COUNTRY Financial is actively seeking for a skilled and experienced QA professional to join the Agency & Marketing Application Development department as Test Automation Lead. As a test Lead, you will conduct a wide range of quality control tests and analyses to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified standards and end-user requirements; Draft, revise and approve test plans and scripts to ensure alignment with standards and IT strategy; Create test data files with valid and invalid records to thoroughly test program logic and verify system flow; Coordinate with users to plan user acceptance testing, alpha and beta testing; Ensure that system tests are successfully completed and documented, and all problems are resolved.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains test strategy and plan for functional and non-functional requirements testing.
• Handles test case design, test data mining and test execution for functional and non-functional tests.
• Plan, document, track and coordinates testing, handles requirements traceability, metrics, defect, issue and risk management.
• Develops test summary reports, dashboards to communicate vital test status, issues and risks to key stakeholders and helps in go, no-go decisions.
• Demonstrates passion for quality and strives for continuous improvements to deliver a better-quality product in a cost-effective way and faster.

This position offers a hybrid work schedule out of our corporate office in Bloomington, IL.

How does a Test Automation Lead make an impact?

• Develops and maintains test strategy and plan for functional and non-functional requirements testing.
• Handles test case design, test data mining and test execution for functional and non-functional tests.
• Plan, document, track and coordinates testing, handles requirements traceability, metrics, defect, issue and risk management.
• Develops test summary reports, dashboards to communicate vital test status, issues and risks to key stakeholders and helps in go, no-go decisions.
• Demonstrates passion for quality and strives for continuous improvements to deliver a better-quality product in a cost-effective way and faster.