Sr. Manager, QA

Company: Ellie Mae Inc
Location: Spokane
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Technology & Operations - Quality Assurance / Ellie Mae is the leading cloud-based platform provider for the mortgage finance industry. Ellie Mae's technology solutions enable lenders to originate more loans, reduce origination costs, and reduce the time to close, all while ensuring the highest levels of compliance, quality and efficiency. Visit --- EllieMae.com to learn more. Summary of Responsibilities: The Sr. Manager, QA will be part of the End to End Team leading a new offshore team of analysts and automation engineers. This team covers system to system integration testing and life of a loan regression. He/She will be responsible for managing the test efforts for projects that require coordination across multiple sprint & end to end test teams. Primary Responsibilities & Objectives: Project Management Develops and tracks to global test plans Test Schedule Automation Approach Defines Metrics and KPI's for Test Reporting Leading and supporting multiple ETET projects simultaneously Estimating, coordinating,and tracking progress to the test plan Driving action plans to resolve blocking issues through resolution Identifying and raising project risks in a timely manner Defect Management & leading triage sessions Working with Dev Ops to define and set up test environments as needed Communicating accurate status throughout the project lifecycle to successful completion Enforcing defined policy and procedures for both manual and automated test efforts Reviewing and managing the automation code quality developed by the team Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives People Manager Manages a team of direct reports Hire, staff and onboard team members Managing, mentoring, evaluating performance and appraising his/her direct reports Defining and tracking the team's performance metrics Mentors team to grow in their roles providing training to increase skills needed to take on more complex assignments Qualifications, Skills & Education: 12+ Years leading test teams 6+ years of IT experience in the Mortgage Banking Industry or financial systems is a BIG PLUS Prior knowledge of Ellie Mae products is a BIG PLUS Experience supporting projects with cross system dependencies requiring system to system testing Established pattern of building strong teams - attracting, hiring, motivating, and retaining the best testers Strong knowledge of test automation and experience with Selenium Test NG & MicroFocus UFT tools Experienced performing code reviews with knowledge of Java and VB Script Expertise in quality tools with prior experience with GitHub, Jenkins & Jira Familiarity with current software design methodologies including Agile (Scrum) and waterfall development process. Persistent and inquisitive problem solver, committed to driving quality forward Works well under pressure while performing all tasks in an accurate, complete, timely and appropriate manner with strong ability to make good judgement calls Spoken and written English skills with an ability to communicate ideas, problems, and solutions effectively with leadership teams Ellie Mae is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. We do not accept resumes from headhunters, placement agencies, or other suppliers that have not signed a formal agreement with us.

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