QA Lead - PCONA Panasonic Connect North America
Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
About the Job
What You'll Get To Do:
Key Responsibilities:
- Define, implement, and maintain the overall quality strategy, processes, and tools.
- Drive the adoption of automation, performance testing, and other modern QA techniques.
- Lead end-to-end testing efforts for new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.
- Oversee the creation and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
- Ensure compliance with quality standards, timelines, and project requirements.
- Work closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and design comprehensive testing strategies.
- Provide regular status updates, reports, and insights on quality metrics to leadership and stakeholders.
- Manage and mentor a team of QA engineers, fostering growth and technical development.
- Provide technical leadership to QA team and ensure the team is aligned with organizational goals and project deliverables.
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Business, Strategy or related fields is preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in software quality testing, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
- Hands-on experience with performance testing, security testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proven experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, UIPath) and tools (e.g., Jira, Xray).
- Strong understanding of the Product Development life-cycle (SDLC) and QA methodologies.
- Experience with Agile Scrum development.
- Strong leadership, project management skills, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Manage, evaluate, and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills in engaging global cross-functional technical teams, as well as building and developing offshore and onsite development teams.
What We Offer:
The salary range listed below is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. Actual compensation varies depending on the individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.
- High Performance Culture
- A focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Rewards and Recognition
- Learning & Development Opportunities Across Multiple Business Units
- Competitive compensation packages
- Hybrid work model
- Comprehensive benefits
- Paid Parental Care Leave
- Educational Assistance
- Volunteer time off
- Total Well Being Program
- Employee Referral Program
Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Corporation of North America
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