Manager III, Quality Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION

What You Will Do:

• Define and execute the quality automation strategy, aligning with the organization’s product and technology roadmap.
• Drive the adoption of automation frameworks and tools to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to integrate quality practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies in automation, implementing best practices to maintain a competitive edge. 
• Build and lead a high-performing quality automation team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Mentor and develop team members, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge to succeed in their roles.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment between quality assurance, development, and operations teams.
• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of automation frameworks, scripts, and tools.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage by implementing automated testing for functional, performance, security, and regression testing.
• Drive the integration of test automation into CI/CD pipelines, enabling rapid and reliable deployments.
• Define and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for quality and automation, reporting progress and challenges to stakeholders.
• Establish and enforce standards, processes, and guidelines for quality assurance and automation practices.
• Conduct regular reviews and audits of testing processes to identify and address gaps.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and operations teams to ensure clear understanding of quality requirements and expectations.
• Communicate progress, risks, and issues related to quality and automation to stakeholders, ensuring alignment and support.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• Total of 10+ years of overall QA experience
• Including 8+ years of experience managing all kinds of testing artifacts (Functional, Automation, API & Mobile)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or any relevant field preferred.
• JMeter, Java, ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer
• Certified Agile Tester (CAT) or similar Agile certifications
• DevOps certifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to lead a globally distributed team.
• Strong background in SDLC and Agile (Scrum) software development methodology.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipeline (Jenkins, ADO, Bamboo, Harness etc.).
• Hands-on experience with test automation technologies e.g., Cucumber (TDD/BDD), Selenium, Katalon Studio, Test Grid, Test parallelization, POM, TestNG, and Junit etc. along with building automation framework from scratch.
• Solid background on repository & version controlling systems e.g., SVN, BitBucket, GitHub etc.
• Expertise in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Appium, TestNG, JUnit).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD processes and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Bamboo).
• Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in test automation (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire teams, driving innovation and efficiency.
• Working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental Management System