case management and execution.
• Analytical mindset, not afraid to dig into the browser developer tools.
• 6+ years of experience in software QA; 2+ years of managing or supervising direct reports.
• Expert in authoring test cases, test plans and QA documents.
• Experience with Cypress.io or similar UI automation framework.
• Experience of at least one scripting language, preferably Javascript (Node.js).
• Experience in performance testing is a plus.
• Experience in large scale web applications is a plus.
• Must be a team player, able to lead a team and work under tight deadlines.

Benefits

• Flexible working environment. Competitive salary.