Manager QA

Basic Function

Please note: We are specifically looking for diversity candidate.

QA Manager will be an experienced people manager in successfully executing Agile products/projects with testing experience of smart home IoT products. QA manager to provide informed technical guidance in terms of test strategy, test setups, test automation, test jigs, test plans, best practices and quality standards to be followed by the team of testers throughout SDLC life cycle.

You will be working closely with the global stakeholders, namely business users, customers, product and project managers in streamlining the delivery of quality products to our end customers. Besides, you will be responsible for offering expert guidance to the stakeholders and business partners as and when required apart from technical guidance to QA leads and their project team members on QA.

Apart from your daily responsibilities, you should be able to conduct in-depth analysis/research to identify the root cause of the product issues and solutions to address the same. Moreover, your strong technical background and experience will be beneficial in offering technical support that meets the business needs.

Ensure Firmware, Mobile app and automation test validation activities like Test Setup, Test Development, Execution & Test artifacts generation and contribute to smooth execution of all test Projects of Kitchen and Bath Automation Products. Work with Hardware, Firmware, App Development teams during development and testing. Participate in support product development and organization initiatives. Organize and execute test activities by using formal test methodology and effective Test Automation.

Relationship and contacts

SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to Head of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department

Experience and Education:

Bachelors or Masters in Electronics or Electronics & Instrumentation

Master’s in Business Administration, Business Management or related field good to have

Minimum 10 to 15 years in Embedded firmware engineering focused on automation and manual testing and validation of embedded software with at least 5 years’ experience in managing and leading agile testing teams

Agile Certified professionals desired.

Preferred type of profiles: Automation companies (whirlpool, Rockwell, Bosch, any consumer electronics companies) with embedded domain background.

Technical skills:

• Minimum 5 years of hands on experience in with Embedded Software Testing / programming using Test management like VSTS, HPQC, JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence, etc. or automation tools.
• Experience in working with medium to large IoT Embedded systems in consumer Electronics.
• Minimum 4+ years of python programming experience with testing background.
• Experience in testing different communication protocols such as MODBUS, MQTT/COAP, TCP/ IP, Wireless, BLE, RS 232/485, I2C etc.
• Experience on programming concepts and hands on experience working with C or C++ or python.
• Experience in any home automation/smart energy/IOT/infotainment/Multimedia etc. Domain
• Experience in CI/Cd tool i.e., Azure DevOps, Jenkin etc.
• Well versed with OOPs and operating system concepts
• Proficient in testing Embedded products Experience in validating embedded applications running on LINUX, RTOS and Non RTOS based applications
• Experience of testing firmware for 16/32 bit single and multi-core processors
• Understanding of electronics hardware e g ADC, PWM, IO interfaces.
• Knowledge on validation of cloud applications
• Knowledge of testing with network protocols like FTP, HTTP, TCP, IP, Ethernet.
• Experience of scripting language, preferably JScript, Python mandatory. And good understanding in robot framework
• Experience in gateway automation scripting and testing.
• Hands on experience in test case design and various functional and non-functional testing types
• Well versed in using hardware and software tools for test development
• Proficient with test configuration management, test artefact version control processes and testing tools. Knowledge of Subversion is desired
• Proficient at evaluating new tools and technologies
• Thorough understanding of software development lifecycle and familiarity with CMMi model
• Experience with creating Requirements Traceability Matrix, Process Documents, Test Plans

Leadership skills:

• QA Management experience across multiple projects with proven technical guidance to QA teams.
• Be a strong leader with experience in implementing and shaping the company’s QA processes and strategies.
• Have strong technical skills, both functional and non-functional, manual and automation, ideally in a continuous delivery environment.
• Strong communication skills with all the key stakeholders to ensure QA vision is understood and implemented correctly.
• Be an advocate of Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement and industry recognized Best Practices.
• Excellent knowledge of Risk Management, Risk Identification and Risked Based Testing.
• Experience managing testing departments or testing functions, managing large and complex activities and processes.
• Flexible with the ability to and work under pressure.
• Proactive, strong-minded, quick thinker and assertive.
• Able to motivate a team, recognize good talent and bring out the best out of each individual.
• A mature and professional individual who is self-motivated and enthusiastic.
• Excellent communicator, influencing skills and negotiation skills to get management buy-in on ideas and concepts.
• Able to communicate with all levels of management and peers within the organization.
• Providing leadership both functional and non-functional.
• Building and maintaining relationships.
• The ability to prioritize work and tasks under pressure.
• Ability to handle conflict effectively.
• Ability to build, implement and direct quality assurance principles and maintain the quality of delivery.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Defining QA strategy, approach and execution in development projects.
• Responsible for Leading and directing the QA leadership team.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise within Test Automation and Quality Assurance.
• Be accountable for the test automation projects, mentor, and provide leadership to the QA automation developers and leads.
• Participate in interviews, induction, training and performance evaluation of all QA leads/team members.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise within the field of Quality Assurance and Testing.
• Build QA competency and write individual development plans for your team members.
• Measure productivity and ensure time logs are reported and complied in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that the development teams adhere to the principles, guidelines and best practices of the QA strategy as defined.
• Focus on continuous QA improvements including usage of appropriate testing tools, test techniques, test automation.
• Building and maintenance of quality standards as well as enforcing technical and testing standards.
• Monitoring of all the QA activities, test results, leaked defects, root cause analysis and identifying areas of improvement. Implement steps required to improve the processes.
• Gather and present testing metrics and testing activities for the projects to key stakeholders.
• Ensure the proper usage of available tools to gain the maximum benefit of the QA effort. This includes testing tools for functional, performance, automation, etc.
• Manage training and continuous learning of QA staff by means of short courses, conferences, meetups, certifications, etc.
• Be an escalation point for all matters related to testing and quality assurance and operate as a primary point of contact for the QA teams.
• Direct the development of the QA strategy, methodology, discipline and framework. Driving and improving the QA team in areas of automated testing and agile testing.
• Provide technical expertise in Test Automation, Testing Methodologies, Testing Processes, Tools and Techniques across the teams.
• Work with QA leads, Hardware, Firmware, Mobile App managers and HOD to develop and execute QA strategies to meet and exceed department and corporate quality goals.

Mandatory Skills

Firmware Testing, Quality Assurance, Product Verification

Desirable Skills

Product Testing, Firmware, Embedded Software, IOT, Communication Protocols