Quality Assurance (QA) Lead - La Vega

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La Vega
Senior level
Sports
The Role
Lead the QA team in software testing initiatives, develop test plans, ensure quality via various testing methods, and collaborate with developers.
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About Us:

Champro® is a privately-owned sporting goods and apparel manufacturer that has been in business for 30+ years. We deliver high-value, traditional & innovative athletic equipment and apparel via outstanding, integrity-driven customer service. Our business philosophy is focused on our customers and we take pride in providing them with the best overall values in team sports products.

Responsibilities:
  • Build and develop a skilled QA team, including hiring, onboarding, and mentoring new
  • members.
  • Lead the QA team in planning, executing, and delivering high-quality software testing
  • initiatives.
  • Develop, execute, and maintain detailed test plans, test cases, and scripts.
  • Perform functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for web
  • applications.
  • Guide and mentor QA team members, providing support, feedback, and technical
  • expertise.
  • Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and project managers to ensure clear
  • understanding of requirements and high test coverage.
  • Identify, document, and track software defects using test management and bug tracking
  • tools.
  • Drive the adoption and enhancement of test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium,
  • Cypress).
  • Validate APIs and backend processes using tools like Postman.
  • Write and review SQL queries to validate test data and ensure data integrity.
  • Ensure cross-browser, responsive, and mobile compatibility testing.
  • Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, representing QA perspectives and priorities.
  • Coordinate with DevOps for test integration in CI/CD pipelines.
  • Manage post-release validation and coordinate production testing efforts.
Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience in software testing, with at least 1–2 years in a lead or senior

role.

Strong experience with manual and automated testing for web applications and APIs.

Proficient in writing SQL queries for data validation.

Hands-on experience with bug tracking and test management tools (JIRA, TestRail, etc.).

Solid understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and QA best practices.

Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Ability to prioritize tasks and manage team workloads effectively.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Experience with test automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or
  • Playwright.
  • Familiarity with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
  • Programming experience in C#, JavaScript, or another language used in automated
  • testing.
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps environments.
Company Culture:

We are proud to offer eligible associates a full-range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability, 401K, Profit Sharing, paid time off, holidays, and reimbursement toward gym membership fees. A collaborative atmosphere working together to exceed our customers’ expectations, as well as, an Equal Opportunity Employer bringing together diverse individuals to develop new and innovative solutions

Top Skills

C#
Cypress
JavaScript
JIRA
Postman
Selenium
SQL
Testrail
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The Company
HQ: Wheeling, IL
135 Employees
Year Founded: 1987

What We Do

CHAMPRO® is a manufacturer of sports equipment and apparel and distributes via sports specialty retailers.

Mission Statement:
Champro Sports® will deliver high value traditional and innovative athletic equipment and apparel to sporting goods specialty stores via outstanding, integrity driven customer service.

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