Share Email Opening Title QA Lead  Description U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years. Our platforms on usnews.com include Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews. We believe in having a broad range of talent and backgrounds at U.S. News. We strive to maintain a welcoming workplace where everyone is given an opportunity to succeed and contribute to their fullest. Learn more about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative. We reach more than 40 million people monthly during moments when they are most in need of expert advice and motivated to act on that advice directly on our platforms. Our signature franchises include our “Best” series of consumer guides on colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, diets, cars, financial services and more. These guides provide an easy-to-digest list for consumers to better understand and compare when making their decisions. We continue to publish annual guides of the authoritative Best Colleges and Best Hospitals rankings on our website and in print. And our U.S. News Live flagship conferences highlight important national conversations including Healthcare of Tomorrow and Healthiest Communities. Your role in helping us shape the future: We’re looking for an experienced QA Lead to oversee a range of quality activities across U.S. News teams, including manual exploratory testing, regression testing and test automation. Are you up to the challenge? As QA Lead, you will: Collaborate with stakeholders across departments (development, product, BI, advertising) to understand business requirements and recommend appropriate testing strategies Oversee and implement test plans for new features and rankings launches Manage offshore QA engineers to ensure effective and efficient testing, providing guidance, support and performance feedback as needed Champion the use of tools and processes that improve test coverage and efficiency   Position Requirements You should definitely have Extensive hands-on experience with both manual and automated of testing software applications Experience defining holistic test strategies for complex applications and feature sets The ability to design and implement organization-wide testing processes that streamline communication and reduce overhead Proven team leadership experience, including experience managing off-shore team members Experience creating and maintaining automated tests using Selenium or a similar testing framework The ability to use project and test management tools to communicate test results and make sure projects stay on schedule Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments. Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong attention to detail Willingness to learn It would be nice if you had: Know how to use git, Jenkins and a coding language like Python, JavaScript or Java. Have previous experience working at a digital media company Have experience testing large data sets What it’s like to work with us: Talent is our best asset! We invest in people with passion and potential who understand U.S. News’ dedication to our consumers. Entrepreneurial, mission-driven culture with core values of quality and integrity Focus on fostering personal and professional growth Competitive benefits including paid vacation time, medical, tuition reimbursement, and training Collaborative Work Environment ~ Fun, diverse, inclusive and ambitious co-workers Other Job Info: Candidates must provide a resume to be considered. This position will require the successful candidate to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.  As an equal opportunity employer, the Company will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.     Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Number of Openings 1   About the Organization U.S. News & World Report is a publisher of news and information that empowers people to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives.   EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.   Tags   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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