Job summary
NetApp is the data authority for hybrid cloud. We provide a full range of hybrid cloud data services that simplify management of applications and data across cloud and on-premises environments to accelerate digital transformation. Together with our partners, we empower global organizations to unleash the full potential of their data to expand customer touchpoints, foster greater innovation, and optimize their operations.
Job Summary:
From the newest ideas in cluster computing to the latest kubernetes applications, NetApp software products embrace innovation to deliver compelling solutions to our business.
NetApp Hybrid Cloud Engineering is actively seeking a Manager and a quality leader for a Quality Engineering team. As part of the quality engineering function, the focus of this role is to own the vision, direction and execution for product quality, test automation development, CI/CD, regression test suites and customer success.
Job requirements
This position requires the manager to be technically strong, experience in test automation, possess strong leadership, able to work with cross-functional teams, and driven to ensure delivery of high-quality features.
• Establish a strong connection between customer scenarios and pre-release test coverage and automation.
• Lead design and building of automated tests for cloud-native applications
• Proven ability to manage and lead remote teams.
• Empower your team to learn and grow and support them in their career goals.
• Build and promote a work environment that is highly collaborative and team centric.
• Collaborate with leadership team to ensure we are building the best teams.
• Work closely with support and product management to get the right test coverage
• Interface and work with customer facing support and maintenance teams to understand customer issues and help triage them
• A willingness to work on additional tasks and responsibilities that will positively contribute towards team, department, and company goals
Job Requirements
• The candidate should be self-driven, with a strong quality background
• A track record of "followership" - people want to work for and with you.
• Track record of hiring, growing and nurturing cohesive, high performing quality engineering teams.
• Experience in qualifying system level products in industries like cloud services, hybrid-cloud, cloud-native applications, storage or database systems.
• Ability to work with external partners, cross functional teams and internal partners.
• Experience with Agile/SCRUM
• 1-3 year’s experience managing and leading quality engineering teams working on enterprise products in a high-growth, fast-paced system software engineering company.
• Experience working with geographically remote teams.
• Ability to work on a diverse team or with a diverse range of people.
Desired
• Cloud, Kubernetes, hybrid-cloud or cloud infrastructure experience
• Experience with Agile frameworks.
Education
• Minimum of 9 years of experience is required. or 1 - 2 Managerial exp is considered.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, a Master Degree, or a PhD; or equivalent experience is required