Manager, Software QA Engineering (Remote Okay)

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Are you passionate about engineering and quality? We are seeking a Software QA Engineering Manager to lead and manage a group of talented quality engineers within our Content Scheduling & Finance Team.  You are a great fit for this role if you have experience driving quality engineering solutions by using modern quality processes and methodologies.

As a member of the QA Engineering Organization, you will be part of an ongoing effort to instill the quality engineering practice in the NBCU product development process.

Responsibilities include:

• Drive Quality Engineering solutions by planning and designing testing strategies using modern quality processes and methodologies.
• Design and maintain test plans encompassing the strategy for functional and end-to-end testing, test environments, and test automation.
• Define, track, and publish quality assurance metrics, including code coverage, quality, and performance to the team and stakeholders.
• Execute testing efforts by delivering application and component releases.
• Coordinate and execute regression testing, test automation, performance testing, functionality.
• In collaboration with Project Management Office and Product Owner coordinate user acceptance testing.
• Determine and meet time estimates and schedules for testing efforts.
• Develop, update, and maintain quality testing standards and procedures.
• Lead others on the testing team and manage process questions and issues.
• Optimize process and methods to deliver quality work.
• Allocate test resources and guide on priorities to application tests in a multi-test environment and different testing phases.
• Act independently to determine methods and procedures for new assignments.
• Make decisions that impact the team through regular consultation with senior management and adhere to strategic direction provided.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant quality assurance experience including:
  • Testing custom and enterprise solutions.
  • Providing solutions in planning, constructing, and executing test scripts.
  • Designing, developing, and implementing test plans and test cases.
  • Performing test execution.
  • Defect and status reporting.
  • Experience with issue and test management tools such as Jira, ALM, or Rally among others.
  • Designing and implementing test automation frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNg, or Cucumber among others.
  • Experience working with software version controltools such as GitHub or GitLab.
  • Experience integrating tests into a CI/CD pipeline.
• 2+ years of experience leading and/or managing technical teams and projects including:
  • Conducting defect triage meetings with development and business teams.
  • Managing onsite and remote teams and work efforts.
  • Coordinating end to end testing across teams.
• 1+ years of experience with performance testing experience with tools such as JMeter, Scala, Gatling, or LoadRunner among others.
• Deep understanding of the product, engineering, and test roles & responsibilities that make up a software delivery team.
• Familiarity with cloud-native development, scrum processes, and modern DevOps practices, technologies, and services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Self-directed, ability to multi-task, sharp analytical skills, excellent communication skills, capable of working effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent written / verbal communication and collaboration skills.
• Leadership, teambuilding, and mentoring skills.
• Results-oriented and self-motivated.

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience working in large, multifaceted, and matrixed organizations.
• Able to communicate effectively in a diverse team of varying skill sets and proficiencies.
• Able to easily transition between high-level strategy and day-to-day implementation.
• Able to lead and instruct or take direction when appropriate.
• Organized and detail-oriented with an ability to manage time effectively.
• Ability to translate business process needs into precise technical requirements.
• Ability to influence internal and external team members without direct reporting authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to relate complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong character exhibiting company core values: Integrity, Creativity, Teamwork, Pioneering Spirit, Ownership.

Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee's residence.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $135,000 - $160,000 (bonus eligible)

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