Quality Assurance Technical Lead

Title: Test Environment Manager

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Duration: FTE/Contract

CONTRACT TO HIRE

Must Have

• Experience with the concept of using API’s for Integrations
• Experience working with QA, Production Support, Development
• Six+ years of engineering or other IT work experience relevant to the position.
• Solid understanding and significant experience with modern software development practices, tools, and/or hardware technologies.
• Solid understanding of IT security best practices
• Experience controlling test environments and configuration management
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience with CI/CD Tools.

Nice To Have

• Experience working with Value Stream Mapping Tools a plus.
• Experience working with Environments and Release Management with large scale transformations a plus.
• Experience with Scripting a plus

Summary

In this role you will be challenged to ensure the Non-Production Environments (AKA the Test Environments) are properly understood, managed (governed & coordinated) and “Fit for Purpose” i.e. fit for usage by the relevant teams.

GENERAL FUNCTION:

Work with self-directed, cross-functional, and product-oriented teams in a highly collaborative environment. Deliver some of the bank's most important products and services while developing skills and experience well beyond your initial role.

All employees are responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensuring that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. Operating within the Bank's risk appetite, you will achieve results while consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide leadership and guidance to your team in your technical field(s) of expertise
• Implement and maintain new features and capabilities while continuously improving the quality of our technical products and services
• Build and share technical expertise with your Agile team and other members of the organization
• Achieve operational excellence by automating processes and creating maintainable, supportable, and testable solutions
• Other duties as assigned
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and training for new or less experienced team members
• Provide operational support and troubleshooting for your team’s products and services
• Follow industry and organizational best practices and standards, and participate in company communities of practice to continuously refine and communicate them. Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Maintain appropriate controls and documentation to ensure compliance with all company and regulatory requirements
• Keep up with technology trends and innovations in your field(s) of practice

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Willingness to work in a highly-collaborative environment.
• ExperieD Tools.nce working with both Agile and Waterfall teams
• Experience working with Environments and Release Management with large scale transformations a plus.
• Experience with Scripting a plus
• Experience working with QA, Production Support, Development
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technology field or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience with CI/C
• Experience with the concept of using API’s for Integrations.
• Experience working with Value Stream Mapping Tools a plus.
• Solid understanding and significant experience with modern software development practices, tools, and/or hardware technologies.
• Solid understanding of IT security best practices.
• Experience controlling test environments and configuration management.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Six+ years of engineering or other IT work experience relevant to the position.