Quality Assurance Engineering Manager

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Valid8 Financial, Inc. is looking for a technical QA Engineering Manager to lead quality assurance efforts. This role involves driving the QA lifecycle, developing testing strategies, and overseeing a team to ensure high-quality software releases.

Responsibilities include hands-on testing, establishing test plans, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience in SDET roles and a degree in Computer Science or Engineering. The position offers a competitive salary of $165,000/year DOE.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in SDET roles, with 3 or more in leadership or QA management.
• Proficiency in Linux command line and cloud infrastructure.
• Excellent English communication skills, especially written.

Responsibilities

• Drive the software quality assurance lifecycle.
• Establish test strategies with development and product teams.
• Design and implement test plans and test cases.
• Mentor QA team members.
• Develop and execute automated UI and functional tests.
• Review test results and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Linux command line environment

Scripting in bash

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure

TestRail or equivalent

Testing frameworks like Playwright

Git

CI processes with Jenkins and JIRA

SQL/NoSQL databases

Education

BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Job description

We’re seeking a technical QA Engineering Manager to spearhead our quality assurance efforts. In this role, you’ll be instrumental in driving the QA lifecycle, developing test strategies, and leading a team towards delivering high-quality software releases. You will also do hands‑on testing and test writing as required. Anticipated starting salary is $165,000/yr DOE.

Your expertise will ensure the implementation of effective test plans, automation frameworks, and continuous integration processes.

This position offers the opportunity to innovate in testing methodologies and play a key role in our product development cycle, contributing significantly to the enhancement of software quality and team efficiency.

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in SDET roles, with 3 or more years in a leadership or QA management capacity.
• Ability to multi-task, proactive in project planning and requirements gathering.
• Excellent English communication skills, especially written.
• Proficiency in Linux command line environment.
• Experience in scripting bash, Docker, Kubernetes and cloud infrastructures such as AWS and Azure.
• Familiarity with TestRail or equivalent.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks like Playwright.
• Comfortable with Git, and CI processes using tools like Jenkins, JIRA.
• Knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Attention to detail and ability to diagnose complex issues in application testing.

Responsibilities

• Drive the software quality assurance lifecycle.
• Establish and coordinate test strategies with development and product teams.
• Design and implement test plans and test cases.
• Mentor and instruct QA team members, helping them make decisions and solve problems.
• Develop and execute automated UI and functional tests.
• Review test results daily and report issues.
• Troubleshoot issues in systems under test.
• Manual testing and automated test writing as necessary.
• Manage meetings, set goals, provide feedback on testing tasks, and delegate testing responsibilities.