QA Practice Lead

**About Valocity**:
Our award-winning team of game-changers drive transformation and world-class innovation across the entire mortgage valuation process. Combining our data, technology, and people, the Valocity dream team works collaboratively to streamline the home buying journey for people around the world.

With offices in New Zealand, Australia, and India, Valocity is constantly evolving culture and strategy with a focus on the future. We’re open to innovation, technology, and new ideas to ensure we continue to be fast, agile, and equipped for success.

At Valocity, we endorse positive goals and a productive atmosphere that embodies the highest level of commitment to the business, customers, and one another. This is a great opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing global team where your professionalism and skills will make a difference.

You will be working for an award winning, innovative, and fast-paced organisation that believes in celebrating success. Team Valocity is passionate about people, and Valocity’s people are passionate about what they do every day. With us, better never stops.

**About The Role**:
We are seeking a seasoned, hands-on QA Practice Lead who can implement, optimize, and oversee the effectiveness of our software testing processes, especially test automation. Reporting to the Engineering Practice Manager, you will spearhead the test chapter across squads, ensuring high-quality, thoroughly tested outcomes are delivered by our Software Engineers.

To be successful in this role you must have significant experience in a Left-shifted engineering team where QA is embedded to all roles in a leadership role.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Test Leadership**:Lead the testing chapter across squads, fostering a culture of high-quality, thoroughly tested outcomes.
- **Test Process Development & Optimization**:Develop, implement, and optimize effective software testing processes, particularly focusing on test automation.
- **Test Automation**:Champion the use of automated testing, ensuring it is correctly implemented and used to its full potential to improve quality and speed of testing.
- **Collaboration with Squads**:Work closely with Software Engineers and other team members to ensure testing processes are integrated throughout the software development lifecycle.
- **Training & Mentorship**:Mentor team members on effective testing practices, promoting their professional growth and ensuring high-quality outcomes.
- **Quality Assurance**:Oversee all testing activities to ensure the highest standards of quality are consistently met.
- **Reporting**:Regularly report to the Engineering Practice Lead on testing progress, challenges, and risks.

**Key Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field. Advanced degree is a plus.
- Proven leadership experience, particularly in a software testing context.
- Extensive experience with test automation and the associated tools and practices.
- Demonstrable ability to develop, implement, and optimize effective testing processes.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and tasks.

**Why Join Us?**
- We have a passion for designing and building best in class products and services to ease business for our lender partners.
- We thrive in a fast paced, high-growth environment. If you want to work for a professional, global, inclusive and innovative company, we'd love to meet you

**Please Note**:

- To be considered for this role, you must have NZ work rights and ideally be in NZ.