Sr. Manager, SW QA Engineering

Description Gigamon is looking for a seasoned quality assurance manager who will be responsible for validating Gigamon's network visibility for enterprise network with focus on Orchestration, Configuration deployment, monitoring , supportability & troubleshoot, Network monitoring and management.  As part of a growing, dynamic team, the candidate will thrive in a cross-functional team environment and will contribute towards test and automation efforts for achieving project quality goals.  Manage a team of highly motivated automation engineers and deliver on-time, high-quality automation solutions for GigaVUE-FM family of products, including on premise and cloud productsDesign and Lead Test Automation initiatives, and leverage Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Delivery (CD) effectively with focus on customer centric use casesUnderstand architecture of products, and their implications on feature and system testingManaging resources effectively to deliver commitment on scheduleCreate/Assist/Troubleshoot the development of Test Automation Framework, Standards, Procedures, Processes, and Best practices as related to Test AutomationImplement industry standard and optimum software development practices.Cultivate a high performing team and constantly raising the bar and Ability to attract, groom and retain top talentClosely collaborate with peer development and QA teams, architecture, customer support, and product line managementAs a key member of the Engineering management staff, contribute to the vision and strategy of continuous integration, improved development/QA processes, quality and productivity of test functionsField escalations; working with support and development in troubleshooting, reproducing field reported escalation issues and taking corrective/preventive actionsCommunicates project status and escalates issues to direct managers, program managers, and development partners.Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvement and cost reductions opportunities.Should be quick learner and flexible to adopt to new environment Requirement:15+ years of overall relevant industry experience and a track record of shipping core-networking products for the enterprise and service provider marketsAt least 3-5 years of management experience leading the Functional or System Test QA Team.Hands-on experience in technologies like Python, Rabbit MQ, NGINIX, REST, JSON, HTML, Cypress, Selenium, Test framework: Robot, PyTest, Traffic Generator: IXIA, TREXTechnical knowledge of current virtualization software, tools, protocols and standards, including vCenter, VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix-HCIExperience building and managing vCenter Server and ESXi hosts, preferably in VMware 6.x and 7.xWorking knowledge of  Public/Private Clouds Amazon EC2, Azure,  OpenStack or any other cloud platformKnowledge of network management concepts and basic protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, L2/L3 protocols, IPv4, IPv6, REST)Strong understanding of TCP/IP layer, HTTP/HTTPS protocols, REST services and hands on experience on testing themAbility to improve the Manageability / Usability of the product by working through effective User Acceptance Test, that enables Orchestration, Monitoring and TroubleshootingDemonstrated experience in testing highly scalable and fault tolerant systems including software upgrade, distributed control and redundancy.Experience in Test Automation Design and development of libraries/scripts etc.Deep understanding of full product life cycle, software development methods (both Agile and Waterfall), and development/test and build environmentsAbility to organize, delegate, and effectively deliver to large and complex programs.Project management skills including time and risk management, resource prioritization, and project structuringAbility to technically lead team and exhibiting good problem-solving skillsAbility to thrive in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment, with a bias towards action and results.Ability to mentor/coach/teach/facilitate and lead change in a highly technical/dynamic team.Excellent interpersonal, verbal, listening, and written communication skills, both within the team and across the organization.BS/MS in CS, IT or ECE, strongly preferred As an equal opportunity employer, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, and/or local law. 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