Sr QA Mainframe

The Auto Sales Application IT Tester is responsible for leading quality assurance activities across Auto business applications and technology platforms. The role ensures that software solutions meet functional, integration, performance, security, and business requirements before production deployment.

The position works closely with business stakeholders, development teams, solution architects, project managers, vendors, and operations teams to deliver reliable systems supporting Auto Sales objectives.

Responsibilities include test strategy development, test planning, test execution, defect management, automation, and mentoring junior QA team members. The role also supports modernization initiatives, cloud-based solutions, customer-facing applications, and enterprise integrations., Quality Assurance Leadership

• Lead end-to-end testing activities across multiple projects and releases.
• Develop and maintain test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Define testing scope, entry/exit criteria, and quality metrics.
• Establish QA best practices and testing standards.

Functional & Integration Testing

• Execute and coordinate SIT, Regression, UAT support, and End-to-End testing.
• Validate business workflows, calculations, business rules, user interfaces, APIs, databases, and third-party integrations.
• Verify data integrity across applications, interfaces, and reporting systems.
• Ensure applications meet approved business requirements and design specifications.

Defect Management

• Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution.
• Facilitate defect triage sessions with development, business, and project teams.
• Perform root-cause analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Verify fixes through retesting and regression testing.

Test Automation

• Design and implement automated testing frameworks and regression suites.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency through automation and AI-assisted testing.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Performance & Security Testing

• Coordinate performance, load, stress, and scalability testing.
• Validate application performance against defined service-level objectives.
• Support penetration testing, security validation, and compliance-related testing.

Project Collaboration

• Partner with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Project Managers, Solution Architects, Developers, and Operations teams.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with vendors and third-party implementation partners to resolve application defects and integration issues.

Reporting & Governance

• Provide testing status reports, quality metrics, risk assessments, and release-readiness recommendations.
• Present testing results and quality insights to project leadership and stakeholders.
• Support audit, compliance, and software-quality governance requirements.

Mentoring & Continuous Improvement

• Coach junior testers and QA analysts.
• Promote testing standards, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate emerging QA tools, AI-enabled testing approaches, and industry best practices., Deliverables
• Process flows
• Mentor and provide knowledge transfer to client project team members.
• Participate as a primary, co-, and/or contributing author on project deliverables associated with assigned responsibilities.
• Participate in data conversion and data maintenance activities.
• Provide best-practice and industry-specific solutions.
• Recommend alternative and out-of-the-box solutions.
• Provide thought leadership and hands-on technical configuration/development as needed.
• Participate as a member of the functional team.
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Functional Testing
• System Integration Testing (SIT)
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Regression Testing
• API Testing
• Database Testing
• Performance Testing
• Defect Lifecycle Management

Tools & Technologies

Experience with:

• ALM / Quality Center or equivalent testing tools
• Jira
• SQL
• Database validation
• API testing tools such as Postman, SoapUI, etc.

Business Skills

• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into test scenarios.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder-management and leadership capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• ISTQB, CSTE, CSQA, or equivalent QA certification.
• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools and automation frameworks.
• Experience supporting cloud modernization and legacy-system replacement initiatives.
• Knowledge of automotive services is a plus.

Key Competencies

• Quality Focus
• Critical Thinking
• Test Strategy Development
• Defect Analysis
• Risk Management
• Leadership & Mentoring
• Technical Expertise
• Collaboration
• Continuous Improvement
• Customer Focus
• Compliance & Audit Awareness

Success Measures

• Defect leakage reduction
• Release quality and stability
• On-time testing execution
• Business stakeholder satisfaction
• Reduced production incidents