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Ciklum is a global digital solutions company headquartered in London, UK.
1 жовтня 2018

Manual QA Manager for Testing Center of Excellence (Kyiv) (вакансія неактивна)

On behalf of Testing Center of Excellence, we are looking for a Manual QA Manager to join our team on a full-time basis.

You will be a key person responsible for QA Process implementation for different projects.

Testing Center of Excellence is looking for technology experts who want to make a positive influence on new business by applying best QA practices and taking ownership.
We are a growing business unit of Ciklum with currently 150+ employees, specializing in Software quality assurance. Currently we are dealing with approximately 30 projects simultaneously. Our projects usually last for 6-12 months and our technological focus is mainly on web and mobile technologies. So, you’ll have the opportunity to get frequently in touch with new projects, processes, approaches, technologies, and tools. Through direct knowledge exchange with international clients you are an important contributor in making them successful.
Our environment gives you the opportunity to share your professionalism to help team members grow and we support you with training and education in the areas where you want to develop.

Our main principles are:
• People are over processes and hierarchy;
• Flat and open collaboration/communication increases creativity and brings more value to the business;
• Investing in people and innovations ensures your future;
• Reuse and share your experience — Develop best practices, publicize and follow them.

Testing Center of Excellence is an optimal environment for your professional involvement and growth.

Testing Center of Excellence is a unique provider of QA Services and QA Consulting in the following areas:
• Manual Web / Mobile QA Services;
• eCommerce QA Services;
• Automation QA Services;
• Performance QA Services;
• Security QA Services;
• QA Consulting.

Testing Center of Excellence Team has the following certificates:
• QA area — 46 certificates — ISTQB Foundation;
• QA area — 3 certificates — ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst & Test Manager;
• Scrum Master area — 29 certificates — ICAgile Certified Professional;
• Security area — 2 certificate — Offensive Security Certified Professional.

QA Awards:
• Finalist for the European Software Testing Awards (2015, 2016) www.ciklum.com/...​ware-testing-awards-2015, www.ciklum.com/...​are-testing-awards-2016/
• European IT and Software Excellence Awards www.iteawards.com/content/2016-finalists.

Responsibilities:
• QA Manager’s main responsibility is to make sure that Quality Assurance Strategy, Plans, Practices and Processes to be delivered successfully;
• Participate in presale activities;
• QA Proposal preparation;
• Communication with clients regarding the testing services;
• Best QA practice implementation and supervision on one or several different projects;
• Test Strategy preparation and update on regular basis;
• Test planning and test estimations (including automation, performance and security testing via involving relevant QA Consultants);
• Improving or setting-up QA processes for several different integrated solutions;
• QA Consulting, QA Management;
• Setup/update QA processes, approaches, frameworks, tools, and team composition from scratch;
• Independent review and analysis of existing QA and development processes, products, test infrastructure and QA tools and improving them;
• QA Estimation, Testing Methodology Implementation, Agile QA Process Management;
• Active involvement in Pre Sales of the QA Services and QA Consulting;
• Coaching QA team members, QA training.

Requirements:
• 7+ years professional experience in QA area;
• 5+ years of leading, coaching experience;
• QA Process implementation knowledge;
• Solid experience in automation process implementation;
• Team leading / management at least 5 people;
• Excellent knowledge of different testing methods, techniques and types;
• Knowledge of testing specifics for different application types and business domains;
• Deep understanding of development processes, approaches, infrastructure and tools;
• Number of successfully delivered projects at least 5;
• Experience in Presales process with clients;
• Agile/Scrum experience;
• Analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Solid upper-intermediate English level.

Desirable:
• ISTQB, PMP, ICAgile, and/or other certificates;
• Familiarity and practical experience with SAFe or other Agile Scaled frameworks.

Personal skills:
• Proactivity and great self-management skills (you are able to drive a process by yourself once the goal is established);
• Strong communication and problem solving skills;
• Leadership;
• Ability to persuade;
• Good analytical skills;
• Self-motivated and goal-driven;
• Motivated to develop and solve complex tasks;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Will to take challenges and educate others.

What’s in it for you?
• Opportunity to gain experience of managing QA Processes on program level, coordinating multiple projects;
• Big and friendly team;
• Dynamic and challenging tasks;
• Ability to influence project technologies;
• Team of professionals: learn from colleagues and gain recognition of your skills;
• Low bureaucracy, European management style;
• Continuous self-improvement;
• Trainings;
• QA knowledge sharing meetings.

About Ciklum:
Ciklum is a top-five global Software Engineering and Solutions Company. Our 3,000+ IT professionals are located in the offices and delivery centres in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Spain.
As Ciklum’s employee, you’ll have the unique possibility to communicate directly with the client when working in Extended Teams.
Besides, Ciklum is the place to make your tech ideas tangible. The Vital Signs Monitor for the Children’s Cardiac Center as well as Smart Defibrillator, the winner of the IoT World Hackathon in the USA, are among the cool things Ciklumers have developed.
Ciklum is a technology partner for Google, Intel, Micron, and hundreds of world-known companies. We are looking forward to seeing you as a part of our team!