Lead QA Automation Engineer

First Help Financial (FHF) is one of the fastest growing companies in the US. We help first-time buyers get a car by offering flexible financing options and native-language support. Our mission is to help overlooked consumers get access to financing and make smart financial decisions. Through flexible financing options and tri-lingual support, we offer consumers an easier way to finance their first car. From our Boston and Phoenix offices, we lend to and support our portfolio which has consistently grown 35% each year over the last five years. Our exponential growth also comes with financial stability as a company.

Here you will find hard-working coworkers that are experts in their jobs and dedicated to their customers. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism but also enjoy work with benefits that are geared towards making you successful in life and comfortable at work.

Your Title: Lead QA Engineer

Your Location: Remote/preferably the Greater Boston Area

You Report To: Engineering Manager

Schedule: Monday to Friday 9am - 5:30pm EST

Compensation: $95,000-$115,000 plus bonus!

First Help Financial, voted and certified as a "Great Place to Work" by our workforce for two years in a row, is adding a new partner to our Engineering department to accommodate our remarkable growth! This individual will lead the quality and testing effort for a Scrum Team.

What you will do:

• Build and execute automated test cases
• Working with our team members, build a long-term quality strategy and drive the successful implementation over time
• Provide expertise on the grooming, estimating, and testing of the stories in a sprint
• Manage testing resources as needed to complete the sprint and overall epic goals
• Develop smoke tests, sanity tests, performance, and reliability testing as needed
• Provide quality metrics and expert insight into the health of the software
• Use appropriate quality tools and infrastructure to scale and manage our testing effort
• Enhance and improve our testing methodology for better results, increased productivity, and higher quality

Preferred qualifications:

• Demonstrated historical career stability
• Proven experience as a QA Engineer with a focus on automated testing using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven etc.
• 3+ experience as a QA Lead in an Agile environment
• Knowledge of JIRA, Automation Anywhere, TestRail, and Postman strongly preferred
• Computer Science degree strongly preferred
• Certification in Agile methodologies and Agile Testing is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of Financial software, environments, and industry strongly preferred

What you bring:

• Ability to design the test automation framework
• A strong understanding of software quality practices, tools, and methodologies
• Proven leader able coordinate and deliver testing deliverables for sprints and epics
• Knowledge of testing tools and their best application for specific needs
• Knowledge of testing metrics and how to use them for best results
• Ability to create long term plans for improvement and deliver on them
• Ability to engage with leadership at all levels in many different functions
• Ability to lead in a remote / distributed environment
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with others
• Works well under pressure with tight but realistic timelines
• Detail oriented, analytical, and inquisitive; big picture thinking but can work hands on

FHF Benefits:

Great Perks - We offer generous salaries, competitive health, and welfare benefits, paid vacation, 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, quarterly social outings, monthly lunches, robust employee recognition, and a training development program to enhance your career with us.

Culture - We are believers in maintaining a healthy work-life balance. While we work hard and care deeply about our customers and partners, we want you to have room for your family, friends, and yourself.

Growth - Company growth provides unprecedented career growth. FHF's extraordinary year-over-year growth in revenue and new markets provides an opportunity for you to establish and develop your career growth. We engage each employee to build a career plan that benefits everyone and we have a proven record of investing in you.

Diversity and Inclusion:

FHF is committed to building a culture that respects and embraces all walks of life, inclusive of all genders, races, cultures, ages, sexual orientations, and other identities. We will make accommodations when interviewing anyone with special needs.