Lead Software Engineer QA

Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 6000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

A Lead Software Engineer – QA will have a background in quality assurance processes and methodologies and work with all aspects of quality assurance throughout the entire software development process. They are involved in ensuring that quality is considered early in the design process so that the product will be testable later.
As per the 7-Stages Development Process, a Lead Software Engineer – QA works with both the QA Leader and development team to ensure that that all aspects of testing, support, and test coverage are included in the testing plans. They monitor every phase of the development process to ensure that the design and software adhere to company standards.
A Lead Software Engineer – QA should have a thorough understanding of QA testing environments and software development life cycles. A Lead Software Engineer – QA helps meet sprint deadlines by breaking up the development process into attainable testing goals and relaying any issues back to the development and product teams or leaders.

Qualifications

Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in QA and testing complex AI non-deterministic systems and the mathematics behind the solutions.

Education: Preferably a master degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in one or more programming/scripting languages (Python, Java, SQL, preferably JavaScript).
• Strong understanding of automated testing tools and frameworks (preferably Cypress, Selenium, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, etc.).
• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, SoapUI).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure).
• Experience with agile methodologies and tools (JIRA, Confluence).
• Knowledge of version control systems (Git).

Work Methodologies:

• Able to work in an Agile environment with development cycles, demos, retrospectives, code reviews, and backlog grooming.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to deliver high-quality work.

Languages: Fluency in English is mandatory.

Additional Information

We believe that coming together as a community, in person, is important for innovation, connection and fostering a sense of belonging. Our roles have the right balance of remote and in-office working to enable flexibility for managing your life along with ensuring a real connection with your colleagues and the broader IFS community.