Qual Assur Test Lead (0532) in Buffalo, NY

Did you know that M&T Bank made Forbes Magazine’s “400 Best Big Companies” list for the 10th time this year, that we’ve been in business for over 150 years and are one of the nation’s top 20 bank holding companies with close to $66 billion in assets? M&T Bank is a great place to be because we’re established, strong, and even in these turbulent financial times, we remain stable and profitable.  We value work-life balance and carry out our mission of making M&T Bank the best place our employees have ever worked. Due to our consistent growth and prosperity, we are looking to fill a key Quality Assurance Test Lead role within the Technology division of M&T Bank. RESPONSIBILITIES:Participate or provide oversight in requirements gathering and the development of test plans and strategies with team. Participate or provide oversight in gathering requirements, developing test plans and strategies, and developing and / or reviewing test scripts with test team.  Assign test engineers to project activities.  Work closely with developers, understanding code coverage.Provide project test status and progress reports to IT Lead, and work with development configuration management.  Act as test lead on enterprise strategic projects and major business projects and other test related activities as required.Promote collaborative application life cycle development and adherence to Technology and Corporate Standards, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Systems Development Methodology (SDM), and Sarbanes Oxley compliance.Oversee obtaining and scheduling appropriate on/offshore test resources.  Perform project test team reporting and administrative duties.Evaluate and provide recommendations for test tools and quality assurance test process improvements.  Participate in developing strategic departmental test services processes.  Create test metric reports and manage defects.The Quality Assurance Test Group is an integral component to the overall Central Technology systems development life cycle providing test expertise and standardized test processes.  The group works with the Project Management Office ensuring test roles and processes are defined within project management methodology and systems develop methodology.Manages QA test teams on a project basis.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or in lieu of degree, four to five years’ relevant experience in computer science or testing services.Minimum five years’ experience in testing and project management.Test management tool experience preferred.Excellent PC skills.Experience in defect tracking tools.Good understanding of System Development Life Cycle.Ability to communicate and work effectively with Technology Areas, Business Partners, and Sourced Groups.Strong understanding of Technology Application Architectures/Languages.Working knowledge of Technology Infrastructure & Information Security.Excellent time management and organizational skills; detailed oriented.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.IDEAL QULAIFICATIONS:Minimum two years experience in application development and programming with a minimum of two years testing experience Test Certification preferred To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here