Gartner
Director QA- automation testing, playwright, AI driven testing, leadership role
About Gartner IT:
Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.
About this role:
Director, Quality Assurance will directly manage QA team and will provide leadership in the development of test strategies, design, build, review, execution, and automation of test cases.
What you will do:
The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Develop and implement a comprehensive, long-term Quality Assurance and Quality Engineering strategy that aligns with the company's goals and growth plans.
Establish and enforce QA best practices, processes, and standards across teams, covering functional, non-functional, performance, and security testing.
Define and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the effectiveness of QA initiatives, providing actionable insights and reports to senior leadership.
Lead the integration of AI/ML technologies into testing frameworks to optimize outcomes, enhance efficiency, and increase test coverage.
Champion a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of new AI/ML techniques and methodologies within the QE teams.
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, cross-functional team of QA engineers, automation specialists
What you will need
Strong IT professional with 11-16 years of experience in software testing (websites and/or mobile applications). The candidate should have strong qualitative and quantitative critical thinking skills along with high on ownership and accountability.
Must have:
11-16 years of experience in QA, including a minimum of 4 years in a management position.
Hands on exposure to AI driven testing. Understanding of AI/ML concepts and their application in quality engineering, familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms, and experience with data analysis and quality management systems.
Hands on experience in Nightwatch, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG, JMeter, Cucumber, Appium, Postman, and Report Portal
Experience implementing and enforcing standards for manual and automated testing.
Experience leading automation scripting and expertise in Java and/or JavaScript. Experience in developing/maintaining Test automation frameworks.
Experience in estimation, prioritization, and planning/coordination of QA activities in a Scrum environment
Solid experience in SQL queries and database testing.
Experience leading project teams as well as coaching and developing direct reports and partnering with managers of other teams or domain areas.
Who you are
Graduate/Postgraduate in BE/B tech, ME/MTech or MCA are preferred.
Excellent communication and prioritization skills.
Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.
Owns success – Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions.
Ardent desire to improve upon their skills in software development, frameworks, and technologies.
Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.
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Who are we?
At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.
Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.
Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.
What makes Gartner a great place to work?
Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.
We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.
Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.
We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.
What do we offer?
Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.
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