The Sr Manager will work closely with peer Sr Managers, SW Test Engineers, Technical Architects, Developers, and Systems Engineers and is responsible for the implementation, improvement, and success of reporting against overall quality programs.

This individual is required to demonstrate sound leadership, excellent relationship and customer facing skills. They will think strategically when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. They will excel in the areas of integration, scalability, build vs buy decisions, and operating cost optimization.

They will be adept at influencing change/improvement in the organization through technical prowess, leadership skills and relationship skills. They will be responsible to instill standards and processes that ensure high confidence in the quality of code released. The ideal candidate should be a seasoned QE Lead with a mix of QA, Project Management and Stakeholder Management skills. This role will focus on providing overall implementation of quality engineering best practices, and lead/manage implementation of those practices across the programs and projects within the enterprise Technology Portfolio. It will emphasize soft skills, negotiation and persuasion, and a consultative mindset that will monitor the QA implementation and bring the appropriate combination of solutions, program management, and deliverable management to the stakeholders.

· Prioritize and champion the implementation of QE best practices
 

· Consult and implement right-fit test automation approach
 

· Consult on Agile testing and test automation (accelerators, tools and partner’s products)
 

· Lead and manage implementation of solutions for test automation, CI/CD, DevOps and more
 

· Performing ongoing assessments of QA capabilities vs organizational gaps; presenting pilots, POCs and implementation plans of the same
 

· Work with stakeholders to track and transform QA, maintaining its agility and flexibility to needs
 

· Partner with the QE and delivery best practices team to develop measurement processes/systems to measure velocity, value
 

· Participate in the selection and/or design of new tool automation.
 

· Report, classify, and perform trend analysis on test metrics
 

· Articulate risk areas and key accomplishments on an ongoing basis.
 

· Strong technical leadership and ability to command respect at all levels of the organization.
 

· Excellent communication and relationship skills, especially the ability to articulate advanced technical topics to both technical and non-technical staff; Business issues/concerns with staff, peers, superiors, and outside parties (e.g. vendors, partners)