Test Manager at Verifone

The QA Manager will define the test strategy and approach for all products, provide quality assurance leadership, and be ultimately responsible for ensuring product quality. This individual must have a proven track record of success building, leading, and managing a functional and technical QA team with a strong sense of quality ownership and feature advocation. This is a hands-on job that requires strategic thinking and planning to provide leadership and expertise throughout the entire QA lifecycle, ensuring the success of the team's manual and automation efforts. The manager will provide regular direction, mentorship, and coaching to QA team members

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Develop and drive a high-level QA strategy, as well as take a hands-on approach to implementing that strategy.
• Lead efforts to develop, document, and implement applicable QA processes and procedures to provide more effective quality methods within the group in support of providing quality products.
• Create, implement, maintain, and enhance test plans, test scripts, and test methodologies that ensure exhaustive testing of all assigned software systems to ensure compliance with software/system specifications.
• Develop software quality test plans and test cases, and lead in setting and maintaining the standards for Software Quality Assurance test documentation.
• Be highly committed to create world class automation for regression and feature testing.
• Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive test plans to ensure software requirements are met.
• Collaborate with developers to improve overall product quality by emphasizing defect prevention throughout the development process.
• Maintain a high degree of error free programs, procedures, systems, and documentation on all software application releases.
• Anticipate potential software problems by creating exhaustive test scenarios that ensure comprehensive testing.
• Assist in Testing the applications/products when required.
• Document all testing results in conjunction with test plans.
• Identify and analyze defects/test results and be able to deduct the chain of events leading to a failure.
• Identify areas for test improvement through analysis, experience and use of metrics.
• Communicate critical issues and status updates in a timely manner.
• Educate and train peers and subordinates on the QA process and provide guidance to them when they are unclear about the process.
• Provide coaching and guidance to the Quality Assurance Team on “best practices”.
• Plan, organize, and monitor the execution of the work assignments for the Quality Assurance Team.
• Ensure that the project schedule is adhered to and the work is completed according to the schedule.