Quality Assurance Manager
We are currently seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to join our expanding team in Greenwood Village, CO. This is a permanent position. This is a leadership position as well as a hands-on software testing position in which you will design and execute tests to ensure Envision’s software is of the highest quality.
This position reports to: Director of Software Development
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Define and execute QA best practices, test strategy, and roadmap at an enterprise level
- Hire and retain a strong and diverse QA team
- Manage the day-to-day tasks of the QA team
- Set QA team goals and hold regular performance reviews with team members
- Work with other members of the leadership team to build quality in at the beginning of the SDLC
- Generate documentation as applicable to communicate testing progress, defect statistics, and other applicable metrics
- Test new application features prior to deploying new versions or upgrades
- Test updates to existing application functionality to address production issues
- Participate in Scrum Ceremonies such as backlog refinement, planning, daily standups, and retros
- Develop, maintain, and execute manual tests based on acceptance criteria
- Work with the development team to triage potential defects and then re-test those defects
- Communicate risk to potential releases if you are not satisfied with quality
- Collaborate (in both written and oral format) with Envision team members on peer test case reviews, ideas, designs, and bugs
- Mentor QA team in Quality Assurance best practices
- Provide QA guidance and oversight to multiple teams
- Participate in strategic planning of IT projects
Required and Preferred Qualifications
Required:
- 12+ years of experience in manual testing of software applications
- 12+ years of experience in test plan/test case creation, defect tracking, and metrics reporting
- 8+ years of experience testing in an Agile environment
- 3+ years of experience and implementing other non-functional testing methods –
- Load and Performance Testing
- Automated Testing of web and/or iOS applications
- Security Vulnerability Testing
- 508/Accessibility Testing
- UX/Usability Testing
- Experience implementing automated testing solutions
- Experience using TFS/Azure DevOps or similar tool for creating tests, executing tests, and tracking defects
Preferred:
- 5+ years leading QA organizations with increasing job responsibilities
- 5+ years of experience mentoring QA Engineers
- Experience testing native iOS applications
- Experience using SQL to write queries to test back-end data in databases
Required Education
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent
Required Background and Traits
- Must work well in a team environment
- Strategic thinker who keeps the long-range goal in mind
- Self-starter willing to work in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision
- Actively investigate and recommend new tools, processes, and test approaches for improving the quality of software
- Ability to produce high-quality work in a timely fashion
- Ability to quickly understand the existing systems and analyze the system impact of changes
- Ability to troubleshoot issues
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivated to learn and keep up with the latest technologies, tools, and industry trends
Benefits
- Salary range: $120,000 to $155,000. Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience and qualifications
- Eligibility for variable quarterly bonuses, based on both company and individual performance, after 3 months of employment
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Casual work environment
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and flexible hours
- Work from home (WFH) options available
For general employment information at Envision, see Hiring and Employment Policies.
Please submit resumes and salary requirements to: resumes@envisiontechnology.com and include “Quality Assurance Manager” in the subject line.