Quality Assurance Manager Job in Galway, Galway Ireland
It’s an exciting time to work at Cisco. Our software is lighting up Unified Communications and breaking new ground in the area of Virtualisation. We seek a QA Manager to help create the next generation of software and services for communications incorporating voice and video in a Virtualised Environment.
You will champion new technologies and create scalable software that supports the delivery of Unified Communications and Streamed Media in a Virtualised Environment.
Educational Qualifications: B.Sc. / B.Eng / M.Sc / M.Eng / PHd or equivalents in the areas of Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Software Development, Computer Networking, Electronics or other equivalent disciplines with an emphasis on Software Design practices.
Pre-requisite Job Experience: 10+ years in a SW QA RD Environment.
Target Capabilities and Skills
The successful candidate will have most of the following skills:
• Proven management capability of a telecoms or Virtualisation QA software team
• Deep knowledge of client test paradigms in a complex deployment
• QA Management experience on a Linux or cross-platform development environment
• S/W Design Principles delivered via an Agile process environment
• Proven history of program delivery over multiple release cycles
The following skills would be advantageous:
• Experience with Desktop Virtualisation products such as VmWare View or Citrix Xendesktop/XenApp.
• Knowledge of Networking and Unified Communications.
• Telephony/ VOIP product knowledge.
Core Competencies:
The successful candidate will have:
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Be self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and be flexible.
• Proven history of delivery in a Software Development environment.
• Mentoring Teaming.
• Technical Leadership.
• Leading interactions with peer QA teams and technical primes across the globe.
• Driving process efficiency.