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QE Chapter Manager

Published date: April 15, 2024, Version: 1.0

Overview:

The role of a QE Chapter Manager requires strong leadership skills, technical expertise in quality engineering practices (e.g., test automation frameworks, performance testing tools), familiarity with Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum), and a deep understanding of SAFe principles. By effectively managing the QE chapter's activities, promoting collaboration across teams, and driving continuous improvement efforts, QE Chapter Managers contribute to delivering high-quality software products in large-scale agile environments following SAFe principles.

QE Chapter Manager	Skills
Primary Responsibilities: Provide strong leadership to the QE Chapter and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Define and maintain the competency framework for the QE Chapter. Foster a culture of collaboration, learning, and innovation within the QE Chapter. Ensure the Chapter's skills align with emerging QE trends and technologies. Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice adoption among QE professionals. Collaborate with other Chapter Managers to drive continuous improvement. Support recruitment and onboarding of QE roles within the ART. Advocate for the QE Chapter, representing their interests to ART leadership. Identify areas of improvement in the testing process, tools, and methodologies, and drive initiatives to enhance quality and efficiency. Provide guidance, coaching, and mentorship to the QE Chapter members, helping them develop their skills and achieve their career goals. Secondary Responsibilities: Identify potential risks and issues related to quality and provide mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on software delivery. Collaborate with the Release Management team to ensure smooth and timely release of software products, conducting appropriate quality gates and sign-offs. Define and track key quality metrics to measure the effectiveness of testing activities and provide regular reports to stakeholders. Engage with business stakeholders and customers to understand their quality expectations and address concerns.	Technical Skills : Quality Assurance Expertise Agile Methodologies - SAFe Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Test Management and Reporting
Soft Skills: Excellent leadership and people management skills. Effective communication and collaboration abilities to work with cross-functional teams. Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Ability to motivate and inspire team members. Adaptability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Strong organizational and time management skills.
Tool Skills: Test management tools (e.g., Jira, qTest). Test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., UTAF, Appium, Cucumber). Continuous integration and delivery tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, TeamCity). Performance testing tools (e.g., Blazemeter, JMeter, LoadRunner). Collaboration and communication tools (e.g., Confluence).

QE Chapter Manager

Skills

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide strong leadership to the QE Chapter and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Define and maintain the competency framework for the QE Chapter.
Foster a culture of collaboration, learning, and innovation within the QE Chapter.
Ensure the Chapter's skills align with emerging QE trends and technologies.
Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice adoption among QE professionals.
Collaborate with other Chapter Managers to drive continuous improvement.
Support recruitment and onboarding of QE roles within the ART.
Advocate for the QE Chapter, representing their interests to ART leadership.
Identify areas of improvement in the testing process, tools, and methodologies, and drive initiatives to enhance quality and efficiency.
Provide guidance, coaching, and mentorship to the QE Chapter members, helping them develop their skills and achieve their career goals.

Secondary Responsibilities:

Identify potential risks and issues related to quality and provide mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on software delivery.
Collaborate with the Release Management team to ensure smooth and timely release of software products, conducting appropriate quality gates and sign-offs.
Define and track key quality metrics to measure the effectiveness of testing activities and provide regular reports to stakeholders.
Engage with business stakeholders and customers to understand their quality expectations and address concerns.

Technical Skills :

Quality Assurance Expertise
Agile Methodologies - SAFe
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Test Management and Reporting

Soft Skills:

Excellent leadership and people management skills.
Effective communication and collaboration abilities to work with cross-functional teams.
Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Ability to motivate and inspire team members.
Adaptability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Strong organizational and time management skills.