QE Solution Architect - Quality Engineering

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Slalom is a purpose-driven consulting firm that helps companies solve business problems and build for the future, with solutions spanning business advisory, customer experience, technology, and analytics. We partner with companies to push the boundaries of what’s possible—together.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, WA, Slalom has organically grown to nearly 4,000 employees. We were named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2016 and are regularly recognized by our employees as a best place to work. You can find us in 25 cities across the U.S., U.K., and Canada.

Delivery Network: One of our fastest-growing capabilities is our Cross-Market Delivery Network, which uses agile engineering to deliver custom-built digital products and solutions. The centers, which are located near local Slalom offices to support clients and teams in the same or adjacent time zones, provide regional remote delivery capabilities at scale. Strategic partners include Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, and Tableau.

At Slalom, our Quality Engineering practice is dedicated to maximizing the value and effectiveness of our delivery teams by bringing modern, innovative testing techniques and tools to our solutions and our clients. Our team of experienced quality engineering professionals embrace collaborative, agile testing processes and focus on enabling whole-team ownership of quality.

Job Title: QE Solution Architect

Slalom is seeking senior candidates for Quality Engineering (QE) Architect roles within its rapidly growing Software QE Practice . This role requires leading teams of QE/testing personnel, providing thought leadership to define and implement well-balanced test strategies, and interfacing with a variety of Slalom clients. Additionally, the QE Lead will have opportunities to contribute to practice development and helping Slalom grow as a world-class QE organization.

Qualified candidates will have 10+ years of experience in the Software QE (or related) field, with at least three years as a Test Lead, Manager, or Architect. Experience should extend across both manual and automated testing in a variety of Agile delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of testing on client projects of medium to large size and complexity

• Develop overall QE/testing strategy for client projects, including automation, performance, etc.

• Manage full QE/testing teams through all phases of the project lifecycle

• Create and maintain resourcing plans

• Engage directly with senior client stakeholders

• Design test reporting and metrics appropriate to project needs

• Assess solution risk and assist project team in prioritizing test efforts

• Advise and assist project members with distributed QE responsibilities (e.g. unit testing)

• Select and configure appropriate toolsets to effective manage project testing

• Provide thought leadership and contribute to the development of QE standards and methodology at Slalom

• Perform all responsibilities of more junior QE team members when required

 

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional coding experience in C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, or Ruby

• 5+ years UI Test automation experience (e.g. Selenium, Protractor, Watir)

• Experience in all phases of the software and testing lifecycle, inception through deployment

• Diverse experiences in leading test strategy, test planning, test case design, and execution

• Delivery leadership within Agile methodology projects (e.g. Scrum)

• Proficiency using common test management tools (e.g. TestRail, HP ALM)

• Breadth of experience in various QE-related roles such as:  

o QE Architect

o QE Lead / QE Manager 

o Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

o Automation tester or automation framework developer

o Manual functional tester

o Performance test engineer

o Defect manager

o QE tools, reporting, and metrics specialist

o Mobile or web UX tester

o Test environment or test data coordinator/lead

 

Additional Qualifications

• Additional technical experience across areas such as Unit testing, Integration testing, API testing, DevOps, and custom test tool development

• Consulting experience working with senior-level clients (Director, VP, C-level)

• People Management experience 

• Project management and Scrum master certifications

• Experience defining best practices and tools for a QE organization

 

Slalom Is An Equal Opportunity Employer And All Qualified Applicants Will Receive Consideration For Employment Without Regard To Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Disability Status, Protected Veteran Status, Or Any Other Characteristic Protected By Law.

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