Maximus · 4 hours ago
Senior SW QA Automation Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$117K/yr - $221K/yr
7+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Provide strategic direction and guidance to the software engineers within the IT Applications development team in support of application design, software development and software integration.
Define the software engineering strategy and supporting goals for the MAXIMUS software engineering practice.
Define the key priorities in pursuit of the vision and goals associated with the software engineering practice.
Communicate strategic direction for the software engineering practice to MAXIMUS IT and Business Operations.
Ensure software engineering staff are following best practices around application design, software development and software integration throughout the system development lifecycle.
Incorporate MAXIMUS standard practices and actively participate in process improvement activities across the enterprise.
Provide leadership and direction to staff for completeness of application design, software engineering and software integration.
Work toward the improvement of the software life cycle time by increasing the quality of requirements and reducing the amount of time spent in the application design, development and integration phases.
Work with other MAXIMUS IT Application leaders to coordinate and improve SDLC standard practices.
Manage the software engineering staff as a shared service to support multiple projects.
Ensure that the software engineers have the appropriate tools, skills and training to support the project needs.
Manage geographically distributed staff to maximize staff utilization.
Manage staff development to maximize benefits to employees and MAXIMUS.
Work closely with Delivery Managers and Product Managers to support product delivery, enhancements and support.
Drive all aspects of engineering recruiting including, but not limited to, attracting great talent and retaining a highly skilled, proficient engineering team.
Increase the use of cross geographic teams to increase knowledge transfer and reduce risks for MAXIMUS.
Automation: Develop and implement an automation strategy that aligns with company objectives, aiming to maximize test coverage and improve overall product quality. Oversee development custom code/solutions to facilitate automation. Hands-on automation experience, a strategic mindset, and strong collaboration skills to drive continuous improvement and excellence in quality assurance across projects.
Framework Design: Actively participate in designing, coding, and reviewing automation frameworks and scripts, drawing on deep technical expertise.
Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of automation engineers, set strategic objectives, monitor progress, and foster professional development and growth.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, and DevOps teams to integrate testing seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines, streamlining the testing process.
Optimization & Innovation: Identify and implement opportunities to improve test execution speed, reduce redundancy, and enhance reliability across systems. Stay updated on the latest automation tools and technologies, selecting solutions that best fit the organization’s needs. Conduct POCs for new tools and technologies as needed.
Performance Tracking: Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure automation effectiveness and quality improvements.
Test Management: Oversee manual and automation software testing activities for systems implementation and O&M software development projects. Design and develop testing strategies, plans, and schedules to support efficient execution. Review automation framework, peer review of automation code, test scripts and test suites to ensure adherence to coding and security standards.
Resource Management: Provide estimates for testing efforts (manual and automation), participate in estimation reviews, and manage testing environments for various testing activities.
Metrics & Reporting: supporting report testing metrics, such as defect containment, test coverage, test execution progress, and automation ROI, to support informed decision-making.
Tool Suite Oversight: Engage in the selection, implementation, and maintenance of the test automation tool suite.
Qualification
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Required
7+ years of experience as a hands-on technical/automation manager for an automation testing team in a mid-large sized web and mobile applications projects.
Thorough understanding of all phases of the SDLC in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Advanced proficiency with Test Management tools and automation tools like Selenium.
Strong experience with building and maintaining automation frameworks and hands-on experience with automation methodologies such as BDD.
Exposure to AI and machine learning techniques to enhance automation capabilities.
Proven ability to code in Python and or Java using OOPs concepts to build reusable and maintainable automation scripts and develop custom solution(code).
Oversee development custom code/solutions to facilitate automation.
Proficient with API testing (including mobile APIs) and web services testing using tools such as SOAP UI or Postman.
Proficient with CI/CD pipelines, testing in Cloud or Hybrid environments, and integration with GitHub for version control.
Proficient with AWS services, including S3 for cloud-based testing and storage solutions.
Ability to work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
A retirement savings plan
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Company
Maximus
Providing government technology services, digitally enabled customer experiences, and clinical health services that change lives.
10,001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.93M2010-12-09Post Ipo Equity· $7.93M
1997-06-13IPO· undefined
Leadership Team
Bruce Caswell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Elisabeth Schmidt
Senior Vice President
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