Lead Consultant (QA/SDET)

WHO WE ARE
Apex Systems is a world-class technology services business that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients' digital visions. We provide a continuum of services including strategy and enablement innovation and productivity and technology foundations to drive better results and bring more value to our clients. Apex transforms our customers with modern enterprise solutions tailored to the industries we serve. Apex has a presence in over 70 markets across North America Europe and India. Apex is a segment of ASGN Inc. (NYSE: ASGN).
At Apex Systems we prioritize professional development work-life balance and fostering a collaborative culture.We value our teams well-being and recognize the importance of building strong relationships. Thats why we organize regular team-building events and philanthropic days to give back to the community - fostering a sense of purpose and fulfillment among our team.
Join us for career advancement innovative solutions and a supportive environment focused on your success.
The position:
Apex is seeking a dynamic Lead Consultant with strong QA testing and automation skills to serve as resource within Apex Systems Consulting Services. This role will serve on project teams with Apex clients to test and deliver solutions. This role may also provide technical subject matter expertise for Apex sales and account teams during the scoping of new Quality Assurance and Testing opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Work with various Client stakeholders and project team members to propose and define the testing strategy approach and tools including potential options and opportunities for a test automation framework.
• Lead discussions with various Client stakeholders to drive agreement and approval of the anticipated QA phase of the project roadmap and schedule including leadership report outs to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Take on team lead/management and planning tasks per Client's organizational needs.
• Capable of mentoring and guiding team members to drive towards deliverables related to the solution - spanning test case creation automation scripting defect reporting test data management status reporting.
• Capable of performing as hands-on automation engineer with DevOps philosophy to drive towards deliverables related to the solution - again spanning all aspects of testing. Includes development & maintenance utilizing CI/CD practices.
• Enable scrum team for BDD methodology
• Define and/or contribute to producing QA metrics and KPIs.
• Support Apex Solution Engagement and Account Management teams on proposals to grow Consulting Services Practice.

Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in testing methodologies and creation of automated test cases in highly Agile environment
• Quality and testing processes - Lead level
• Manual testing expertise including:
  • Unit testing
  • Functional testing
  • Integration testing
  • Regression testing
  • User Acceptance testing
• Test automation experience - including:
  • ETL testing
  • API testing
  • Front end/UI validation
  • Performance testing
  • Process improvement
• Experience operating in an enterprise scaled agile environment with daily weekly and monthly scrum & work product accountabilities
• Consulting experience
• Team/resource lead or management experience. Including experience with:
  • Team motivation
  • Conflict management
  • Issue and risk mitigation and resolution
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor's Degree with concentration in Business Computer Science Statistics or Information Systems

Technical Requirements:

• Core Technical Competencies: Backend Testing (API) ETL Experience Selenium Webdriver Automation Framework BDD Methodology
• Pipeline: Azure DevOps (ADO) and AWS (+5 years)
• Programming Languages: Java C+ SQL (+5 years) Gerkin Ruby Cucumber
• Tools: Postman Git Jenkins Selenium AWS Swagger Jmeter SQL Server MySQL (+6 years) JIRA Bitbucket Bamboo Zephyr
• Relevant certifications

OUR AWESOME BENEFITS:

• Health Dental and Vision Insurance
• Long and Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Vacation and Holiday Pay
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Training and Advancement opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Birthdays Off
• Philanthropic Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Partial Gym Membership Paid
• Team Building Events

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race color religion creed sex (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) age sexual orientation gender identity national origin ancestry citizenship genetic information registered domestic partner status marital status disability status as a crime victim protected veteran status political affiliation union membership or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race color religion creed sex (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) age sexual orientation gender identity national origin ancestry citizenship genetic information registered domestic partner status marital status disability status as a crime victim protected veteran status political affiliation union membership or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178 .

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex you become part of a team that values innovation collaboration and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources training certifications development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.