Quality Engineering Technical Lead

Wenco International Mining Systems Ltd; Richmond; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Engineering Technical Lead to guide a team of quality engineers in enhancing product quality. This role involves coaching, technical leadership, and the design of test automation infrastructure. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping quality engineering standards and ensuring that product development teams maintain high quality and velocity. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about quality assurance, this opportunity offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the mining technology sector while enjoying a stable and supportive workplace.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product development with a focus on test automation.
• Experience leading a team and driving quality engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead a chapter of quality engineers focused on defect prevention and detection.
• Drive adoption of quality engineering standards across R&D.

Skills

Coaching

Test Automation

Technical Leadership

Troubleshooting

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Prometheus

Terraform

Job description

Wenco International Mining Systems (www.wencomine.com), a subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM), provides industry-leading, innovative technologies to customers in the mining and material movement sectors, enabling sustainable and safe operations.

Reporting to the Cloud Operations Manager, the Quality Engineering Technical Lead will be responsible for leading a chapter of quality engineers responsible for defect prevention, defect detection, and defect containment. The Quality Engineering chapter designs changes to our development platform and process which enable the production of high-quality products efficiently and effectively. Quality engineering focuses on enabling quality validation and is distinct from test and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and guiding chapter members to ensure their success.
• Technical leadership within the Quality Engineering chapter to ensure the quality and velocity of the product development teams remains high.
• Set, refine and improve the quality engineering vision, mission and standards.
• Drive the adoption of quality engineering vision and standards across the R&D organization.
• Lead the design and delivery of infrastructure to support test automation at various points in the product delivery pipeline.
• Assist in the design, review and delivery of automated tests.
• Hold quality engineering chapter members accountable to the chapter’s standards.
• Create a set of quality metrics and goal thresholds (OKRs).
• Provide updates on progress toward OKRs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in product development including test automation.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience leading a team.
• Experience with
  • AWS (Lambda, ECS, EC2, RDS).
  • At least two test frameworks.
  • Azure DevOps Pipelines.
  • Cloud Native application design.
• A background developing software products.
• Hold a well-formed view of quality engineering in modern product development delivery systems.

Skills

• Ability to coach test automation engineers on how to get crystal clarity on feature requirements.
• Ability to work with development teams and test automation engineers to ensure products are designed for testability.
• Ability to work as a mentor for software developers and operate as a role model for the culture and technical excellence in your chapter.
• Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting complex issues and determining root causes.
• Experience with Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, and other monitoring tools.

Nice to Have

• Experience in leading without authority.
• Docker, Kubernetes and other containerization tools.
• Helm, Terraform and other IaC tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field with 3+ years of overall experience.
• Must be eligible to work in Australia or Canada.

Travel

• Availability for 5% travel.

Base salary of CAD $150,000-$180,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Wenco advances the efficiency and safety of the world’s surface mining equipment through our fleet management systems. We are committed to providing a stable yet exciting work environment for individual employees to build and grow their career with the Company.

Wenco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Disclaimer

The information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. It is not intended as an employment contract. Job descriptions are subject to change, which may not necessarily affect compensation.

As our team experiences high volumes of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. To be considered, please ensure a resume is attached.