What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Automation Manager position at Pierce Technology Corp?
· Lead dynamic, self-organized agile teams to deliver high-quality software applications using the best quality engineering tools and practices.
· Define and enforce quality standards and processes across all agile application teams.
· Maintain regression, release, and project-level test cases for all applications.
· Execute test cycles and record results using tools such as Zephyr, JIRA, and Confluence.
· Automate critical test cases, run them regularly, triage test results, and create JIRA issues for failures.
· Track and report test coverage of various applications.
· Provide training and guidance to 10 to 15 manual, automation, and load testing engineers/architects.
· Develop a quality analysis strategy to improve test coverage, reduce test case management costs, and decrease test execution time.
· Propose and implement improvements to culture, process, tools, quality standards, and practices.
· Interact with stakeholders to analyze, design, create test plans, and develop test suites for complex projects supporting Victra's entire business.
· Capture and track application support issues reported by business stakeholders.
· Serve as a general subject matter expert for development staff and business community members.
· Actively participate in learning activities such as lunch and learns, book clubs, and training sessions.
· Drive results with the ability to balance all functions within your role.
· Mentor and develop team members, fostering their professional growth and ensuring they have the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their roles.
· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or an Associate Degree in Programming desired.
· Experience in using automation tools such as Test Complete is required.
· Experience with test case management tools such as Zephyr is required.
· Experience analyzing and testing a complex set of applications is required.
· Knowledge of cloud infrastructure is required.
· Ability to write SQL, HTML, and JavaScript is preferred.
· Experience in the automation of test cases, load testing, and performance testing is required.
