Quality Assurance Manager

at  Daxtra Technologies

ABOUT THE POSITION

Daxtra is growing quickly and is is seeking a seasoned, dynamic Manager, Quality Assurance ! This vital role ensures applications and systems meet the highest standards of quality and reliability by overseeing all aspects of the quality management process. The Manager, Quality Assurance is responsible for leading and managing the QA team, developing, and implementing quality control procedures, defining, and driving test architecture, developing and implementing QA strategies and procedures, as well as overseeing the planning, execution, and reporting of QA activities across Technology and Security.
As a member of the product management team, you will have the opportunity to help create the product vision and corresponding product roadmap. In this role you will help manage the portfolio of our current generation of software suites, while also working to execute on the vision to create our next generation product platform. If being part of a high performing software product organization that is driving to deliver cutting edge technology and solutions, then Daxtra should be your next employer.

Job Requirements and Responsibilities

• Ensure Quality Assurance controls/processes are well documented, centrally stored and well understood by the QA team, engineering teams, support teams, vendors, strategic partners, and the implementation team.
• Responsible for developing, maintaining, scaling, and socializing the Quality Assurance Framework across Technology and Development.
• Conduct Quality Assurance reviews as needed, document lessons learned and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead the QA team in the development, documentation, and deployment of a test architecture (methodology, environments, automation, testing tools SoapUI, ReadyAPI, etc.)
• Evolve the organization’s Quality Assurance strategy and advocate for a shift-left approach to testing, establishing processes and empowering individuals to enable the Quality Assurance practice to scale as needed.
• Identify and prioritize areas of improvement in the QA process and drive initiatives to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree Computer Science, Information Systems Management or business field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven Professional Experience as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer including hands-on test planning and execution experience with a sound understanding of various test approaches and methodologies.
• Minimum of 3 years managing/leading quality assurance engineers and high-complex technology initiatives or projects
• Ability to collaborate with business leaders and project managers in developing strategies and solutions of high business value.
• Ability to work autonomously and in small team environments
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills coupled with a collaborative approach
• Comfortable with general cloud-computing concepts and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP…)
• Understanding of enterprise level software design and software products
• Familiarity with the full software development life cycle (e.g., Scrum and Kanban)

• Ensure Quality Assurance controls/processes are well documented, centrally stored and well understood by the QA team, engineering teams, support teams, vendors, strategic partners, and the implementation team.
• Responsible for developing, maintaining, scaling, and socializing the Quality Assurance Framework across Technology and Development.
• Conduct Quality Assurance reviews as needed, document lessons learned and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead the QA team in the development, documentation, and deployment of a test architecture (methodology, environments, automation, testing tools SoapUI, ReadyAPI, etc.)
• Evolve the organization’s Quality Assurance strategy and advocate for a shift-left approach to testing, establishing processes and empowering individuals to enable the Quality Assurance practice to scale as needed.
• Identify and prioritize areas of improvement in the QA process and drive initiatives to enhance efficiency and effectiveness