Quality Manager & Coach (Lead function)

Rocketlab is seeking an individual who will undertake a significant role as a Quality Lead for international clients' projects (English as business language) with a broad knowledge and experience in Software Testing, Development and agiles software engineering.

Soft skills:

• Passionate
• Curious
• Quick learner
• Problem solver
• Clear communication
• Think outside the box

Foundation skills: Broadbase knowledge of

• Agile software engineering (Scrum, SAFe, ...)
• Quality standards, ie. ISTQB, iSQI, ISO etc.
• Excellent English language skills
• Leader, Motivator and Innovator
• Experience in client´s consultancy as SPOC (signle point of contact)
• Perfectly understand client´s needs and can translate into IT specifications (QA, test requirements)
• Can lead with a virtual team (team is spread around the globe), communication via video conferencing

Must haves

• Strong agile delivery background and experience at both team and leadership levels 
• Experience in leading and coaching a quality mindset across multiple Agile scrums teams 
• Experience of digital/agile transformation within large organisations 
• Able to evangelise ‘built-in quality’ and practically demonstrate how this can be applied on a day-to-day basis when working within an Agile team 
• Able to advocate shift left testing techniques and drive their implementation 
• Strong business stakeholder influencing and communications skills at all levels 
• Experience of working with teams with varying levels of Agile maturity and the ability to identify the right improvements at the right time 

Pick & Mix

• Qualification in SAFe® (Scaled Agile Framework) - we can help here!
• Able to sell the case and benefits of product teams owning quality   
• Expert in agile testing techniques - BDD, TDD, mocking, stubs, testing in isolation 
• Able to evangelise the QCoE quality narrative to the wider business stakeholders 
• Expertise in applying the right tools, guidance and frameworks to help agile teams write better automated tests 
• Experience of DevOps and CI/CD practises and the layers of testing required therein   
• Able to identify opportunities to leverage cloud native approaches to improve quality e.g. virtualised test data, service virtualisation, containerisation  
• Understanding to the Agile test pyramid and how to achieve an optimised balance in the different levels of testing 
• Experience of API automation frameworks  
• Experience of UI automation frameworks 
• Exposure to unit test approaches 
• Understanding of how effective with Scrum and test automation reporting can help to drive quality improvements 

• Good verbal and written communication skills in English
• German language would be an advantage (but not a must)

• Very competitive compensation and discretionary performance based bonus
• Exciting work environment and work from home ability
• 100% remote work possible (not only during COVID-19 situation), but occasional onsite meetings in Tallinn, Tartu, Riga or Liepaja required (once per every second month)
• Optimal work-life balance
• Bonus for successful project completed
• Rare business trips abroad (UK, Germany & Switzerland) for lead roles
• Personal development plan in accordance with her/ his manager

Please apply with a complete profile/ CV including your work history, portrait (most recent), contact details and full personal data (date of birth, address, ...)