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CGI

QA Lead - U.S. Citizenship Required

Fairfax, VA

QA Lead - U.S. Citizenship Required

Position Description
Do you want to take your career to the next level? Are you ready for the responsibility of working with high-profile clients? CGI is looking for a dedicated, driven and experienced QA Lead. This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-class IT company, for a permanent position solving exciting business and technical problems by providing leading IT services to our local enterprise clients. The QA Lead is responsible for leading the quality assurance process on strategic client engagements. This includes developing quality assurance strategies and plans, leading quality assurance testing efforts, collaborating with functional and technical teams and reporting results to internal and client senior management. Initial focus is a complex, multi-year project replacing a core enterprise system with a modern cloud-based solution.

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This position is located in our Fairfax, VA office; however a hybrid working model is acceptable. You will be required to be in our Fairfax, VA office two days per week.

Your future duties and responsibilities
• Collaborate with team members to find better, more efficient ways of doing things.
• Design test strategies, plans, scenarios, scripts and procedures based on manual test plans, using industry standard testing methodologies, processes and tools.
• Lead the creation of comprehensive test plans and test artifacts, demonstrating software documentation such as requirements specifications, design documents and user manuals.
• Lead on-site and remote teams in order to support all facets of testing: functional, regression, load and system testing, taking part in every phase of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Ensure that all test items follow established change management processes and are tested and tracked using the project's test management software.
• Solve daring business and technical problems.
• Provide proactive mentorship to other quality assurance analysts and participate in training classes, engineering reviews, and our mentor program.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
• Due to the nature of the government contracts, this position requires US Citizenship.
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS or another degree demonstrating technical/process capability.
• Demonstrable ability to ensure appropriate testing coverage and requirements traceability through the creation, implementation and improvement of comprehensive test plans, test cases/user stories, test steps and test automation.
• Proficient in developing test cases for software applications, business intelligence and data solutions such as ETL and system integration.
• Experience identifying gaps and deficiencies in business requirements, technical specifications, designs and testing documentation for completeness and testability.
• Highly motivated to deliver excellent service to our clients and ensure their happiness.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and teamwork skills.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $74,600 - $143,700.

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CGI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with CGI's legal duty to furnish information.

Client-provided location(s): Fairfax, VA, USA
Job ID: CGI-1137673
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Company Outings
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Leadership Training Program
    • Internship Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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