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Who We Are:
DataScan is the leading provider of wholesale asset finance and floorplan auditing solutions for the automotive finance industry in the US and Canada. North America’s leading banks and finance companies rely on DataScan’s best-in-class technology and services to facilitate wholesale lending and manage portfolio risk.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Software Development Engineer in Test/Quality Assurance (SDET/QA) Manager who will lead a team of software engineers in Test (SDET) and delivery of software applications.
We offer Hybrid/Flexible work arrangements. Applicants for the Software Engineering Manager position should live in the metro-Atlanta area and be comfortable commuting to our Alpharetta office.
Who You Are:
As an SDET/QA Manager, you are a seasoned professional with strong leadership, technical, and communication skills. You excel at communicating strategy and vision, inspiring team members to contribute effectively towards software testing goals. You possess a keen ability to identify dependencies within the software, allowing you to make informed decisions that drive successful outcomes. Self-awareness is a strength, as you understand your own areas of development and continuously work towards improvement. Your expertise in setting and managing expectations at a broader scale and complexity helps navigate projects effectively. You are adept at collaborating with various stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, and SDET engineers, and can anticipate how team efforts may be impacted by dependencies. Your keen sense of identifying unique needs and perspectives of others helps gain buy-in and drive alignment. Additionally, you have experience in managing performance concerns, providing constructive feedback, and building a strong network within software testing.
You are also passionate about driving continuous quality improvement in the organization. You are able to identify areas for improvement and develop and implement solutions that improve the overall quality of the software. You are also a strong advocate for the SDET team and their work, and you are always looking for ways to improve their skills and knowledge.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the SDET team in building and delivering high-quality software. This includes planning, designing, developing, and testing software.
- Work with stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure that the software meets those needs. This includes communicating with stakeholders, gathering requirements, and managing expectations.
- Identify and manage dependencies within the software system. This includes understanding how the different parts of the software interact with each other and ensuring that changes to one part of the system do not break other parts of the system.
- Develop and maintain Test automation to ensure the quality of the software. This includes identifying test cases, writing test automation applications, and executing them.
- Coach and mentor SDETs to help them develop their skills and knowledge. This includes providing feedback, training, and opportunities for growth.
- Stay up to date on the latest testing technologies and techniques. This includes attending conferences, reading technical articles, and participating in online communities.
- Drive continuous quality improvement within the product team. This includes identifying areas for improvement, implementing solutions, and measuring the results.
- Performance Management: Provide regular feedback to team members. Coach your direct reports to help them grow into stronger engineers. Manage performance concerns as necessary to keep the team productive.
- Coaching and Development: Coach and develop team members to distill complex problems into simpler components, empowering them to have a greater impact.
- Agile Leadership: Adapt quickly to changes and demonstrate agility by implementing well-thought-out change initiatives that drive the team forward effectively.
- Empathy and Team Support: Understand and empathize with team members' perspectives, challenges, and feelings, while providing support and guidance.
- Hiring and Headcount Planning: Participate in headcount planning, refine hiring and onboarding processes, and ensure the team has the right talent to succeed.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience directly managing software engineers.
- 7+ years of experience working directly within Test/QA Automation, SDET teams.
- Familiarity with at least one modern programming language, such as C#, Java Python, or similar language.
- Experience with multiple software application architectures such as microservices and web development.
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) new and existing systems.
- Experience working within cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and live-site operations.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective, productive software engineers.
- Track record of delivery in rapidly changing, highly-collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments.
- Experience with building and maintaining mission-critical and highly available systems.
- Experience working within financial systems.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
At DataScan, our associates are our number one asset. We offer competitive compensation with annual bonus potential, paid time-off, and excellent health care and retirement benefits.
Compensation and benefits include:
- Competitive compensation
- Bonus potential based on satisfactory performance.
- Flexible health insurance options, including vision and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan, including company contributions
- Wellness incentives
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