Quality Assurance Automation Lead

BMC is looking for a QA & Automation Tech Lead to join the BMC AMI Cloud team, where you’ll work on complex, distributed software systems. In this role, you’ll develop test plans, execute tests, create automation processes, and ensure top-notch product quality.

As a Principal SQA Engineer, you’ll bring a "Get it Done" and "Do it Right" attitude, combined with a passion for quality, diligence, and thoroughness. Your expertise in the entire product development lifecycle will help deliver high-quality solutions using advanced tools and processes.

You’ll need a deep understanding of complex Cloud solution use cases, including managing upgrades, automation, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).

Here is how, through this exciting role, YOU will contribute to BMC's and your own success:

• Take charge of ensuring top-notch quality by establishing robust checks, controls, and processes to prevent regressions and defects.
• Build and maintain robust automation infrastructures that empower developers to deliver high-quality code efficiently.
• Work closely with the R&D team, Product Managers, and QA members to craft test strategies and deliver comprehensive test coverage for cutting-edge features.
• Automate new test cases, enhance existing ones, and optimize regression testing for efficiency and stability.
• Guide and mentor QA and automation engineers, shaping the team’s technical growth and contributing to overall product excellence.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure smooth integration, seamless upgrades, and well-planned dependencies for each release.
• Participate in release planning, scrums, and retrospectives to drive success in an Agile environment.
• Lead designated projects with accountability for functionality, quality, and timeliness.

To ensure you’re set up for success, you will bring the following skillset & experience:

• 12+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience in product development.
• 5+ years developing and implementing automated testing frameworks using Java.
• Proficient in Selenium, Java, Grails, Gradle, Groovy, and Postgres DB.
• Skilled in managing automation frameworks, regression suites, and resolving automation issues.
• Strong knowledge of code coverage tools and testing customer-reported bugs/issues.
• Expertise in scalable application design principles and testing approaches.
• Extensive experience with Agile methodologies, virtual teams, and version control systems like Git.
• Hands-on with CI/CD processes, scripting, and tools like Jenkins.
• Proficient with container-based applications (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift) and maintaining Helm charts.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, OCI, GCP).
• Excellent documentation, communication, and presentation skills.

Whilst these are nice to have, our team can help you develop in the following skills:

• Test Automation experience, Scripting skills (preferably Robot Framework, Rexx, Python etc.)
• Performance testing (Scalability, benchmarking, Load) frameworks, such as JMeter, etc.
• Good to have Mainframe knowledge (Z/OS JCL).