This individual contributor is responsible for guiding and influencing the development of a formal Global Quality Services Framework and for supporting the development of software quality assurance test strategies. This senior leadership position is responsible for guiding and supporting accessibility testing for web application across multiple teams.
Role Responsabilities
Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promoting adherence to all procedures and policies; developing work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines
Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward
Leads the development of quality assurance (QA) test project strategies, methodologies, and standard processes for large-scale, complex IT initiatives spanning all QA domains by analyzing business and technology requirements to ensure testability and traceability, and determining testing scope and approach.
Oversees and addresses critical issues, dependencies, and risks related to WCAG checklists.
Work with Product Designers and Developers to bring defects to resolution.
Assist with training functional QA testers to perform accessibility testing.
Coordinate with the central Digital Accessibility Program team when they need assistance validating or prioritizing defects; and to communicate the status of accessibility defects in each iteration.
Ensures quality metrics are tracked across testing phases and socialized as needed.
Manages the review and validation of testable business processes, test data, and test environment requirements.
Develops quality assurance (QA) project plans for moderately to highly complex projects by identifying project scope, work plans, schedules, milestones, and critical paths, and ensuring proper staffing.
Develops guidelines and best practices to ensure test plans and timelines are aligned with project/program milestones.
Defines and ensures adherence with entry and exit criteria according to Kaiser testing standards.
Reviews project status and milestones reports, provides justification for and first-level authorization for exceptions and waivers, and meets with IT and business stakeholders to address contingency plans, as appropriate.
Work closely with other accessibility specialists and the Design System Team to promote consistent accessibility guidance.
Generates scheduled reports (e.g., test execution, defects, ad hoc reports) and provides daily test execution metrics to IT teams and management, as appropriat
Initiates and evaluates required business process improvements in order to achieve business results and appropriate solutions for customers.
Minimum Qualifications
4+ years of accessibility testing experience.
Expert knowledge on ARIA & WCAG Checklists
Expericence using shortcuts, keystrokes, testing with JAWS on Windows and VoiceOver for iOS and other assistive technologies.
Srong knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field
8+ years experience in SQA, software testing or related field