Our Company

We’re Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world’s potential. We’re people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what’s now to what’s next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

The team

As a part of Product Engineering Services practice, we are looking for QA Lead to join us to contribute to practice initiatives and keep current in the latest technology developments in the Cloud and Product Engineering space.

The role

• Develop and implement test plans, test strategies, and test cases for projects.
• Define the scope, objectives, and deliverables for the testing phase.
• Establish test entry and exit criteria.
• Assign tasks to team members based on their skill sets and project needs.
• Coordinate and manage the execution of test cases.
• Ensure both manual and automated tests are conducted efficiently.
• Monitor and report progress, ensuring adherence to timelines.
• Oversee defect tracking and resolution processes.
• Work with developers and other stakeholders to prioritize and resolve issues.
• Ensure accurate documentation of defects and their resolutions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives).
• Track and report QA metrics such as defect density, test coverage, and test execution progress.
• Provide regular updates on the quality status to stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to quality.
• Escalate risks and quality issues to stakeholders when necessary.
• Develop contingency plans for high-risk areas.

What you’ll bring

• QA Methodologies:
o Proficiency in manual and automated testing methodologies.
o Understanding of different testing types (e.g., functional, regression, performance, security, usability).
• Tools and Platforms:
o Expertise in test management tools like TestRail, Zephyr, or JIRA.
o Familiarity with automation tools like Selenium, Appium, Cypress, or Playwright.
o Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Programming Knowledge:
o Ability to write and debug scripts in languages like Python, Java, or C# for automation.
• CI/CD Knowledge:
o Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.
o Understanding of how QA integrates with DevOps pipelines.
• Database Skills:
• Ability to write SQL queries for data validation during testing.
• Cloud and Virtualization:
• Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for testing environments.
• Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

As required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected base salary for this position is: $130k-$150k base+ bonus. The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Digital Services bonus/variable/commission pay programs, where applicable, and are subject to the program’s conditions and restrictions.

About us

We’re a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

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Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.