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Crate and Barrel · 2 days ago

Lead Quality Engineer

Northbrook, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Crate and Barrel is seeking a highly skilled Lead Quality Engineer to drive the overall quality strategy and execution for significant products or cross-functional initiatives. The role involves providing technical leadership in quality engineering, mentoring a team, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions in an agile environment.

Retail

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define, own, and drive the overarching test strategy and planning for complex projects and product areas, ensuring alignment with iterative delivery

Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering their technical growth, providing constructive feedback, and promoting a collaborative team environment

Partner with engineering and product managers to define test strategy, understand requirements, define clear acceptance criteria, and champion building quality into the development process

Architect, design, and oversee the implementation of scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks

Champion and establish quality engineering best practices, standards, and metrics within the team and across projects

Lead end-to-end testing efforts for strategic programs, potentially involving multiple agile teams and complex integrations

Drive the analysis of quality data to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions

Collaborate with other teams to deliver highly cross-functional and complex work, ensuring quality across all touchpoints

Stay abreast of new testing tools, technologies, and methodologies, and advocate for their adoption where beneficial to enhance the team’s ability to deliver high-quality software iteratively

Qualification

Quality engineering principlesTest automation architectureTest strategy definitionMentoring engineersTest automation toolsAgile methodologiesPerformance testingSecurity testingAnalytical skillsInfluence skillsKnowledge managementProblem-solving skillsStrategic thinkingCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

8+ years of experience in quality engineering

Expert-level understanding of quality engineering principles, test automation architecture, and advanced testing methodologies

Proven ability to define and lead comprehensive test strategies for large-scale, complex systems

Strong technical leadership skills with experience mentoring and guiding other engineers

Deep expertise in test automation tools and frameworks, and experience architecting automation solutions

Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills

Strong communication, collaboration, and influence skills, with the ability to partner effectively with cross-functional leaders

Proficiency in product area expertise and software development methodologies including agile and scrum

Experience with performance, security, and other non-functional testing

Knowledge of Agile tooling and knowledge management

Preferred

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Minimum of 8+ years of progressive experience in quality engineering

Proven experience leading quality efforts for significant, cross-functional projects and mentoring teams

Extensive experience with test automation strategy and framework development

Company

Crate and Barrel

Glassdoor3.3

At Crate & Barrel, we help people build a home with purpose.

Founded in 1962

Northbrook, IL, US

5001-10000 employees

http://www.crateandbarrel.com

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