Quality Engineering Manager (Senior Level)

Job title: Quality Engineering Manager (Senior Level)

About the Role Accenture LLP is seeking a Quality Engineering Manager in Beaverton, OR to lead Quality Engineering activities for client engagements. The role designs and maintains master test plans, defines test models and criteria, and drives testing solutions across functional and end-to-end testing while leading a testing team. Travel domestically ~80% is required to meet client needs.

What You'll Do

• Design and maintain master test plan that encompasses test strategy for functional and end-to-end testing, test environments, and automation approach.
• Define test models (plans, data, scripts, and expected results) and entry/exit criteria.
• Drive quality testing solutions by planning and constructing test scripts through use of quality processes and methodologies for Accenture or its clients.
• Define, track, and publish test metrics, including code coverage, quality, and performance to the team and client.
• Execute testing efforts by delivering application and component releases.
• Coordinate and execute regression testing, test automation, performance testing, functionality, and user acceptance testing.
• Determine and meet time estimates and schedules for testing efforts.
• Develop, update, and maintain quality testing standards and procedures.
• Lead others on the testing team and manage process questions and issues.
• Optimize process and methods to deliver quality work.
• Allocate test resources and guide on priorities to application tests in a multi-test environment and different testing phases.
• Act independently to determine methods and procedures for new assignments. Make decisions that impact the team through regular consultation with senior management and adhere to strategic direction provided.

What We're Looking For

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Applications, Engineering, or related field, plus 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the IT consulting industry.
• 5 years of experience in Agile and Waterfall software development methodologies; with Quality Center and Jira to manage testing, defects, and user stories.
• 5 years of experience utilizing performance and API testing tools, including Micro Focus LoadRunner, Performance Center, BlazeMeter, Apache JMeter, Visual Studio Load Test, SOAP UI, and POSTMAN.
• Building performance solutions for web applications, Windows/web/WCF services, SQL, using Visual Studio Load Test, JUnit, MSTest, C#, Microsoft SQL Server and Entity Framework technologies.
• Version control and source control systems, including Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Git.
• Project management, including creating and managing project work plans, identifying and tracking risks and issues, managing a team and end-to-end project delivery, and status reporting.
• Conducting defect triage meetings with development and business teams.
• Overseeing performance testing planning, including stress and load testing using JMeter.
• Creating detailed quality assurance reporting on test management, execution, and defects, for program governance meetings.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.