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We Are:
Reimagining user experiences with software testing. Our Quality Engineering services are designed to power speed, quality and productivity with an intelligence- and insights-driven approach. Whether you want to bring new software to market at a faster clip or transform your testing function and workforce—we have the right skills and capabilities to help you succeed. Our goal? Making sure applications don’t just ‘work’ but deliver a differentiated user experience.
With 30+ years’ experience, our quality engineering professionals bring diverse skills across QA, automation, continuous testing, DevOps and Agile to 1,000+ clients globally. We push the boundaries of what’s possible with cutting-edge technologies, modern engineering practices and proprietary assets. Learn more: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/testing-index.
You Are:
A Test Architecture Engineering Manager, with a future-focused mindset, who provides technical leadership and strategic direction. You help transform testing into a continuous and efficient end-to-end quality engineering function through the use of quality processes, tools, and methodologies significantly improving control, accuracy and integrity. You are experienced in test management and defect tools operations (licensed and/or open-source tools). You have done and/or lead team(s) in automation testing and are familiar with industry best practices on test automation management and tool usage.
The Work:
Lead quality assurance projects, teaming with on/off shore QA teams
Collaborate with Business, Product Owners, Dev Leads, and Project Managers to develop and implement optimal solutions for delivery; including Accenture, client and other vendor personnel
Design test strategies, approaches, schedules and planning for the test initiatives. Provide test estimates based on given scope
Deliver test execution including schedule, cost and quality of the testing effort; test management and defect management
Report testing metrics – productivity metrics like test planning and execution progress; quality metrics like defect resolution progress and fix schedule
Create and maintain detail testing workplan
Lead test assessment with client to identify gap in QA process, recommend and implement solutions
Perform sales and solution support in QA opportunities including create solution planning, timeline, estimate, team structure
Cultivate relationship with client and key influencers to increase business opportunities for Accenture QA
For now, all Accenture business travel, international and domestic, is currently restricted to client-essential sales/delivery activity only.
Please note: The safety and well-being of our people continues to be the top priority, and our decisions around travel are informed by government COVID-19 response directives, recommendations from leading health authorities and guidance from a number of infectious disease experts.
Here’s what you need:
Minimum of 10 years of experience in the IT industry, including leading a quality assurance team, defining test strategy, planning and delivering test execution, defining and implementing test data management, and executing defect management initiative
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems/Technology, or Engineering or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)
Bonus point if you have:
Experience in or have lead team(s) in performance testing, familiar with industry best practice on test automation management and tool usage
Experience with leading team in Test Data, Test Environment Management
Experience in other QA related disciplines like Project Management, Release and Configuration Management, Risk and Issue Management, Scope Management
As required by Colorado law under the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado only, the range of starting pay for this role is $110,376 – $235,200 and information on benefits offered is here.
COVID-19 update:
The safety and well-being of our candidates, our people and their families continues to be a top priority. Until travel restrictions change, interviews will continue to be conducted virtually.
Subject to applicable law, please be aware that Accenture requires all employees to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment. Accenture will consider requests for accommodation to this vaccination requirement during the recruiting process.
What We Believe
We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.
Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here
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