Astronomer

Responsibilities

• Will work with a team of test engineers to ensure the highest quality product delivery and define measurable metrics to gauge progress against objective QA goals.
• Set and drive expectations around quality for major releases grounded in solid customer impact and product understanding
• Understand how all elements of the system software ecosystem work together and develop QA approaches that fit the overall strategy
• Be responsible for development of test strategies and creation of appropriate test harnesses
• Oversee the development and execution of test plans and monitor and report on test execution
• Be a trusted partner for senior management to determine best solutions, help drive alignment and implement decisions throughout your team. 
• Generate and provide quality metrics for your area/application
• Collaborate with onsite managers on feature sprint planning and provide metrics on testing progress.
• Consistently maintain transparency with the work and identify potential risks during releases.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of industry experience.
• 5+ years of experience in hands-on testing and 3 years of experience as a manager.
• Experience managing senior test engineers
• Experience in Python
• Experience in automation testing
• Experience in managing resources and area ownership within a distributed and adaptable model.
• Strong knowledge in automated testing methods and technologies required, preferably with (Selenium, REST Assured, SoapUI)
• A solid engineering foundation indicated by a demonstrated understanding of product design, life cycle, software development practices, and support services.
• Experience with standard test, defect, and automation management tools such as HP ALM, JIRA, and Jenkins.
• As the team needs to develop continuous integration of the framework we are looking for someone with CI/CD Infrastructure experience.
• Proven track record to lead a team efficiently when working with tight deadlines across multiple projects while maintaining a balanced work environment.
• Experience coordinating teams across multiple sites and time zones
• Experience in delivering large releases to the customer through direct and partner teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• More than 3 years’ experience with scripting languages, such as Python.
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as PyTest, Robot, and Postman.
• Experience with cloud environments such as GCP, AWS, and Azure.
• Experience with Kubernetes 
• Knowledge on testing open source applications
• Domain knowledge in Data Engineering.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to track multiple test executions.simultaneously and to be able to synthesize the results
• Experience in a SaaS environment that has an agile development process is a huge plus 
• Strong people management skills with a proven ability to hire and grow talented programmatic and user-level personnel
• Experience working closely with development and business teams to communicate problem impacts and to understand business requirements
• Experience in agile development methodologies with continuous integration