QA Team Leader

Description

We're looking for a highly experienced and motivated QA team leader with a strong background in QA, excellent leadership and mentoring abilities, and a passion for driving continuous improvement. If you're passionate about quality in the world of SASE solutions, then join our team.

As the QA Team Leader, you will be responsible for leading the QA Owners team within our organization. Your primary objective will be to ensure the delivery of high-quality and reliable products and services by establishing and maintaining best practices, processes, and standards across the QA guild.

Joining our team as the QA Team Leader offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the quality of our products and services, while also advancing your career in quality assurance leadership. If you are passionate about quality and thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you

Major Responsibilities

• Provide strong leadership to the QA team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement QA strategies, policies, and procedures aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to QA team members, helping them grow their skills and expertise in software testing and quality assurance.
• Training and Development: Identify training needs and opportunities for professional development within the QA guild and facilitate training sessions or workshops as necessary.
• QA Processes: Establish and maintain effective QA processes, including test coverage review, test planning, execution, and defect tracking.
• Quality Standards: Define and enforce quality standards and best practices for software testing and quality assurance activities.
• Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including development, product management, and project management, to ensure alignment on quality goals and priorities.
• Metrics and Reporting: Define and track key quality metrics to measure the effectiveness of QA processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Risk Management: Identify and assess risks related to product quality, and work with stakeholders to mitigate risks and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software.
• Tools and Technologies: Evaluate and recommend tools, technologies, and frameworks to enhance QA productivity and effectiveness

Desired Background

• Previous experience in a leadership or management role within a QA team for at least 2 years.
• Proven hands-on networking and/or network security engineering experience
• Deep understanding of networking protocols (e.g., IPSEC, VPN, VRRP, BGP, OSPF, HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP)
• 3 years’ experience with planning, configuring, building networks from scratch involving elements such as: Firewalls/Routers/VPN Concentrators of top-5 vendors such as: (Palo Alto/Check Point/Cisco/Juniper/Fortinet)
• 3 years' experience with conducting different software QA testing types (functional and non-functional) and QA methodologies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and tools is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a team towards achieving common goals and objectives.