Senior Quality Engineering Manager

Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global market leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. We are on a mission to redefine how organizations connect with their audiences - and that’s just the beginning!

Organizations, large and small, depend on us to accurately publicize market-moving news and multimedia, and generate social engagements that develop interactions with their target audiences.

About the Role

As the Senior Quality Engineering Manager, you will leverage your extensive expertise in software quality engineering and modern test engineering technologies to lead the Business Wire Quality Assurance team. This pivotal role demands advanced knowledge of software testing methodologies, automation, and team leadership. You will be responsible for defining and implementing quality standards, processes, and best practices for testing and automation throughout our software development lifecycle.

• Provide Quality Engineering technical leadership and direction to ensure meeting of project deadlines and quality metrics.
• Define key quality metrics and reporting mechanisms to track progress, identify areas for improvement, and establish implementation plans.
• Partner with development teams to assist in design solution, test strategies, and scoping of feature validation.
• Coordinate with other teams to ensure projects are adequately supported for quality, compliance, and improvement efforts.
• Develop, create, and troubleshoot the development of test automation frameworks, standards, procedures, processes, and best practices related to test automation.
• Maintain and guide Test Automation Suite execution and undertake analysis of results to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified standards and technical requirements.
• Apply sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving issues.
• Prioritize your work and manage your own time in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
• Hire, lead, and mentor a team of Quality Engineers, ensuring that they have the resources and support needed to excel in their roles.
• Effectively communicate feedback and decisions to your internal team and external partners.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field or relevant work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering with at least 6 years in a leadership role for a Quality Engineering team.
• 5+ years of experience developing quality tests with the Python and/or Typescript.
• 5+ years of experience overseeing UI test automation strategies using tools like Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress.
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD Pipelines (e.g. Github Actions, Jenkins).
• Strong familiarity with load/performance testing frameworks (e.g. Locust, K6 or JMeter).
• Hands-on knowledge of building, extending, and maintaining custom automation frameworks.
• Ability to set direction for in-house testing frameworks. Determine when it makes sense to build vs. buy.
• Experience in identifying and addressing issues that reduce team productivity.
• Strong knowledge of software quality metrics (e.g. code coverage, escape rate, test reliability) and how to drive improvements with data.
• Demonstrated ability to transform a patchwork of existing test automation tooling into a coherent test automation system.
• Deep expertise in the development and maintenance of functional, scalable, and performance test automation.
• Extensive experience in scaling test automation suites and reducing the overall execution time.
• Ability to rapidly adapt the team to new technology demands, new technology stacks, and new types of applications and services.
• Experience in Agile development methodologies with continuous integration.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work remotely
• Excellent health benefits that begin on your first day of employment
• $100 monthly fitness allotment, a tuition reimbursement program, and enhanced mental health resources
• 401(k) plan with generous company match, and annual profit sharing contribution (subject to company performance)
• PTO, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day Off, Birthday Day Off, and more!

A pre-employment background check will be required after the acceptance of an offer. Business Wire is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Business Wire will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.