We are looking for a Lead Engineer - Quality to provide technical and people leadership within the Quality Engineering (QE) function. The role will focus on QE practices, end-to-end testing, automated regression, capability development, coaching, and performance management.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide organizational and technical leadership within the Quality Engineering function.
• Establish and govern QE practices, standards, and capabilities.
• Implement and promote centralized QE best practices across the Community of Practice (COP).
• Drive consistency in knowledge and skills by sharing best practices and addressing common challenges.
• Lead in-sprint and end-to-end testing and maintain automated regression suites.
• Manage multiple initiatives within the business unit and potentially lead large programs end-to-end.
• Coach, train, mentor, and develop Quality Engineers.
• Evaluate team member performance and support their professional development toward T-shaped profiles.
• Onboard new team members and ensure awareness of available capabilities and standards.
• Manage the structure and people within the QE Community of Practice.
• Support HR with talent identification, recruitment, and hiring activities.
• Use tools, metrics, and data-driven decision making to provide direction to team members.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in Quality Engineering principles, tools, and methodologies.
• Experience with:
  • Test Automation
  • Performance Testing
  • CI/CD
  • DevOps
• Strong knowledge of QE/QA practices and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience managing manual and automated regression packs.
• Experience developing and enforcing QE methodologies, standards, and work practices.
• Strong technical or business expertise within the relevant COP/domain.
• Experience in people management, including interviewing, hiring, and assessing personnel.
• Ability to work effectively across different organizational and business units.

Agile Experience

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Experience working as a practitioner in an Agile team, preferably in a leadership capacity.

Leadership & Behavioral Skills

• Strong communication and coaching skills.
• Ability to teach new concepts and techniques to team members.
• Ability to provide constructive performance feedback.
• Strong conflict-resolution and mediation skills.
• Ability to build trust and maintain a comfortable, efficient working environment.
• Passion for the subject area and active participation in domain activities.
• Openness to new ideas and ability to develop solutions collaboratively.
• Demonstrated commitment to Change and Continuous Improvement.

experience

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