Senior Software QA Manager
Forcepoint
- Cork
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide hands-on leadership in the QA team, ensuring high-quality testing standards.
- Drive the design and implementation of automation frameworks.
- Tackle highly complex and high-value customer-facing issues.
- Provide day-to-day guidance and support to ensure that your team meets its quality goals.
- Work closely with technical support to quickly qualify and reproduce escalated customer issues.
- Take an active role in the career development of your team members.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned, focusing on continuous improvement in automation processes.
- 10+ years of experience with Python on MacOS or Windows.
- Expert Python coder with experience in developing and maintaining test automation frameworks such as Robot Framework and Pytest.
- Expert with CI tools like Jenkins.
- Excellent debugging and RCA skills.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
- Deep understanding of automation design patterns and their implementation.
- Experience with integration testing between different components of a software system.
- Knowledge of API testing tools and techniques.
- Experience with source control systems like Git.
- Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with developers, escalation group and other team members.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and automation processes.
- Experience in managing/coordinating testing activities.
- Experience in measuring and reporting quality-related metrics to identify trends and proactively solve problems.
- ISTQB certifications are a plus but not mandatory.
- 5+ years of experience managing technical teams.
- Experience leading and guiding managers
- Proven in the art of making good impactful decisions.
- Ability to articulate a clear guidance and vision.
- Strong communication (written and oral) and teamwork behavior within a diverse team environment.
- Ability to build good working relationships with other teams around the world.
- Ability to create an innovative, collaborative, and supportive culture.
- Strong focus on reports’ talent development and career growth.
- Self-motivated to research new skills and technologies.
- Commitment to the broader range of product development goals.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Extensive experience managing a QA engineering team.
- Strong troubleshooting skills, good coding, and source management practices.
- Experience managing multiple teams.