Job Description
Why join us?
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
We are currently looking for self-driven, passionate, skilled application testing engineer experienced with web testing as well as having experience leading a team of QA professionals.
If you do software testing in an environment with new and challenging problems to solve, then Herman Miller is the right place to apply!
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Leads a team of Software testing professionals
- Assigns, monitors, reviews progress and accuracy of tasks, deliverables, projects, and timelines.
- Distributes the workload equitably and ensure quality output, productivity, and performance standards
- Perform software testing and Quality Assurance services including test plan creation, test case authoring, defect tracking, software requirements review, automation testing and product deployment.
- Create technical documents including quality status reports, test plans, test cases, requirements traceability and technical help documentation.
- Author presentations, flow charts, diagrams, and other project documentation and deliver demonstrations of core products and solutions.
- Ensure QA process is well defined, controlled, managed, improved, and followed by the QA team
- Meets regularly with the team members to understand their challenges, hear their feedback, conduct Get Togethers, PDP, performance evaluations and to help them improve in their roles.
- Establish metrics to measure individual output, team output etc., report and lead course corrections
- Leads the integration of new technologies or Automation initiatives within scope of project/team.
- Works as an individual contributor at least 80% of time and the remaining 20% focusses on team management.
- Promotes a culture of quality work, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Monitors IT best practices and develops appropriate standards, processes, policies, and guidelines
- Works with business partners and local leadership to develop and execute strategies and plans
- Work closely with Scrum Masters, POs, and other team leads to ensure common prioritization and delivery expectations
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives
- Identifies, establishes and leads a Tech lead role within the team
Criteria
- Experience testing web applications in a large scale fast paced environment
- Proven track record in Software Quality Assurance
- Significant experience with Quality Assurance strategies and methodologies, such as Traditional Waterfall and Agile.
- Experience in Requirements Gathering, Product Acceptance, Documentation and End-User Training.
- Experience with the use of automation testing tools
- Familiarity with the regression testing process
- Detail-oriented, results-minded team player with superior written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Requirements
- A minimum of 15+ years of experience in Software testing and QA practice of which last 8+ years must have been on testing the software products.
- Passionate about Software testing.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Experience in mentoring, coaching and supporting team members.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in agile development process such as SCRUM or Kanban.
- Ability to work in a UK/US shift preferred.
- Strong on overall QA processes
Beneficial but not essential
- Certification in software testing standards and qualifications
- Certification in Scrum
- Experience leading a team of QA professionals
Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire everyone. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.
