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Principal Quality Engineering Architect

Wolters Kluwer
Italyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Jan 2025

About the role

The Principal QE Architect functions as a technical leader, playing a central role in defining and establishing technical and strategic direction for the */dxg Engineering Excellence & Operations organization. Be a change leader, working with agile teams to plan, design, and implement effective test practices, and test automation as well as how and what to test. Be a part of improving quality and reducing release timelines of our products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership

  • Drive strategic quality initiatives at a divisional level working closely with CTOs & supporting technical leadership

  • Offer invaluable advice and serve as a reliable sounding board for */dxg leadership, focusing on QE innovation, guidance, and training.

  • Lead QE teams when necessary, inspiring team members to elevate their performance and become leading professionals in their field.

  • Cultivate a solid, resilient, and high-value QE Team for the organization, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.

  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to QE teams, helping them solve complex technical challenges, adopt new technologies, and improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.

Quality Engineering Standards

  • Innovate quality engineering policies processes, standards, and procedures to ensure consistency andre-use across the organization.

  • Implement metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to measure and monitor the effectiveness of quality engineering processes.

Innovation

  • Challenge the status quo of the current Quality industry paradigms and determine the evolving role of QE in the new GenAI technology universe.

  • Provide insights into developing technologies and determine their implementation within the dxg QE environment.

  • Continuously seek opportunities for process improvement and innovation, positioning */dxg at the forefront of cutting-edge quality practices.

  • Consult on complex testing strategies for products, defining and redefining QE work procedures, guidelines, and designs for holistic testing processes.

  • Advise on the strategic direction of Quality Engineering within */dxg, promoting awareness of the importance of quality engineering and driving initiatives to improve a quality culture, processes, and outcomes.

Test Architecture Design

  • Design and implement robust test architectures and frameworks to support automated testing, performance testing, and continuous integration.

  • Define standards and best practices for test case design, test data management, and test environment configuration.

  • Design comprehensive QE solutions that align with the organization's business objectives, development methodologies, and technology stack.

Automation

  • Create automated test scripts for functional, regression, performance, and security testing.

  • Integrate automated tests into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for seamless execution.

  • Ensure test scripts are efficient and reliable, and provide comprehensive coverage of application functionality.

Performance Testing

  • Design and develop performance testing strategies to assess system scalability, reliability, and responsiveness.

  • Identify performance bottlenecks, analyze test results, and provide recommendations for optimization.

  • Implement techniques such as parallel testing and distributed execution to accelerate testing cycles.

  • Monitor test execution results and identify opportunities for performance improvements.

Guidance and Training

  • Develop and maintain updated training materials based on the Center of Excellence's (CoE) Methods of Work.

  • Oversee the management, review, and dissemination of the Method of Work library to ensure accessibility and relevance.

  • Cultivate a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the QA team, encouraging active participation and knowledge sharing.

  • Enable Methods of Work (MoWs) writing and maintenance, fostering growth and proficiency in Quality Engineering among WK Groups/Divisions.

  • Provide guidance in adopting Agile Scrum and SAFe ceremonies, ensuring project teams fully grasp the significance and implementation of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

  • Conduct dxg Methods of Work (MoW) training tailored for various stakeholders, from project owners to development and quality assurance teams.

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