Website The Brixton Group, Inc.
The Brixton Group, Inc.
Company : The Brixton Group, Inc.
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: 6+ Months Contract
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced QA Lead to support Broker Copilot POD(s) within a Reinsurance Solutions environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong manual testing leadership experience, hands-on collaboration skills, and the ability to coordinate testing activities across Agile teams. This role requires close engagement with business stakeholders, developers, product owners, and QA team members to ensure high-quality releases across multiple environments.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of overall QA/testing experience
- 4+ years of experience leading QA teams consisting of manual and automation testers
- Minimum 6 months of automation testing experience (Playwright preferred)
- Strong manual testing expertise
- Experience with API testing
- Strong SQL query experience
- Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies
- Experience with TFS / Azure DevOps or similar workflow management tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
Responsibilities:
QA Leadership & Delivery
- Lead QA activities for assigned Broker Copilot POD(s)
- Serve as the primary QA point of contact for respective POD(s)
- Provide regular updates on QA risks, accomplishments, dependencies, and key watchlist items
- Facilitate communication and collaboration across QA team members
- Conduct weekly checkpoint meetings with QA resources
- Ensure active QA participation during Scrum ceremonies and team events
Test Planning & Execution
- Review and analyze features, requirements, and user stories to ensure complete understanding of deliverables
- Identify test requirements from specifications and business documentation
- Design and maintain comprehensive test cases and test scenarios for functional and regression testing
- Execute manual test cases and validate deliverables against functional and design specifications
- Perform API testing and validate backend integrations
- Conduct post-release and post-production testing as required
- Maintain regression test suites and testing documentation
Collaboration & Release Coordination
- Work closely with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Scrum teams to resolve issues
- Participate in release planning, coordination, and testing activities
- Represent the QA team during release management meetings, including:
- Release Finalization Meetings
- Release Readiness Meetings
- Monthly and ad-hoc release discussions
- Provide QA signoff for QA, Pre-Production, and Post-Production testing phases
- Ensure adequate testing coverage for production deployments
- Maintain and update release deployment lists
Process & Quality Standards
- Adhere to established QA processes, procedures, and standards
- Act as Subject Matter Expert for QA processes and best practices
- Provide mentorship and guidance to QA team members
- Identify obstacles early and proactively communicate risks to avoid project delays.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Reinsurance domain/projects
- Agile Certification and/or formal Agile training
- Exposure to enterprise-scale release management environments
- Experience coordinating cross-functional QA activities in POD-based delivery models
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