Manager, Quality Assurance

Aspen Technology, Inc.; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen Technology, Inc. in Bedford, MA is seeking an experienced Quality Engineering Leader to build and guide a team of quality engineers within an Agile software development context.

You will drive built-in quality across our software applications and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to deliver reliable releases. The role emphasizes leadership, hands-on testing across C#, C++ and Gherkin-based test scripts, plus a strong focus on measurable quality metrics and KPI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software testing experience.
• Experience leading teams of quality engineers in an Agile environment.
• Experience testing software systems using C# and C++.
• Experience developing software behavior tests using Gherkin.
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Problem solving skills and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of quality engineers in an agile environment.
• Drive adoption of best technologies and practices to test new functionality for rapid value delivery.
• Collaborate with product owners, scrum masters, and technical leaders on feature definitions.
• Drive improvement of quality metrics and KPIs for the Performance Engineering Suite.

Skills

Team leadership

Agile testing

Collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

C#

C++

Gherkin

Job description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways - from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

Aspen Technology, a business unit inside Emerson Corporation, is a leading industrial software company, serving over 3,000 customers with over $1 billion in annual revenue, more than 60 locations worldwide, and nearly 4,000 employees. AspenTech solutions address complex environments where it is critical to optimize the asset design, operation and maintenance lifecycle. Through AspenTech's unique combination of deep domain expertise and award-winning innovative software suites, customers in asset-intensive industries can improve their operational excellence while achieving sustainability goals.

Your Impact

Team Leadership: Build and lead a team of quality engineers operating in an agile environment to drive built-in quality in our software applications.

Technical Leadership: Drive adoption of best technologies and best practices across teams to effectively and efficiently test new functionality to enable rapid delivery of value to customers.

Collaboration: Work with product owners, scrum masters, and technical leaders to ensure well defined and testable feature definitions.

Execution: Drive improvement of quality metrics and KPIs for the Performance Engineering Suite of products.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of professional software testing experience.
• Experience leading teams of quality engineers in an Agile environment.
• Experience testing software systems using a variety of languages, C# and C++ a plus.
• Experience developing software behavior tests using Gherkin.
• Good understanding of software development methodologies, including Agile
• Problem solving skills and an attention to detail.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

The salary range for this role is $127,000.00 - $158,700.00. This range represents what we in good faith believe is the range possible for base compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on several factors. This range may be modified in the future. This role is also eligible for bonus or variable incentive pay. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, charitable giveback day, medical/dental/vision insurance, and retirement benefits to eligible employees.