Manager, Software Engineering

at  Adswizz

WHO WE ARE:

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, SXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.
This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day.
We are proud to be launching a new state-of-the-art technology facility in Dublin, Ireland. The Dublin-based team will play a critical role in our continued digital transformation and will function as a center of excellence for SiriusXM’s global Product and Technology organization.
SiriusXM’s new Dublin facility will comprise a workforce primarily focused on software development, automotive technology and engineering, AdTech, data science, and analytics. Talent based in the new technology hub will be charged with developing and implementing best-in-class standards for high-quality, scalable software deliveries for SiriusXM’s streaming and in-vehicle audio entertainment platforms.

• Coordinate automation activities within software engineering and with our test partners.
• Assess and manage risks.
• Oversee the planning of automation activities.
• Mentor Test Leads and testers.
• Asses the skills of our test leads and testers.
• Arranging workshops, training for the team and meetings. Actively and consistently supports all phases of the testing effort required to execute projects.
• Define automated testing best practices, code standards, processes and procedures.
• Develop automation testing strategies and estimation models to plan test schedules based on project scope or delivery dates
• Identifying and implement automated testing tools and infrastructure, managing tool upgrades and determining license needs and costs
• Manages Proof of Concept activities for new tooling, technologies, infrastructure and processes.
• Analyzes and resolves automation framework related problems by coordinating with team to diagnose and fix issues.
• Reports, defines, trends and tracks quality assurance metrics such as Automation Team member velocity, total automation test case candidates, total automated test cases, failure/pass rates for program(s) to leadership and stakeholders.
• Provide succinct and accurate documentation of issues to the project stakeholders and leadership team.
• Ensures quality standards, procedures and methodologies are being followed.
• Document and implement automation and performance strategies, plans, processes and standards. Ensures that these documented best practices are adhered to.
• Actively participate in Program Team, Roadmap calls and other strategic sessions; ensuring the voice, recommendations and concerns of the automation team is professionally and purposefully represented.
• Partner with Management Peers from the Client and Platform organisations to ensure cohesive test coverage aligned to the Automation and Performance Test strategy.
• Help develop and implement cross-training strategies for Test Leads and testers on not only their assigned programs but other programs in the Software Engineering organisation.
• Diagnoses complex issues, evaluate, recommend and execute the best resolution.
• Recognise and communicate dependencies across multiple test teams that may support multiple programs
• Help drive continuous quality in the organization by helping instill best automation test practices.