Software QA Manager
Wowza Media Systems is seeking a QA Manager who is a strategic thinker and can help us establish quality and reliability standards by studying product and consumer requirements with other members of the Engineering organization. This position will work with and guide the Quality Engineering and Test Automation team towards continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have a leadership focus as well as excellent communication skills, agile experience testing web services, web applications, mobile and desktop applications. This position will be located in our Golden office location.
The person in this role will be responsible for the following:
- Ensuring quality in platform and product deliverables
- Leading, mentoring, and growing fellow QA engineers
- Contributing to growing team domain knowledge through internal and external training
- Partnering with Engineers to modernize testing methodologies and tooling.
- Creating nurturing and supporting a long term Quality Engineering & Test Automation strategy.
- Extending best practice QA methodologies throughout the software lifecycle
Key Attributes:
- Strong communicator/verbal and written
- Proven background in building Quality Engineering Teams
- In-depth knowledge of commercial software testing suites
- Ability to think strategically while still managing operational work
- Proven, measurable leadership skills
Have good communication and problem solving skills, work well in a team environment, and have the desire to continue to learn new technologies
Requirements:
- 5+ years experience leading and contributing to the growth of Quality Engineering and Test Automation teams.
- Experience with multiple testing techniques for data, API & web application testing in the Cloud.
- Proven experience to be highly responsible, self-disciplined, motivational, creative, confident and a quick learner.
- Proven experience working with distributed teams
Who We Are:
Wowza Media Systems (www.wowza.com) creates streaming products and services for delivering video and audio streams to any screen, from desktops to televisions to mobile devices. We have been in business for over ten years, won numerous industry awards, and are driving over 19,000 customers in more than 170 countries.
We are committed to shaping the streaming industry and lead the way with products and services that both simplify streaming, and provide tools for advanced users to build their own customized solutions. By staying true to our focus on customer success we continue to redefine our industry and impact the world.
What we love about working at Wowza:
- Million Dollar Views of the Mountains, Denver Metro, and Live Buffalo!
- Strong benefits package including Health, Dental, Life & Disability Insurance, PTO and 401k match
- An appetizing kitchen stocked with food and drinks…. dog treats too!
- The ability to work with amazing clients and partners such as ESPN, Walt Disney, Facebook, US Air Force, Harvard University and Amazon
- Yoga Classes and Gym Discounts to satisfy that urge to move
- Spacious office with state of the art equipment
This is a great opportunity to build an exciting and rewarding career with an innovative, successful emerging technology company that is passionate about our customers and has a track record of delivering results.