Manager of Software Quality - Neptune

Position Summary:                                                                                                                  

The primary role of the Software Quality Assurance Manager is to oversee the activity of the Quality Assurance (QA) team, developing, implementing, and maintaining a system of quality and reliability testing for the organization's products and/or development processes.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain quality assurance standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Organize, manage, and assist manual and automated test engineers to ensure minimal production defects
• Establish QA metrics and reporting dashboards for team, leadership, and business stakeholders
• Establish User Personas in collaboration with Product Ownership team and business stakeholders
• Clearly document and thoroughly execute Acceptance Tests
• Organize and manage manual and automated test case libraries
• Participate in deployment testing exercises as needed
• Participate in all SCRUM events, including Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, daily stand-up and Sprint Review
• Mentor QA team members and assist them with domain knowledge
• Lead Training on QA-related topics, encouraging cross-functional knowledge share
• Keep abreast of changes in technology, standards, and relevant developments in IT & testing by maintaining professional competency through training, reading, and linkages with professional organizations
• Lead QA process improvement initiatives, fostering an environment of continuous improvement
• Collaborate effectively with team members and others in organization to resolve testing issues
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies
• Adhere strongly to retrospectives and lessons learned disciplines and hold the team accountable for acting on the agreed plan for improvement
• Adhere strongly to governance and compliance disciplines and champion governance and compliance with the team
• Other Duties as Assigned

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer sciences, software engineering, technology management, business management, or similar.

Experience Required:

• 6+ Years software Quality Assurance experience with Enterprise Applications
• 6+ Years SDLC in an Agile/ SCRUM environment
• 4+ Years QA leadership experience
• Test Case Management, Defect Tracking and Quality Reporting
• In-depth knowledge of software testing principles, methodologies, and automated testing
• A ‘can-do’ attitude to meet challenges; energized by change and thriving in team-based work

Additional Desired Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, including presentations
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and the ability to make trade-offs
• Able to work under pressure, multi-task, and manage changing priorities and workload
• Customer-centric: excellent team player, able to work with virtual and global cross-functional teams
• Excellent attention to detail
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills
• Creative and innovative thinker
• Logistics or supply chain experience

Location: Duluth, Georgia or Tallassee, Alabama (some travel required between locations)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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