Manager, Quality Assurance

Job Description

Are you eager to make a huge impact on Amazons product testing operations We are looking for a highly motivated, customer centric Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE) with a deep experience in testing methodologies and automation, who is enthusiastic about the new cutting edge technology offered to consumers. You should seize this opportunity if you have a passion for customer needs, a deep understanding of web applications and mobile apps and proven automation experience. They should also work with groups such as Product Management, User Interaction, and Customer Support to understand customer usage models and develop test plans and suites that approximate real-world environments and regression tests and driving the software development process towards quality-centric methodologies.As a Quality Assurance Manager, you will create and implement a strategy driving the quality of our products to a world class level while managing a team of Quality Assurance professionals. In addition to experience with building and leading successful test teams, were looking for someone to drive quality through both software and process improvements and drive engineering excellence across multiple test teams. The successful Quality Assurance Manager will be obsessed with quality improvement, experienced and highly committed to creating world class automation for regression and feature testing, able to develop and drive a high-level test and automation strategy, as well as take a hands-on approach to implementing that strategy, experienced in people management with strong problem-solving skills and have a solid software testing foundation. Your knowledge and leadership while working with remote teams will be exemplary, and you will work to bridge the communication gap between our worldwide teams, and help ensure consistency in our QA activities. In this role, you will: Work with business and development teams to understand product vision and requirements Work with a team of quality engineering professionals (QAEs and SDETs) to ensure highest quality product delivery. Be obsessed with quality improvement and highly committed to building and retaining a solid QA team, creating reliable testing strategy, automation for regression, feature and E2E testing Participate in operational excellence activities for the entire organization. Be responsible for development of automation test strategies and creation of appropriate test frameworks Oversee the development and execution of test automation and monitoring and reporting on test automation progress Take part in hiring and developing a Team on engineers, Minimum of 10 Years of experience in the Software industry Demonstrated experience in test planning, test design, test strategy, and test execution of highly complex systems. Experience in people management, performance management and supervision Experience in leading and facilitating design discussion of Test Automation frameworks and tools Strong knowledge of QA methodology and tools. Experience working closely with development and business teams to communicate problem impacts and to understand business requirements. Experience communicating cross-functionally and across management levels in formal and informal settings to report on test progress, metrics, issues, and risks. BS in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience. Masters in CS or related field with over 7 years of experience software quality assurance and at least 2+ years in a QA Manager/lead role Strong QA background with experience in identifying and reviewing test plans, test cases and testing results. Knowledge of scripting languages such as SQL, Perl, Python, XML or Ruby Experience in Object oriented programming and ability to write code in C, C++ or Java Highly effective at working with geographically distributed QA, business and development teams. Strong people management skills with a proven track record in hiring, developing and retaining high performing QA team consisting of QAEs and SDETs. Strong project management skills, preferably with experience in an agile development environment. Proven track record in identifying and implementing automated testing tools and frameworks. Excellent quality management skills. Established track record for delivering high quality products. Demonstrated ability to define and present metrics that help illuminate our quality and quality goals. Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age

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