Position: Automation QA Manager (Embedded/Firmware)
Company: SQUAD
Category: QA Automation
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

**Job Summary**
Our firmware automation department is looking for a highly motivated QA manager who will help manage a team of highly skilled SDETs/Automation Engineers on supporting and testing firmware for products such as cameras (there are already 500+ test-beds in the lab and 1,000+ different test-scenarios, including areas such as audio/video streaming, connectivity, power consumption and stability).

**Responsibilities and Duties**
— As a member of the SDET leadership group, you will help shape the team’s go-forward strategy, vision and roadmap for the next 6-12 months
— You will be responsible for tracking/reporting the team’s monthly progress and highlighting any potential risks
— You will closely collaborate with QA and development teams to define the high-level requirements and align on expectations from an automation perspective
— You will represent the test automation results and status on Go/No-go meetings

**Qualifications and Skills**
— 3+ years of experience in leading a QA team including planning and automated testing
— Proficiency in creating test-strategy and test-plans
— Good verbal and written communication skills (ability to communicate testing concepts/approaches to a other tech teams, management and key stakeholders)
— Proven experience in test-planning and reporting, including building and communicating test-roadmaps and test-schedules

**Nice to have**
— Experience with IoT, WiFi, audio/video streaming
— Hands-on experience with automated testing
— Proficiency in any programming language (e.g. Python or Java)

**We offer multiple benefits that include**
— Competitive salary and perks
— PE accounting and support
— WFH and remote working mode possibility. Partial furniture compensation
— Social package, including medical insurance available from day one and a wellbeing benefit for sport and art activities, mental and physical health, available after trial period.
— 21 paid vacation days per year, paid public holidays according to the Ukrainian legislation
— Educational possibilities like corporate courses, knowledge hubs, and free English classes. Semiannual performance review
— Free meals, fruits, and snacks when working in the office.