Quality Engineer (QE) Manager

Overview

Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world's most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We're looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

An important part of the Toyota family is Toyota Financial Services (TFS), the finance and insurance brand for Toyota and Lexus in North America. While TFS is a separate business entity, it is an essential part of this world-changing company- delivering on Toyota's vision to move people beyond what's possible. At TFS, you will help create best-in-class customer experience in an innovative, collaborative environment.

To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

This position is based in Plano, TX.

Who we're looking for

At TFS, we're embarking on a technology transformation journey, creating next generation products and platforms. These products enable TFS to provide a best-in-class experience to our customers and partners and position us to rapidly scale to realize our vision of mobility for all by enabling freedom of movement for everyone.

The Domain Quality Lead (also known as Quality Engineer (QE) Manager) is responsible for managing the testing requirements for the Factory Quality and Certification through various testing types. The DQL will also look for opportunities to automate testing where possible to increase testing productivity and quality.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Work with Business Domain Owner (BDO), Technology Domain Owner (TDO), Data Domain Owner (DDO), Product Owners (POs) and Technical Leads (TLs) to identify the skills and testing resources needed to support domain OKRs or enhancements
• Manage assigned testing resources in the QE Horizontal Team and ensure that they are trained and coached to be successful
• Accountable for creation of the overall Test plan and oversee the execution to ensure product features meet the highest quality standards
• Create domain test automation plan and requirements based on the needs and priorities of the Domain
• Provide regular testing status updates, reports, and raise risk/impediment concerns to the Domain and Factory Leadership
• Ensure appropriate hygiene in Jira, use of enterprise testing tools, and availability of testing data provided by the TDM team
• Facilitate QE team scrum ceremonies (daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint review, and retrospective), and participate in the Domain ceremonies
• Ensure quality entry gate (Definition of Ready) and quality exit gates (Definition of Done) are met

What you bring

• Ability to build, drive and support automation test strategy. Dedication to delivering great software and releasing it quickly, efficiently, and with growing quality
• Excellent knowledge of QE automation architecture, methodologies, processes, and tools
• Hands on experience in QE automation frameworks for both front-end and back-end applications, such as Cucumber, Selenium, Rest Assured, TestNG, SOAPUI etc
• Experience creating multiple test frameworks from scratch. Experience in Java or Python, familiar with databases, SQL, and scripting languages
• Understanding of REST and RESTful services
• Expertise with continuous deployment systems using Maven, GIT, Spinnaker, and Jenkins; define branching, tagging, and code merging strategies
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms such as AWS, and GCP
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot and resolve database related issues
• Proficiency in SQL performance tuning in MS SQL Server, Oracle, or Snowflake

Bonus if you have

• Experience in NoSQL databases is preferred
• Experience with cloud database services such as Azure SQL Database or AWS RDS is a plus

What we'll bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• Flextime and virtual work options (if applicable)
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
• Flexible spending accounts

Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace all perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members' efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong.

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Have a question, need assistance with your application or do you require any special accommodations? Please send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.