Bedford, MA, US
31 days ago
Senior Software Test Automation Manager
Welcome page Returning Candidate? Log back in! Senior Software Test Automation Manager Job Locations US-MA-Bedford Job ID 2024-7758 Type Regular Full-Time Shift 1st Category R&D Overview

Job Summary

 

Leads the development and execution strategy for software testing, software qualification as well as test automation. Manages a technical team consisting of software developers as well as software testers.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities

Drives the test automation strategy across development and test.Collaborates with the software leadership team to define an overall qualification automation strategy.Provides software technical leadership on software Test Automation. Drives the proliferation of continues integration testing. Collaborates with peers to define and evolve software qualification processes (including test creation, traceability, automated DHF artifact creation, i.e., verification structure report) Responsible for Software Test Automation frameworks and design. Supports Software development team in evaluation and investigation, of software defects. Provides level of effort for assigned software testing activities; tracks personal estimates over time to improve accuracy Follows project and corporate software plans, standards, and procedures to perform software testing and test automation. This includes participating in requirements review, automation framework design, test case reviews, and team meetings.Establish best practices and key principals pertaining to test automation.Drives the cybersecurity testing leveraging Test Automation.

 

Networking/Key relationships

Software DevelopmentSystem EngineeringHardware EngineeringProgram ManagementAny other based on departmental or project needs Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/ Engineering plus a minimum of 10 years of related experience or Master's Degree plus a minimum of 8 years of related experience or waiver based on experience.  

Skills & Capabilities:

Test Automation - Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Component Testing, API testing, End-to-end TestingNon-functional testing approach and methodsCybersecurity testing approach and methodsTest Metrics - Code Coverage, Requirements Coverage, Defect Leakage10+ years' Test Automation related software engineering experience and a hands-on Technical Lead with proficiency in Python, C++, PyTest Framework, UI Test Automation framework like SquishExperience in testing Embedded Software including Firmware with relevant automation frameworksExperienced Engineer skilled in Technical Coaching with hands-on coaching experienceAbility to operate instrumentation.Possesses strong written and oral communications skills.Ability to work in a team environment of software developers and testers.Experience testing complex system of systems.

Travel Requirements:

< 5%of the time

People Manager Core Competencies:

 

Building Talent

Planning and supporting the development of individuals’ knowledge, skills, and abilities so that they can fulfill current or future job responsibilities more effectively.

Customer Focus

Ensuring that the internal or external customer’s perspective is a driving force behind strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes, and individual activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs; promoting and operationalizing customer service as a value.

Decision Making

Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.

Driving for Results

Setting high goals for personal and group accomplishment; using measurement methods to monitor progress toward goals; tenaciously working to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous improvement.

Driving Innovation

Creating an environment (culture) that inspires people to generate novel solutions with measurable value for existing and potential customers (internal or external); encouraging experimentation with new ways to solve work problems and seize opportunities that result in unique and differentiated solutions.

Emotional Intelligence Essentials

Establishing and sustaining trusting relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting own and others’ emotions and behavior; leveraging insights to effectively manage own responses so that one’s behavior matches one’s values and delivers intended results.

 

People Manager Accountabilities:

Effectively carries out the expectations of Werfen People Managers as defined in Werfen’s Role of the Manager program. Among others this includes maintaining regular, at minimum once a month, and transparent communication with the team through effective use of formal one-on-one meetings with direct reports and team meets. Managing performance issues and conflict proactively; uses judgement in consulting with department leadership and Human Resources. Responsibility for the team´s compliance in terms of training, and fulfilment of their tasks and objectives as well as onboarding of new employees and development of the existing team.

 

Work Environment (US only):

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate. Must be able to detect, identify and inspect scientific data. The employee will be required to stand and/or walk up to 8 hours per day and/or sit for up to 8 hours per day. Must be able to use hands to feel objects, including keyboard, telephone and pipettes or other lab equipment. May need to reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel or crouch. Will be required to talk and hear and have specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. May occasionally have to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The noise level in the work environment will vary but is usually moderate. This position is very active and requires varying levels of mobility. Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareRefer a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Application FAQs

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