Calix - Quality Assurance Manager - Cloud Testing (13-20 yrs)

We're seeking an experienced QA Manager with a strong technical background in cloud testing, microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, performance testing and Automation testing, who can lead our team with 60% hands-on technical expertise and 40% leadership acumen. The ideal candidate should have experience in testing Network Management applications and be proficient in coding. As a technical leader, you will drive testing strategies, mentor team members, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software applications.

Responsibilities and Duties :

- Responsible for defining QA strategy, approach, and execution for all product lines across Software, Web and Mobile.

- Bring high energy, effectiveness at managing relationships (up, down, across), and ability to roll-up your sleeves to get the job done.

- Serve as a QA lead and work with the leads of other disciplines to increase the QA impact on the end products.

- Interact with stakeholders to gather insights and translate technical concepts

- Mitigate risk and escalate to technology leadership as appropriate.

- Develop and increase team performance and collaboration across organization.

- Design, implement, and document procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and CI/CD.

- Establish and implement metrics to monitor system effectiveness and enable making sound product quality decisions.

- Oversee and direct the development of new test frameworks and applications to ensure the implementation of manual and automated test solutions.

- Think strategically to help drive features and services for short and long-term growth.

- Provide team oversight during the full software development life cycle, from conception, design, implementation and testing to documentation, delivery and maintenance.

- Create testing and automation strategies and approaches in alignment with overall organizational goals.

- Work collaboratively with development and the QA team to identify test cases and suites best suited for automation Have an ability to influence across

- boundaries and at all levels of the organization.

- Create a fun, fast paced, motivating and rewarding environment for teams and the organization.

- Attract, build and retain a highly engaged and capable quality assurance teams that can deliver on our technology and business strategies.

Qualifications :

- BS/MS degree in CS, EE, or related field.

- 13+ years of experience as a test engineer with focus on both manual and automated testing.

- 4+ years of experience in a leadership role for quality assurance in an agile SaaS environment.

- Proven track record in leading the architecture, design, development and operations of enterprise scale testing frameworks, processes, methodologies

- for diverse environments, solutions, and products.

- Proficiency in QA methodologies, software testing principles, concepts, verification/ validation techniques, and test management.

- Excellent analytical, research, documentation, project planning and implementation skills.

- Skills to communicate effectively cross-functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering effort

- Self-motivated and excellent problems-solver.

- Ability to adapt and willingness to learn new technologies and techniques.

- Effectively lead and manage change within their area of responsibility as well as across the business.

- Working knowledge of micro-services-based API and load testing tools.

- Experience using various bug tracking tools such as Jira, and test management tools such as TestRail or XRay.

- Must have experience working in a Cloud Ecosystem like GCP or AWS or Azure.

- Experience working in a CI/CD environment preferably with a modern build release model that supports continuous delivery.

- Experience in testing BigData and ELT is a plus.

- Must have experience in Kubernetes and Docker.

- Experience in testing Network Management applications is must.