Manager, Software Quality Assurance - Hybrid

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of:

• Advanced knowledge of software quality assurance (integration, system, regression and user acceptance, performance testing) principles and best practices. 
• Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies. 
• Working knowledge of programming languages, software procedures, applications, and products. 
• Extensive knowledge of QA testing tools including automation testing tools such as Selenium, TestNG, Jira, X-ray, JIRA, HP ALM, VersionOne, Zephyr, Rally, Rational, MS MTM, TFS/VSTS, SOAPUI, virtualization technology.
• Experience implementing a Quality Management System as measured by ISO25010 standards. 
• Experience working with ISO9001 standards for delivering effective/efficient client engagements. 
• Experience utilizing test automation and performance testing with an understanding for the appropriateness of automation in framing a TQM solution.  Experience with measuring Quality Assurance effectiveness.
• Experience in creating enterprise metrics to give status and proactively identify/mitigate risks.  Experience building and fostering an environment for Quality Assurance to succeed within the team and within areas outside the team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to converse with executive management as needed.

 Ability to:

• Use positive and “win-win” people skills in the face of adversity
• Implement process improvement methodologies for Quality Assurance
• Work with cross-functional/matrixed teams to deliver quality at the highest level. 
• Influence decisions with stakeholders of various levels; senior leaders to middle-management to individual contributors. Pursues interaction and influencing of the IT management team to aid in bringing ideas to fruition.
• Resolve conflict in a respectful manner.
• Adapt to change easily while ensuring team members are kept well informed.
• Identify enterprise impacts due to change and engage appropriate stakeholders in a timely manner to create awareness or collaborate in managing or mitigating risks.
• Must exemplify our Be The Match Standards.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in math or computer science. However, upon evaluation, equivalent related information systems experience and/or education may be substituted for the degree requirement
• 10 years’ experience in software quality assurance including experience with software testing tools, techniques and methodologies; short release cycles, the full software lifecycle; work on a product that was actually released for public consumption and benchmarking, performance analysis and measurement.
• 5 years’ experience in a IT leadership role including experience with building, training, and retaining a sizeable software QA organization; managing complex functional testing projects that require a deep understanding of the application logic and dependencies; and flawless delivery of team and organizational goals.
• 5 years’ experience in implementing and maintaining a mobile testing strategy for applications developed for iOS, Android, tablets, PDA's, e-Readers and other mobile devices. 
• 5 years’ experience implementing and managing an enterprise automation test strategy
• 5 years’ experience of Agile development experience and 3 years of TCM transformation experience.
• ISTQB Software Testing Certification.

 Technical Environment:

  The technical environment of this position includes, but is not limited to:

• OBIEE 11g/12c, SQL, Oracle DB, Hyperion, PL-SQL, SQL Serve, r DB, BI Publisher, Python, Sybase, Business Object Data Services 4.2, R, Windows, SSIS, Java, Unix/Linux, WhereScape, XML, Coud-based solutions, Tableau, TestNG, Hadoop, Qlikview, Service Now, Microsoft Office, Power Designer and Selenium.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience within Cyber Security a plus.
• Master's in Information Systems.
• Regulatory body requirements such as HIPAA, FDA - Quality System regulation – 21 CFR Part 820 AND 21 CFR Part 11.
• Experience applying FDA General Principles of Software Validation to the software quality assurance process.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination with acceptable documentation is required for employment. NMDP will consider all requests for medical or religious accommodation.