Black Box Testing Jobs in Illinois (NOW HIRING)

Company Description

Halo Group is a premier provider of IT talent. We place technology experts within
the teams of the world's leading companies to help them build innovative
businesses that keep them one step closer to their customers and one step
ahead of the competition. We offer a meaningful work environment for
employees, attractive and interesting engagements for consultants, and cutting-edge
digital innovation for our customers.
We delight in helping our customers execute their digital vision. Big projects or
small, Halo Group knows that by combining the highest quality talent with our
unwavering support, we will become an invaluable extension of the team. Halo
Group's experienced consultants in Detroit, Atlanta and Dallas specialize in all
areas of product/project governance, UX/UI, multi-platform applications, quality
assurance/testing, cloud computing, and data analytics.
Since its inception, Halo Group has been recognized for numerous awards, including: 
- INC 5000
- Future 50
- 101 Best and Brightest
- Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
- Goldline Research - "Most Dependable Companies"
- Ernst & Young - "Entrepreneur of the Year" Finalist

Mandatory
Project Management experience - independently anchor testing programs and manage all stakeholders and client relationship
Test Automation expertise - Selenium expertise including Framework design and development in Agile environment
Expertise in core Java
Define, manage and maintain Functional Test Automation and framework development in Selenium/Appium/Protractor
Working experience in other types of testing like services, DB, performance, security testing and applicable automation tools in these testing types.
Experience with Agile testing
7+ years of testing experience with hands on Selenium experience of 4 years or more. Exposure to both web, mobile, services and DB automation
Define coordinated and iterative test strategy; create and maintain test strategy across different tiers and E2E.
Experience in project planning, including, quality plan, risk plan, resource/capacity planning.
Experience in handling change management across projects.
Reviews the project deliverables of the team across the testing life cycle.
Strong communication skills - Ability to communicate and document status and complex issues effectively
Strong documentation skills - Ability to create clear, concise, detailed project artifacts that meet the standards of the Software Quality Management process
Ability to work in Onsite - Offshore model
Responsible for all the deliverables in the project. Consolidate project status in Weekly status reports that are shared to client
Working knowledge on Black-Box Testing following the Waterfall model, V model and Agile Methodology as well.
7+ years of experience with SDLC
5+ years of Test Automation Development experience with open source and market-leading vended solutions
4+ years of experience with Agile testing
Experience in problem solving, risk mitigation and providing innovative solutions to improve the metrics of the project.
Working knowledge on Test Management, Test strategizing, People management, Test Estimations and ROI analysis for automation
Working Knowledge on ALM/JIRA as part of Test Management activities
Certifications - INS or LOMA Certified (Desired), ISTQB (Desired)
Work Responsibilities include - Business Requirement Analysis , Effort estimation & Scheduling, Resource planning, Risk planning, Quality metrics planning, Test Management, Test Plans and Strategy review, Test Case review, Test Data strategy,Test Execution review, Test Reporting, Defect Management, Co-ordination activities
Analytical and Communication skills
Experience and desire to work in a Global delivery environment

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education
At least 7 years of experience with Information Technology

** U.S. Citizens and those who are authorised to work independently in the United States are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

** All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Visa: Only US Citizen, GC, GC-EAD, H4-EAD & L2-EAD.