Manager, Quality Engineering (Remote)

Job Description

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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

• Employee Assistance Program with free counseling sessions available • Flexible Time Off: take time off when you need it without worrying about available hours • 10 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday • Generous annual bonus opportunity • iCREATE Employee Recognition Program • Insurance: Choice of Medical, Dental, and Vision plans • Wellness Program including discounts on medical premiums • Health Savings Account • Flexible Spending Account • Volunteer Time Off • 100% Company-Paid Parental leave • 401(k) with Employer Match • 100% Company-Paid Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability Insurance • Company-Sponsored 529 College Savings Plan • Corporate Discounts on Retail, Travel, and Entertainment • Pet Insurance options