Senior Consultant-Automation QA_Remote China Base

Are you a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Quality Analyst (QA) professional with a passion for ensuring top-notch product quality? Do you have a proven track record of driving excellence in testing processes and methodologies? If so, we have a captivating opportunity that awaits you

Established over eighteen years ago, we are a growing Melbourne headquartered Software Consultancy with a core focus of delivering business-critical digital products to our clients. Our teams work alongside our customers to dissect their complex problems and convert them into value-driven solutions, combining innovative principles in development, design, analysis and quality automation. We utilise Design Thinking and Agile practices to rapidly create customer and business first software, testing and embracing new technologies and trends along the way.

Your key responsibilities as a Lead or Senior Consultant-QA at Fabric:

QA Leadership and Strategy

Set budgeting, recruitment and marketing targets for the QA practice in collaboration with business stakeholders.

Advocate for QA best practices and techniques, ensuring they support the delivery of high-quality and valuable customer solutions.

Champion the "Bake Quality In" culture by mentoring and actively coaching other team members.

Lead and contribute to the development of QA programs that train and upskill team members on the latest QA practices and tools.

Drive teams in the adoption of Agile, Lean, and Continuous Delivery best practices, ensuring these principles are integrated into all projects.

Provide guidance on functional and non-functional testing frameworks, helping teams make informed decisions about their practices.

Identify opportunities for process improvements in quality software delivery.

Contribute to the technical roadmap by identifying components and potential bottlenecks, providing creative solutions to avoid project roadblocks.

Support and develop technical leadership capabilities within the growing Engineering team.

QA Delivery and Execution

Work closely with Delivery teams at all stages of the project lifecycle, ensuring that quality is integral in every step of the process.

Engage in discovery and inception phases to ensure quality principles are embedded from the start.

Provide hands-on expertise and support across projects, ensuring robust testing frameworks are in place and quality assurance is consistently prioritised.

Foster collaboration by pairing with team members to enhance skill development and knowledge sharing.

Client Relationship Management

Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as an advisor and advocate for quality assurance and continuous improvement.

Provide strategic advice on testing, quality processes, and methodologies to clients, ensuring alignment with their goals

Thought Leadership and Branding

Act as an ambassador for Fabric, promoting our values, practices and commitment to building software right.

Create and share thought leadership content relevant to the QA field, contributing to social media campaigns, blogs and presentations.

Represent Fabric at meetups, conferences, and industry forums to enhance our brand's technical credibility and attract potential clients and talents.

Team Development and Mentorship

Mentor and coach less experienced QAs within the Fabric team and client organisations, promoting continuous learning and growth.

Lead by example, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented team culture.

Contribute to the recruitment and retention of QA professionals, participating in interviews and evaluation to build a strong, skilled team.

About you:

Strong expertise in QA best practices and a passion for delivering quality-driven solutions.

Experience in Agile, Lean and Continuous Delivery environments, with a clear understanding of how to integrate quality into every stage of the delivery process.

Proficiency in functional and non-functional testing frameworks, automation, and quality control processes.

Proven track record of mentoring and coaching team members to achieve their full potential.

Ability to identify and implement process improvements to optimise quality assurance practice.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate with cross functional teams.

Experience with modern testing tools, technologies and frameworks, and a passion for staying current with emerging trends in the QA field.

A strong advocate for the QA discipline within a fast-paced, delivery-focus environment.

The skills you would need to be a Senior Quality Analyst:

Experience in Object-oriented Programming and at least 1 programming language

7 to 8 years' experience writing Automated Tests and building frameworks around it

Should be able to create and build test plans and strategy, etc

Experience with latest open-sourced automation and performance testing tools like Playwright, cypress, webdriver, Appium, Gatling

Experience in automated API testing

Experience in test data management, test environment management

Good understanding of quality assurance processes

Experience with integrating and executing tests with CI pipelines.

Experience with cloud technologies: AWS or Azure or GCP

Experience in testing web-services in an automated fashion

Experience in XML, JSON messages, Postman

Basic understanding of Dev-ops practices – Docker, K8s, terraform

Experience in writing SQL queries

Good collaboration, communication, collaboration, analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience in working in an Agile development environment

Experience in coaching and mentoring team members

Your key benefits of being a part of the Fabric team:

A variety of business domains to dive into including retail, finance, construction and logistics

Creating innovative custom products to solve complex problems that existing solutions just can't

Collaborating with a team of top notch professionals who are obsessed with value, latest tech and the right way to build a digital product

Ability to switch projects every 6-12 months to keep you challenged, excited and growing

Strong support network from the delivery community of practice, leadership and our tech teams to help you address any client challenges you may face

Very diverse and inclusive environment where people value feedback, connections and collaboration in a workspace