QA Manager, Canada

**About Andela**:
Andela exists to connect brilliance and opportunity. Since 2014, we have been dedicated to breaking down global barriers and accelerating the future of work for both technologists and organizations around the world.

For technologists, Andela offers competitive long term career opportunities with leading organizations, access to a global community of professionals, and education opportunities with leading technology providers.

For companies, Andela provides access to a global network of fully integrated team members that unlock their business' innovation and growth potential.

We are excited to continue building our remote first team with incredible people like you

**About the role**:
We are searching for a passionate, experienced, and versatile Manager of QA with strong technical, people, and process skills to lead the QA / test team at Andela. As the QA Manager you will be responsible for architecting, implementing and completing Andela's best-practices Agile based QA test methodology which serves to ensure high quality across all the POD / scrum team cloud-based product results.

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for all aspects of test methodology and execution.
- Drive towards extensive metrics-based automated test coverage and lead the development of test strategies and in the creation of test plans.
- Leverage technology, tools, automation, and industry standard methodologies to ensure an elite QA / Test function at Andela.
- Evangelize standard processes in testing and be a strong advocate for QA in daily stand-ups and cross functional meetings.
- Demonstrate passion and dedication to delivering the highest quality products.
- Cultivate close working relationships across all engineering teams as well as outside groups including Product Management, Program Management, UX Design, and Data to ensure on time high quality deliverables.

**Requirements**:

- Possess deep understanding of QA standard methodologies with the ability to develop a team to successfully complete those best practices.
- Experience leading parallel projects in a dynamic high energy scrum team based agile environment.
- Working knowledge of best-in-class engineering methodologies / process infrastructure using Atlassian, Jira, and Confluence tool suites.
- Experience with agile development methodologies leveraging on test driven development and continuous delivery (CI / CD).
- Proven track record in managing a QA process based heavily on metrics geared towards assessing quality levels and continuous improvement.

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**Benefits**:

- Fully Remote work culture - we hire globally and all of our roles are fully remote
- Bring your own device stipend - buy your own laptop with funds from Andela
- Quarterly work from home stipends
- Flexible working hours
- Equity (as a part of compensation package)
- Healthcare, 401k / pension (US only)
- Andela Affinity Groups
- Growth & development paths
- Generous Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Compassionate Leave
- And more to come We're on a journey to reimagine global benefits at Andela

At Andela, we outcompete through diversity. We know that our strengths lie in the multiplicity of talents, perspectives, backgrounds & orientations resident in our community and we take pride in that. Andela is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities and workplace to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination as stated above.

Andela is home for all, come as you are.