Quality Assurance Lead

Johnson Controls is developing the next generation of smart and connected. Through a full range of systems and digital solutions, we make buildings smarter. A smarter building is safer, more comfortable, more efficient, and, ultimately, more sustainable.

One of our systems include Miller-Picking® and YORK® Custom Air Handling Units. These systems provide design flexibility that balances performance and economy without compromising quality. With a full line of standard, semi-custom and custom air handling units to choose from, we have a system perfectly aligned to any building's needs and budget.

This role requires close partnership and collaboration with Software Development Teams and HVAC Subject Matter Experts. Essential Job Duties center around the technical direction of the testing team around the creation and execution of test scripts as well as assuming responsibility for the creation and execution of quality metrics. The QA Lead establishes the formal QA process including quality gates and exit criteria and ensures all testing is optimized around meeting customer expectations for functionality and performance.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of educationAt least 7+ years of Information Technology Testing experience in a leadership capacityAt least 4 years working in an Agile setting, preferably within the SAFe frameworkExperience with test automation including best practices to utilize and keep tests currentProficiency in C#, test design, automation tools, and frameworks, along with analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities.Success in supporting and improving code releases including organizing and tagging work items to improve testing accuracy and, ultimately, code qualityDemonstrable experience in creating, revising and approving test plans and test strategiesDemonstrable experience in gathering and reporting on quality metrics in a large enterprise settingComfort and experience presenting to Senior ManagementMastery of SDLC and related concepts for releasing softwareExperience training and coaching QA TestersAbility to own test environment quality and strategy to improveExperience in Requirements Planning, ideally in a PI Event settingExperience with 8D or other Root Cause Analysis processes“Servant Leader” approach and related success in complex testing environments

Preferred Qualifications

Six Sigma or equivalent quality certificationExperience working on SAFe Agile TeamsPlanning and Co-ordination skillsGood Communication and Analytical skills