SUMMARY:
QA, Manager, x2, Cape, Town, Permanent, Remote, with, occasional, office, visit,
POSITION INFO:
We are seeking a QA Manager for our client who has offices based in Cape Town and Jhb. You must have a minimum of 5 years experience of Software QA experience in a software/technology environment, 2 years of which should be a QA Management role
Why this role might BE for you
- You thrive in a strategic leadership role
- You're passionate about quality assurance and innovation
- You excel at Stakeholder relationship management
- You not afraid to fail
- Your'e hands-on and proactive
- You have a proven track record in automation strategies
- You're a collaborative team player
- You enjoy tackling complex problems
- You adapt well to fast-paced environments
Why this role might NOT be for you
- You prefer clearly defined tasks over strategic thinking
- You're not comfortable leading multiple teams simultaneously
- You're not comfortable building and maintaining relationships
- You prefer to avoid hands-on involvement
- You're not driven by innovation
- You find working in a fast paced environment overwhelming
- You're not passionate about recruiting and nurturing top talent
- You're not interested in driving automation initiatives in partnership with teams
- We have listed the points above to provide clarity and transparency about the expectations for this role. Choosing not to apply based on these factors is something to be proud of-it means you know yourself and environments where you can truly thrive.
- Your mission should you choose to accept it Lead and provide strategic oversight to multiple QA Teams across diverse products and stakeholders,
- ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
- Lead and provide strategic oversight to multiple QA teams across diverse products and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
- Foster seamless coordination and robust communication channels among QA teams and various product stakeholders to build a cohesive quality assurance strategy.
- Cultivate a self-sustaining environment where teams are empowered to make autonomous decisions, thereby allowing you to dedicate efforts towards strategic enhancements and innovation in the QA domain.
- Engage actively in QA processes to garner insights and drive technical advancements, leveraging firsthand experience and hand-on involvement to refine processes and develop strategic initiatives.
- Build and nurture strategic alliances with product teams within and across divisions to synchronise QA goals with broader business strategies.
- Contribute to the Community of Practice for Quality Assurance within the engineering landscape to share knowledge and best practices.
- Spearhead recruitment efforts to attract top talent for the QA team, ensuring a robust and competent workforce.
- Elevate development quality by formulating and instituting superior testing processes and practices in collaboration with engineers and engineering managers.
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to architect and manage an integrated roadmap for automation initiatives, with a focus on enhancing efficiency and coverage
- Play a pivotal role in refining the automation strategy and expanding automation coverage for both UI and service-based tests.
- Ensure teams continuously develop, execute and maintain comprehensive test cases to identify and address bugs, aligned with best practices and strategic objectives.
- Oversee the creation and maintenance of sustainable and reusable test data, ensuring data integrity and efficiency.
- Proactively identify testing gaps and lead the collaborative resolution process with automation engineers, engineers, and QA Analysts.
- Maintain rigorous standards in bug identification, documentation and tracking in line with strategic goals and industry best practices.
- Oversee regression testing operations, ensuring robust quality control when addressing resolved bugs.
- Ensure continuous feedback from production issues is integrated into the QA test base by reevaluating coverage and updating test cases to uphold adequate coverage.
- Strategically increase code coverage across the technology stack by identifying critical tests at the unit, service, and functional levels.
- Develop and disseminate detailed status reports based on test outcomes to team leaders, highlighting implications for overall project plans and timelines
- Initiate and drive programs aimed at elevating QA visibility in project progress, building dynamic relationships with product stakeholders to ensure early and proactive QA engagement in upcoming projects.
- Mentor and coach the test teams and engineers, enhancing their capabilities in test methodologies and automation practices.
Skills needed
- Stakeholder Relationship Management: Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders across multiple teams and divisions.
- Leadership and Coordination: Proven experience in leading and coordinating cross-functional efforts, ensuring alignment and achievement of common quality objectives across various teams.
- Team-Oriented Approach: A team player who excels as an active listener, mentor and communicator, fost
