Requirements: English
Company: BOBST
Region: Mex , Vaud
BOBST S.A. is a global leader in providing machinery and services to the packaging, label, and printing industries. Our digital printing press solutions integrate software and hardware to deliver high-quality products for customers worldwide.
We are seeking a hands-on software QA leader with a solid background in software development, quality assurance, and software release management. In this role, you will lead the Quality Assurance function for our digital printing press product line. You will be responsible for ensuring the highest levels of software quality, managing automated end-to-end testing, and synchronizing releases across multiple subsystems. This role will require close collaboration with development teams, as well as managing a distributed QA team, to ensure that software testing integrates seamlessly with hardware and follows Agile practices.
Main Responsibilities
Test Automation & Hardware-In-The-Loop Testing :
- Spearhead the implementation and management of fully automated end-to-end testing to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
- Lead the setup, maintenance, and operation of the test bench for hardware-in-the-loop testing, ensuring seamless interaction between software and hardware systems.
- Identify testing bottlenecks and design robust automated solutions to reduce manual intervention and increase testing speed.
Software Release Management & Synchronization :
- Manage the end-to-end software release process, ensuring synchronization of releases across multiple subsystems (Digital Front End, Press & HMI Software, and Automation Software).
- Establish and maintain a release calendar to ensure alignment between development teams and other stakeholders.
- Ensure that release notes are meticulously prepared and that all releases are well-documented with clear communication to all relevant teams.
QA Process Leadership & Agile Practices :
- Lead the QA function in adhering to Agile methodologies, ensuring continuous integration and delivery (CI / CD) pipelines are optimized and well-maintained.
- Oversee the proper use of Azure DevOps for issue tracking, test case management, and version control, ensuring it serves as the central hub for QA activities.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate QA best practices into every phase of the software development lifecycle, ensuring quality is built into every feature from the start.
Development Environment & Build Pipeline Maintenance :
- Collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure that development and testing environments are stable, scalable, and efficient for both software development and testing needs.
- Monitor and troubleshoot CI pipelines to ensure automated builds and tests are running smoothly, and take corrective actions where necessary.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a geographically distributed QA team, ensuring that team members have clear goals, career development paths, and the tools they need to succeed.
- Foster strong collaboration between the QA team in India and the development teams in Europe, maintaining seamless communication and teamwork across regions.
- Encourage a culture of transparency, approachability, and open dialogue, where team members feel comfortable raising issues and proposing improvements.
Test Strategy & Architectural Influence :
- Work closely with software architects and development leads to influence software architecture decisions that enhance testability, ensuring that testing needs are factored into design discussions.
- Create and enforce test strategies that address both software and hardware concerns, with a focus on integration, system, and performance testing.
- Ensure the QA strategy evolves with the product, adjusting processes and methods to accommodate new features and technologies.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Problem Solving :
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, development, and operations teams to resolve complex software and hardware integration challenges.
- Intervene in field issues when required, ensuring timely and effective resolution of critical software bugs or integration problems.
- Establish strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring that all quality expectations are understood and met across the board.
Metrics, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement :
- Define and track key quality metrics, such as defect density, test coverage, and automation effectiveness, ensuring continuous monitoring of QA performance.
- Regularly report on QA progress, software quality, and release readiness to senior management and other stakeholders.
- Lead efforts to continuously improve QA processes and tools, with a strong focus on automation, scalability, and efficien