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QA Lead - Shazam (12 Month Contract)
London, England, United Kingdom Software and Services
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products very quickly. Countless moments of discovery. It's our people – their imagination, skills and ideas – that shape our future, and help us make the impossible come to life. The role is located in our London office, the tech hub of the Shazam team.
Description
Lead the QA effort for the Shazam iOS & Android apps on a 12-month contract.You'll set strategy and direct a team split across automation (~75%) and manual/regressiontesting (~25%), driving a major push to mature automation and migrate existing manualcases into automated coverage. You will guide the team that builds the automation, help withtest planning & test case maintenance, and help guide the technical direction.
Responsibilities
- Setting test strategy and test planning for new features across automation and manual
- testing.
- Directing the team to develop and maintain test suites on iOS and Android.
- Planning and overseeing the migration of manual/regression cases into automation.
- Owning quality standards, release readiness, and reporting.
- Interfacing with business analytics and software development teams to identify usage
Minimum Qualifications
- Senior QA experience leading and coordinating teams, ideally in contract settings with
- minimal ramp-up.
- Strong mobile testing background across iOS and Android.
- Solid working knowledge of automation frameworks (eg. Appium, XCUITest, Espresso),
- enough to set strategy and guide the team (hands-on coding not required).
- A track record of planning manual-to-automation migrations.
- Strong communication skills and analytical thinking
Preferred Qualifications
- Python
- Experience with high-traffic consumer apps
- CI/CD test integration
- Experience working with tools like TestRail & HTTP Proxies
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