Quality Assurance Manager

Centuri Group, Inc. • Phoenix, AZ, US • 1w ago

Who We Are

Centuri Group is comprised of a family of companies that make up a utility infrastructure enterprise, operating throughout the US and Canada, safely delivering gas, electric and utility services to our customers and the community. We help you build your career on Solid Ground by investing in your development and valuing your unique skills, perspective, and background. Employees are the lifeblood of our organization, and we’re committed to providing a stable foundation to continuously grow and thrive. We’ve got work for the next 100 years - All we need is you!

As a Manager of Quality Assurance you will be responsible for maturing the software quality assurance team by providing leadership, critical thinking, visioning, and overall testing best practices. You will build, manage and execute all aspects of testing and test cycles including functional, end to end, integration, regression and UAT. Lead the Quality Assurance team to deliver high-quality software and application solutions for multiple complex projects. You will champion continuous improvement efforts and defect reduction initiatives to establish an effective and repeatable QA program by establishing and enforcing quality, reliability, testing and data standards. You will report to the Director of Quality, Services & Support.

What You'll Do

Set the overall direction of the testing team by providing critical thinking, visioning, and overall testing best practices
Collaborate with Project Managers, implementation partners, technology staff, and the business
Build testing automation that holds repeatable and user-friendly test bed of business specific scenarios in an organized structure
Mature the organizations testing processes, teams, and understanding of quality processes and tools
Manage testing structure including all test scenarios and test cases
Organize, author and facilitate test script writing and execution ensuring full scope coverage.
Store, manage, update and organize test scripts and test cycles based off a testing plan
Oversee usability and traceability for testing with all cycles being held intact and new cycle structures created
Document test results, defects, statistics, entrance and exit criteria, and severity level of defects
Produce defect reports and facilitates defect meetings keeping management and developers appraised of major issues
Coordinate testing with all products (i.e. FDM, App Dev, SAP, etc) including schedule, tracking, and consolidated reporting.
Champion EDS goals for standardization and process improvement across the enterprise
Perform other responsibilities as requested by leadership

What You'll Have

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, IT or related field required
10+ years of experience in IT systems and applications development teams
5+ years of experience in quality assurance and testing
2+ years in a formal Leadership position
Experience implementing and leveraging test automation
Experience with SAP and Salesforce preferred
Subject matter expertise on QA methodologies and processes improvement
Understanding of Project Management principles, methods and techniques
Advanced trouble shooting skills associated with software and application
Strong knowledge of SDLC tools testing such as ADO, HP’s ALM/Quality Center, and Jira
Possess a customer service focus mindset
Strong interpersonal, influence, and leadership skills

What You'll Get

Benefit Package including Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
401K w/ Company Match
Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance and Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Vacation/Sick Time and Paid Holidays
Potential Bonus Opportunities
Career Development Opportunities
Employee Discounts
Weekly Payroll

Work Environment

Work is performed in a typical indoor office environment
Flexibility to work different schedules and stay late with little or no notice
Must be able to read documents, use a computer, communicate verbally and in writing
Mobility required within an office, warehouse and construction site environments
Ability to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds

Legal Stuff

Pass pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug screens
Provide valid US work authorization documents for E-Verify
Satisfactory results of pre-employment background check results

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment

This job description is subject to change at any time. It reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, and does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Centuri and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Centuri will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Centuri Group and our subsidiaries we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!