
Manager, Quality Engineering
Nextech Systems
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Lead a globally distributed team of QAE’s, SET’s, and Automation Engineers working on a world-class platform consisting of data processes, micro services and web applications built using cloud native technologies.
- Establish a strong connection between customer scenarios and pre-release test coverage and automation.
- Lead design and building of automated tests for Nextech’s products.
- Automate the right tests at the right level: unit, integration, contract, API and UI.
- Evangelize quality engineering best practices with Product, Development and DevOps teams around testing roadmap, tools and framework.
- Establish quality assurance best practices and benchmarks and drive adoption across the QA team.
- Drive continuous improvements in product testing processes (test plans, automation, testing resources, etc.)
- Own Load Testing initiative to ensure our platforms scale effectively and we maintain the highest level of availability.
- Drive transformation for enterprise performance testing and engineering framework.
- Improve product delivery cycles through the integration of testing into the agile delivery cycle.
- Empower team to learn and grow and support them in their career goals.
- A willingness to work on additional tasks and responsibilities that will positively contribute towards team, department, and company goals.
- Prioritize multiple competing priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in IT Management or relevant field
- Solid knowledge of C#, Angular, SQL, and cloud hosting
- 7-10 years industry experience, including testing of robust, scalable micro-service back ends
- 3+ years’ experience managing and leading quality engineering teams working on enterprise products in a high-growth, fast-paced system software engineering company
- Ability to create, analyze, and publish quality metrics and measures across teams to communicate release quality, and deliver status updates to senior management
- Hands-on experience with industry-standard test automation tools and frameworks, such as Selenium, Playwright, RestAssured, Pact, JMeter and Azure load testing tools
- Experience in CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps/GitHub Pipelines.
- Knowledge of various software testing methods (Regression, Load/Stress, Code Coverage Analysis, Black/White box testing, Acceptance, Performance
- Experience recommending and implementing best practices to improve quality engineering workflows and increase team productivity
- Experience with test management tools (e.g., Zephyr, TestRail, XRay, Qtest, Quality Center)
Benefits
- Generous annual bonus opportunity
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Flexible Time Off: take time off when you need it without worrying about available hours
- 11 paid holidays
- Your Day Your Way - Celebrate a day of cultural or social significance to you
- Insurance: Choice of Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Health Savings Account with employer match
- Flexible Spending Account
- 100% Company-Paid Parental leave (After 6 months with the company)
- 100% Company-Paid Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
- Nextech Luminary Peer Recognition Program
- Wellness Program including discounts on medical premiums
- Employee Assistance Program with free counseling sessions available
- Corporate Discounts on Retail, Travel, and Entertainment
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Hard Skills & Tools
C#AngularSQLcloud hostingtest automationmicro-servicesload testingquality metricssoftware testing methodsagile delivery
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationteam empowermentprioritizationcontinuous improvement