Test Manager

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.