Oriental Trading Company
Overview:
As our Manager Software Quality Assurance, you will be responsible for working in a team environment and providing leadership, technical guidance, strategy and supervision of the Software QA team; balancing and prioritizing resource requirements and workloads.
This position will liaise directly with both internal and external resources, while participating in the development of strategic and operational plans related to enterprise Software Quality.
Requires strategic thinking and planning to provide leadership and expertise throughout the entire QA lifecycle, ensuring the success of the team by providing regular direction, mentorship, and positive coaching to QA team members.
Experience in testing automation is critical to success in this position.
This position requires weekly onsite work in Omaha, NEDetailed Description:
Principal Duties and ResponsibilitiesEssential FunctionsRecruits, hires, directs, coaches and mentors team members to ensure engagement and productivity levels are maintained; provides regular and consistent feedback and communication throughout the year and during performance reviewsOversees and performs the design, development and documentation of test plans, scenarios and scriptsEnsures QA staff performs complex functional, system, performance, data, integration and regression/acceptance testing to support internal applications, customer-facing websites and related back-office applications that enable the organization to deliver, high-quality software services to customersEnsures QA team adheres strictly to the QA related portions of the OTC SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) process, including requirements/design review and evaluation, detailed test plan and test case development and execution, metric reporting and product readinessEnsures the completion and archiving of associated quality recordsPrepares activity, progress and status reports regarding software QA activities for review by senior and executive IT leadershipEnsures detailed reports on issues identified in QA testing, including steps to reproduce defects are provided to project and operational team(s)Partner with IT leadership to engage with 3rd party vendors, or partners to ensure interfaces are tested, diagnose and resolve issues, and ensure UAT is completeWorks closely with software development staff, release engineers, business analysts, project managers, database developers and product owners to diagnose technical and quality issues, identify potential software limitations, resolve defects and verify corrective actionsCollaborates with developers to improve overall product quality by emphasizing defect prevention throughout the development processProvides executive summaries and QA status reports, including key quality assurance and other IT metricsProvides technical guidance related to software quality assurance and how testing solutions may be exploited for the benefit of the businessEvaluates, recommends and implements, software testing tools and related service providers for their value to the organization, including defect management, test automation; web, C/S and mobile testing tools and strategiesAssists in identifying potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developedChampions change initiatives undertaken by the organization by leading and energizing others in such strategiesManages the QA test environmentsWork in the Information Technology Department office environment requires in-person collaboration among colleagues and contractorsServes as a source of QA software testing standards and metrics in support of IT Governance and OTCWorks with IT leadership to establish and/or improve effectiveness and efficiency of industry-best practices and QA standards, processes, and procedures, to ensure software quality and successful process-auditsMaintains regular and predictable attendanceAbides by all policies and procedures of Oriental Trading CompanyWork requires in-person collaboration among colleagues and contractorsMust be able to attend face to face meetings on short or little advance notice Marginal FunctionsPerforms other duties and projects as assigned Here's what you need to join the fun:
Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesSelf-starter with proven track record of delivering results in a fast-pace environmentDemonstrated effectiveness in complex problem-solving situations, involving higher mathematicsExcellent communication, planning and organizational skillsWorks independently, under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneouslyAbility to interface with vendors, customers, clients and other departments and respond to requests both in written and verbal formSolid understanding of software development, infrastructure, QA software tools and concepts EducationRequires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related field, or equivalent combination of education and experienceCSTM (Certified Software Test Manager) or comparable certification preferred.
ExperienceMinimum of eight years' experience in software testing, including three years of direct supervisory experienceDemonstrated experience testing electronic commerce related web sites, as well as front end and backend application system testingKnowledge and applied use of test tools, (including automated test suites), such as QTest, HP QTP, or Selenium Other QualificationsAble to perform the job duties in a safe manner Join us at Oriental Trading, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, where fun means business! Oriental Trading Company(www.
orientaltrading.
com),is the nation's largest direct retailer of value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, and a leading provider of teaching supplies and affordable home d cor and giftware.
Founded in 1932 by a Japanese American, the Oriental Trading history of fun spans the better part of the last century.
Today, Oriental Trading offers more than 60,000 products to individuals, teachers, schools, churches, businesses and nonprofits.
With a corporate vision to Make Life More Fun, Oriental Trading (a Berkshire Hathaway company) spreads joy and smiles to millions each year through a robust family of brands; Oriental Trading,Fun Express,MindWare,SmileMakers,Morris Costumes and halloweenexpress.
com.
EOEAbout the Company:
Oriental Trading Company.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
As our Manager Software Quality Assurance, you will be responsible for working in a team environment and providing leadership, technical guidance, strategy and supervision of the Software QA team; balancing and prioritizing resource requirements and workloads.
This position will liaise directly with both internal and external resources, while participating in the development of strategic and operational plans related to enterprise Software Quality.
Requires strategic thinking and planning to provide leadership and expertise throughout the entire QA lifecycle, ensuring the success of the team by providing regular direction, mentorship, and positive coaching to QA team members.
Experience in testing automation is critical to success in this position.
This position requires weekly onsite work in Omaha, NEDetailed Description:
Principal Duties and ResponsibilitiesEssential FunctionsRecruits, hires, directs, coaches and mentors team members to ensure engagement and productivity levels are maintained; provides regular and consistent feedback and communication throughout the year and during performance reviewsOversees and performs the design, development and documentation of test plans, scenarios and scriptsEnsures QA staff performs complex functional, system, performance, data, integration and regression/acceptance testing to support internal applications, customer-facing websites and related back-office applications that enable the organization to deliver, high-quality software services to customersEnsures QA team adheres strictly to the QA related portions of the OTC SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) process, including requirements/design review and evaluation, detailed test plan and test case development and execution, metric reporting and product readinessEnsures the completion and archiving of associated quality recordsPrepares activity, progress and status reports regarding software QA activities for review by senior and executive IT leadershipEnsures detailed reports on issues identified in QA testing, including steps to reproduce defects are provided to project and operational team(s)Partner with IT leadership to engage with 3rd party vendors, or partners to ensure interfaces are tested, diagnose and resolve issues, and ensure UAT is completeWorks closely with software development staff, release engineers, business analysts, project managers, database developers and product owners to diagnose technical and quality issues, identify potential software limitations, resolve defects and verify corrective actionsCollaborates with developers to improve overall product quality by emphasizing defect prevention throughout the development processProvides executive summaries and QA status reports, including key quality assurance and other IT metricsProvides technical guidance related to software quality assurance and how testing solutions may be exploited for the benefit of the businessEvaluates, recommends and implements, software testing tools and related service providers for their value to the organization, including defect management, test automation; web, C/S and mobile testing tools and strategiesAssists in identifying potential areas where existing policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developedChampions change initiatives undertaken by the organization by leading and energizing others in such strategiesManages the QA test environmentsWork in the Information Technology Department office environment requires in-person collaboration among colleagues and contractorsServes as a source of QA software testing standards and metrics in support of IT Governance and OTCWorks with IT leadership to establish and/or improve effectiveness and efficiency of industry-best practices and QA standards, processes, and procedures, to ensure software quality and successful process-auditsMaintains regular and predictable attendanceAbides by all policies and procedures of Oriental Trading CompanyWork requires in-person collaboration among colleagues and contractorsMust be able to attend face to face meetings on short or little advance notice Marginal FunctionsPerforms other duties and projects as assigned Here's what you need to join the fun:
Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesSelf-starter with proven track record of delivering results in a fast-pace environmentDemonstrated effectiveness in complex problem-solving situations, involving higher mathematicsExcellent communication, planning and organizational skillsWorks independently, under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneouslyAbility to interface with vendors, customers, clients and other departments and respond to requests both in written and verbal formSolid understanding of software development, infrastructure, QA software tools and concepts EducationRequires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related field, or equivalent combination of education and experienceCSTM (Certified Software Test Manager) or comparable certification preferred.
ExperienceMinimum of eight years' experience in software testing, including three years of direct supervisory experienceDemonstrated experience testing electronic commerce related web sites, as well as front end and backend application system testingKnowledge and applied use of test tools, (including automated test suites), such as QTest, HP QTP, or Selenium Other QualificationsAble to perform the job duties in a safe manner Join us at Oriental Trading, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, where fun means business! Oriental Trading Company(www.
orientaltrading.
com),is the nation's largest direct retailer of value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, and a leading provider of teaching supplies and affordable home d cor and giftware.
Founded in 1932 by a Japanese American, the Oriental Trading history of fun spans the better part of the last century.
Today, Oriental Trading offers more than 60,000 products to individuals, teachers, schools, churches, businesses and nonprofits.
With a corporate vision to Make Life More Fun, Oriental Trading (a Berkshire Hathaway company) spreads joy and smiles to millions each year through a robust family of brands; Oriental Trading,Fun Express,MindWare,SmileMakers,Morris Costumes and halloweenexpress.
com.
EOEAbout the Company:
Oriental Trading Company.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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