Sr Manager, Engineering

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead a Test Engineering team, providing them with technical guidance and deliver high-quality software to meet customer needs.
• Develops and modifies our Testing processes and methods, focusing on continuous improvement.
• Researches, analyses, and monitors the new technologies in the Testing industry.
• Directs team members for Automation, Regression and Performance Tests.
• Facilitates communication upward and across project teams.
• Employee management includes but is not limited to sourcing, interviewing and hiring for open positions, onboarding, establishing goals and assigning or delegating work.
• Participate in continuous self-education in the Engineering field (i.e., methodologies, tools) to keep abreast of industry direction and standards.
• Support, mentor, and coach as well as provide professional development for your team.
• Perform continuous team member evaluations to enable frequent feedback.
• Identify hiring needs and be the hiring manager for recruiting engineers.
• Motivate and foster a collaborative environment within your team, actively engaging with senior management. Adopt a managerial approach that emphasizes support and empowerment for your teams, while also championing the cultivation of a positive and cohesive team culture.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong hands-on expertise in Networking, Kubernetes and Container technologies and Security Domain, with a focus on Testing.
• Expertise in software engineering and testing methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams and experience in leading teams through the Software Product Lifecycle including System and Performance testing for Feature and Maintenance Releases.
• Experience in interfacing with external facing teams and handling customer issues.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong leadership/mentoring abilities.
• Extensive experience with bug tracking and triage systems.
• Willingness and ability to adapt to new processes, ideas, and concepts.
• Self-directed/self-motivated.

Qualifications:

• BE/ME in Computer Science or equivalent with 15+ years of experience in software product development and test engineering.
• Experience in testing and delivering Kubernetes-based products and services.
• 3+ years of people and Technical management.
• F5 is an equal opportunity employer and we embrace diversity.