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Speridian Technolgies is recruiting for a Quality Assurance Manager for our State of CA client. This person will be part of a state of the art, extremely vast, IT modernization project with a variety of cross-functional teams.
This is a remote role, however there will be meetings in the Sacramento area several times a year. The ideal candidate would be based within a 2-3-hour drive or fly time from the Sacramento, CA area.
The Quality Assurance Manager plays a crucial role in driving excellence in quality management processes within an organization. This role focuses on identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and enhancement within the QA function. The Quality Assurance Manager plays a crucial role in driving excellence in quality management processes within an organization. This role focuses on identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and enhancement within the QA function.
Responsibilities:
This is a remote role, however there will be meetings in the Sacramento area several times a year. The ideal candidate would be based within a 2-3-hour drive or fly time from the Sacramento, CA area.
The Quality Assurance Manager plays a crucial role in driving excellence in quality management processes within an organization. This role focuses on identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and enhancement within the QA function. The Quality Assurance Manager plays a crucial role in driving excellence in quality management processes within an organization. This role focuses on identifying opportunities for improvement, implementing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and enhancement within the QA function.
Responsibilities:
- Spearhead efforts to optimize Quality Assurance processes, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity.
- Outcome: Quantifiable improvements in cycle time, throughput, and overall process effectiveness.
- Lead initiatives to embed Agile and DevOps principles into quality assurance practices, fostering a culture of continuous delivery and collaboration.
- Outcome: Accelerated time-to-market, reduced lead times, and improved cross-functional team synergy.
- Equip software engineering teams with the knowledge and skills in quality assurance to excel in their roles, fostering a self-sustaining culture of Continuous Improvement.
- Outcome: Enhanced team performance, higher levels of engagement, and increased autonomy in problem-solving.
- Utilize metrics and data analysis to drive informed decision-making and measure the impact of improvement initiatives.
- Outcome: Tangible improvements in key performance indicators (KPIs) such as defect rates, customer satisfaction scores, cycle times and delivery predictability.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration among software engineering teams to leverage collective expertise and drive innovation for quality assurance.
- Outcome: Enhanced problem-solving capabilities, accelerated learning, and improved team/organization cohesion
- Ensure that improvement initiatives contribute to elevated software quality standards and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Outcome: Enhanced problem-solving capabilities, accelerated learning, and improved team/organization cohesion
- Ensure that improvement initiatives contribute to elevated software quality standards and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Outcome: Decreased defect rates, improved product reliability, and adherence to industry standards and regulations.
- Provide clear and comprehensive documentation of improvement initiatives and their outcomes, enabling transparent reporting and knowledge sharing.
- Outcome: Improved visibility into progress, enhanced decision-making, and alignment of efforts across the organization.
- Encourage continuous learning and professional development among software engineering teams, fostering adaptability and resilience in a rapidly evolving landscape.
- Outcome: Increased innovation, agility, and competitiveness through the application of cutting-edge technologies and best practices.
General Skills:
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Speridian is an Equal Opportunity Employer General
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze processes and identify areas for improvement
- Problem-Solving Skills: Capability to address challenges and devise effective solutions
- Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, QA process’s and tools.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication for effective collaboration
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build relationships and work well within cross-functional teams
- Leadership Abilities: Capacity to inspire, motivate, and drive organizational change
- Coaching and Mentoring Skills: Skill in guiding individuals and teams towards improvement
- Change Management Expertise: Ability to manage resistance and ensure successful adoption of new practices
- Data Analysis and Metrics Management: Proficiency in measuring and tracking progress using relevant metrics
- Continuous Learning Mindset: Commitment to staying updated with industry trends and best practices
- BDD, TTD, functional and non-functional testing frameworks
- Testing: Selenium/Katalon, Postman, etc
- Automations: Scripting ( Bash) , Docker, Git, CI workflows ( argo workflows/circle ci)
- Test management tools: Jira, Xray, etc
- other: Git
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