QA Automation Manager

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manage the distributed team of SDETs and Manual QA Analysts that enforces quality control in the Scout Product

• Participate in hiring, performance review and goal setting
• Mentor direct reports to continuously grow and develop engineers and analysts
• Mentor direct reports to continuously grow and develop engineers and analysts
• Ensure clarity and alignment around team and business objectives

Duties/Responsibilities/Primary Function:

• Own testing and execution strategy for the Scout platform

• Work closely with engineering leadership to build a multi-layer testing strategy that integrates in the overall software development lifecycle and is optimized for the right balance of speed to execute, test coverage and quality of output, including:

• Mapping out needs for unit, functional, integration, end-to-end testing

• Areas of automation vs manual coverage

• Integration into SDLC

• Establish test KPIs that measure testing speed, coverage and quality
• Establish regular objectives for these KPIs in collaboration with engineering leadership
• Monitor and report on those KPIs, and adjust strategy and execution to achieve goals
• Strategically prioritize test coverage for areas of the product based on criticality, usage and risk.
• Monitor tests for false-positives and unreliability, and remedy problematic test cases

• Technical leadership of the automation team

• Own technical roadmap for the automation test suites that cover the Scout Product
• Contribute to design, code and code reviews
• Coach team members and promote best practices
• Promote culture of test automation by exploring and identifying test automaton opportunities at all layers (unit, integration, UI) of the application stack
• Contributes to improvements of the code structure towards improved maintainability and testability
• Participates in test framework discussions; advocates for improvement in framework/tooling

Required Skills/Abilities/Profile: 

• Proven record designing and contributing to large, well-structured suites of automated UI tests

• Expertise in Selenium or similar web-testing frameworks

• Proficient with Git or similar distributed version control systems

• Experience with Jira is a plus

• Experience with Jenkins, CI (continuous integration)

• Experience with test automation tooling for functional and performance/load testing

• Solid experience in the software development life cycle utilizing agile methods

• Solid experience with software quality assurance methodologies

• Proficient working with cloud technologies

• Proficient working with testing web applications

• Has a test automation mindset, i.e., prioritizes a test automation approach first

• Experience working with and on a distributed team

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience testing REST APIs 

• Inherent willingness to be a total team player, i.e., do what it takes for the team to succeed and achieve

• Proficient with Python

• Experience with AWS is a plus

• Ability to operate independently in a remote environment

Education and Experience:

• 7+ years of professional experience writing automated UI tests, preferably for web applications

• 2+ years of experience managing engineers

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or related field is a plus

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer of up to 8 hrs per day.

• Remote position. 

ABOUT AQUENT
 

We are the leading global work solutions company. Through a range of brands, we help guide businesses toward the talent, technology, and services they need to excel. From specialty recruiting and talent experience to creative strategy and project management, we’re making the future of work better for everyone. Our brands include Aquent Talent, Aquent Studios, Aquent RoboHead, Aquent Scout, Aquent Employer of Record, and Aquent Gymnasium. To learn more, visit aquent.com.

Aquent is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.