QA Manager

Sony Electronics Inc. is looking for the risk-takers, the collaborators, the inspired and the inspirational. We want the people who are brave enough to work at the cutting edge and create solutions that will enrich and improve the lives of people across the globe. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  In addition, our team members enjoy innovative work-life balance opportunities including a hybrid home/office workplace, monthly “Free Fridays”, and early shutdowns on Fridays throughout the year (including half-days during the summer).

So, if you want to join a “Best Place to Work” company and make the world say wow, let's talk.

Looking for a motivated QA manager with experience leading a cross functional team dedicated to ensuring stability and performance of a cloud hosted media management service.

Responsibilities:

• Direct manual test case management and execution

• Provide guidance to the engineering process to better optimize test and release process

• Direct automated test system creation and maintenance

• Oversee defect management and contribute to the prioritization of fixes

• Provide guidance to the product and engineering process to improve testability of new features

• Maintain awareness of active development projects to ensure quality is managed throughout the team

• Set goals for QA and lead the team toward achieving them

• Maintain appropriate staffing levels to achieve QA goals as efficiently as possible

Goals

• Reduce test cycle time to enable the team to release more frequently

• Reduce the number of Bugs that are released to Production

• Create test automation systems for UI and back-end services

  • Apply to regression test

  • Apply to performance and stress test

Required Background:

• Management of QA on SaaS products

• Experience working with distributed teams

• Experience in creating and managing test automation systems

• Experience developing and managing performance test systems

• Experience testing large cloud hosted services that include UI, API and back-end systems

• Domain experience preferred

  • Media management systems

  • Media formats (audio, video, image, etc.)

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $101,000.00 to 134,000.00. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for a bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare benefits (medical, dental, and vision), paid medical leave after three months of employment, a 401k plan with matching company contributions, vacation time, education assistance, student loan assistance program, eighty hours of paid sick leave time annually, and up to twelve weeks paid parental leave after six months of employment. 

Sony Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values employees with a broad cross-cultural perspective. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. All applicants will receive fair and impartial treatment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or on any other basis which is protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Electronics Inc. and Sony of Canada Ltd.

Sony Electronics Inc. and Sony of Canada Ltd. provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at talenthelp@am.sony.com, or you can mail your resume to: Sony Electronics, Human Resources Department, 16535 Via Esprillo, San Diego CA 92127. Please indicate the position you are applying for.