Test Strategist

We are looking for a Test Strategist to dive into the requirements of the Quality Engineering department, and design and develop manual regression tests to be implemented in a new platform. You'll work with Software Development groups, QE Automation Engineers, and in-house and overseas contracted personnel.

This is a hybrid role based in our Fairfield, CT office.

What You Will Be Doing

• Design and develop a cost effective, long-term test strategy promoting reusable components, low maintenance costs, high efficiency and scalability.
• Create effective test strategy and planning to ensure software quality following business, technical and functional requirements.
• Collaborate with agile team providing input for product backlog, sprint planning, story development, demos and team retrospective.
• Define entrance criteria and definition of “done” for QA deliverables
• Create test estimates and define reusable test assets
• Proactively manage testing for high visible products under tight deadlines
• Identify risk, bottlenecks in the test execution during architecture, planning and design
• Work with and support off-shore and on-shore manual resources
• Interact closely with development and quality engineers to design and execute test plans
• Conduct test case reviews ensuring quality engineers follow standards
• Coach junior engineers in test methodologies, tools and techniques.
• Participate in defect review and defect resolution meetings advocating for customers and high-quality products.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis of escapes and implement a test strategy to remediate issues.

What You Need for this Position

• Experience writing test plans and test cases
• Solid understanding of white-box, functional, system, performance, regression, and operational testing
• 1+ year experience with VoIP telephony.
• Bachelor of CS or Engineering

        Bonus Points For:

• Experience in IP and networking protocols and architectures
• Experience in security, including security of networks, servers, and VoIP systems
• Working knowledge of Windows and UNIX preferably Solaris and/or Linux operating systems
• Linux, Windows, UNIX, Cisco, SQL, Avaya or Nortel PBX Administration

What's in It For You

• Outstanding benefits including 401K, full health insurance, commuter benefits, and generous PTO.
• IPC is growing fast, with over a thousand employees.
• Award-winning trading communications platform powering the global financial market.