QA engineer/ Test Strategy Lead

Compunnel, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company is seeking an experienced QA Manager to lead its firmware testing strategy. The role focuses on optimizing test efficiency and driving automation while ensuring product quality. Candidates should have 8–10 years of experience in software testing, a strong grasp of CI/CD processes, and hands-on experience with tools like Selenium. This position offers the opportunity to mentor QA teams and collaborate across departments to enhance quality assurance practices.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in software/firmware testing, including test strategy creation.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with embedded systems or firmware testing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive test strategies for firmware.
• Improve test plan clarity and coverage.
• Monitor CI/CD pipeline health and troubleshoot failures.

Skills

Test automation frameworks (e.g., Robot Framework, pytest, Selenium)

CI/CD pipelines knowledge

QA metrics analysis

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT

Tools

HP ALM

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

We are seeking an experienced QA Manager – Test Strategy and Automation to lead and optimize our firmware testing strategy.

This role focuses on maximizing test efficiency and automation ROI while ensuring high product quality.

You will drive the health of test plans, coordinate a QA team (manual and automated testers), and use data-driven insights to continuously improve testing processes.

If you are passionate about streamlining QA pipelines, enhancing automation, and delivering robust firmware products, this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive test strategies for firmware and embedded systems.
• Prioritize testing activities based on risk, feature criticality, and release timelines.
• Improve test plan clarity, coverage, and relevance to evolving product requirements.
• Evaluate and enhance automation ROI using metrics such as time savings and defect detection rates.
• Balance manual and automated testing for optimal resource utilization.
• Lead and mentor QA teams across manual and automation domains.
• Monitor CI/CD pipeline health, troubleshoot failures, and ensure reliable automated test execution.
• Define, collect, and analyze QA performance metrics (coverage, pass/fail rates, flakiness).
• Drive QA process improvements, tool adoption, and test environment enhancements.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and product teams to align QA goals with engineering objectives.
• Prepare and present QA status reports, risk assessments, and release readiness updates.
• Maintain detailed documentation for test plans, automation scripts, and QA processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in software/firmware testing, including test strategy creation and defect management.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Robot Framework, pytest, Selenium).
• Familiarity with embedded systems or firmware testing (preferred).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integration of automated tests.
• Proficiency in QA metrics analysis and dashboard reporting.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting QA plans and results to stakeholders.
• Experience with test management tools (HP ALM, JIRA, Azure DevOps) and version control systems (Git).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience optimizing QA processes and implementing continuous improvements.
• Familiarity with Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, or similar CI/CD tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot quality issues and implement corrective actions.