Test Manager, REMOTE

Pentalog
Posted 3 years ago

We have an open position for the role of Test Manager, available for remote work at Pentalog.

Our client is a big player on the retail market, who has left a notable footprint in the sports industry. You’re probably wearing their apparel right now!


The project requires your Agile team to ensure the high quality delivery through automated testing. The end-product is a B2B e-commerce platform used by retailers, specifically designed for processing very large orders.

As a Test Manager, you will organize and control the testing process, in the same time ensuring visibility, traceability and management of the testing process, for the purpose of delivering a high-quality software. The position requires QA leadership skills, that includes:

  • Legal knowledge;
  • Agile estimation;
  • Experience with planning and offering visibility;
  • Experience in exerting the servant-leader role;
  • Know-how regarding test cases management.


Tech stack &tools:
Microservices, Swagger, REST, Postman, Web protocols, SOAP UI, LoadRunner, Jmeter
Databases: Elastic Search, Cassandra, Redis, PostgreSQL, SQL
CI/CD: Github, CI/CD general knowledge, Jenkins, Bitbucket
Common test tools: Jira
Frameworks: xUnit, Data-Driven Framework, Cucumber
Docker, Kafka, Shell scripting, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

  • Define QA strategies and oversee all the testing activities;
  • Refine existing tools, processes and practices;
  • Design, implement, and document procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and CI/CD;
  • Ensure full testing coverage in all product phases (unit, functional, performance, regression, acceptance etc.);
  • Manage both of manual and automated testing;
  • Oversee the maintenance and/or improvement of existing automation framework;
  • Provide support to the team for estimating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling test activities;
  • Assure the reliability and consistency of production by checking processes and final output;
  • Collaborate with other products teams across the company about integration of features;
  • Record, analyze and distribute statistical information to the necessary departments;
  • Provide training, motivation, coaching, and correct employees to ensure that standards are met;
  • Support the career growth paths for existing team members;
  • Oversee the roadmap of new joiners;
  • Guide the team towards a culture of performance, by providing both leadership and technical guidance;
  • Become a strong QA advocate inside and outside the organization;
  • Enhance the cross-departments collaboration by creating a sense of trust and transparency.

Job requirements

  • Relevant technical experience as a QA/ Test Manager;
  • Product development experience;
  • Experience with back-end testing;
  • Knowledge of testing fundamentals;
  • Development fundamentals for QA Automation (Architecture, Web protocols, Algorithms, Data Structures, ORM, dev environment);
  • General knowledge of Cloud;
  • Know-how regarding Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Devops);
  • Strong project and time management skills;
  • Excellent organizational skills, with a good eye for details;
  • Great at written and verbal communication, with negotiation and active listening skills;
  • Problem solver with strong analytical skills;
  • Collaboration and team building abilities;
  • Flexibility and adaptability to change priorities;
  • Ability to foresee potential issues and risks;
  • Very good level of English.

Extra skills

Experience with testing APIs &the Salesforce platform.