Lead QA Engineer

Company Overview:

Bose Professional is a leader in the professional audio industry specializing in the design and manufacturing of cuttingedge audio solutions including loudspeakers amplifiers signal processing devices controls software and accessories. As we continue to expand our team we are seeking a Lead QA Engineer to join us on our journey.

We have organized ourselves culturally around a set of shared values. We are a team first which means we are collaborative and support each other toward our common goals. We start everything from the outside in starting with the customer and solving from there. We value trust so we are a company of people who are open and direct avoid politics and who do what it takes to deliver on our commitments. And as we work together we are empathetic courteous and fair because we respect each other. Finally we believe that creativity and innovation belong in all parts of the company in order to drive excellence in everything we do.

Position Overview:

Bose Professional isseeking an experienced and proactive QA Lead to join our dynamic team. The Lead QA will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our products. You will be responsible for guiding the testing strategy collaborating closely with product and development teams managing testing resources and driving the overall quality process from requirements alignment through to release assessment. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking handson testing involvement technical understanding and strong leadership & communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead mentor and manage a team comprising both manual and automation QA engineers fostering professional growth and ensuring efficient execution of testing activities.
• Develop document and maintain comprehensive test plans outlining the scope strategy types of testing (functional regression performance etc.)
• Design create and maintain clear concise and comprehensive test cases for new feature verification.
• Perform handson manual testing and oversee the automation testing activities executed by the QA team members.
• Coordinate and manage the procurement and allocation of necessary resources for testing including samples and prototype hardware.
• Analyze product features and identify highpriority candidates for test automation efforts.
• Review the implementation and coverage of automated tests to ensure they meet quality standards and effectively verify requirements.
• Analyze both manual and automated test results synthesize findings and report on product quality test coverage and defect status to the wider team.
• Lead defect triage meetings help assess the severity and priority of identified issues and actively drive their resolution by coordinating with development and product teams.
• Provide informed recommendations and quality assessments to stakeholders regarding the products readiness for key milestones (e.g. Alpha Beta Release Candidate Final Release).
• Act as a quality advocate within the team promoting best practices and ensuring quality is considered throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support Company objectives by completing additional tasks as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or related field and 8 years of professional QA experience.
• Proven experience in team leadership or direct management of QA engineers (both manual and automation preferred).
• Demonstrable experience in leading QA efforts by collaborating with a multidisciplined engineering team defining test strategies and planning test cycles.
• Experience creating/maintaining manual and/or automated test cases.
• Experience with endtoend testing of integrated systems combining Hardware Software Firmware APIs communicating over wired/wireless ethernet networks USB and Bluetooth.
• Windows Mac Android iOS Web application testing experience.
• Good working knowledge of networking; TCP/IP Subnets VLANs configuring routers switches.

Good to Have:

• Handson experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g. Selenium Cypress Playwright Appium).
• Experience with testing hardware firmware or embedded systems.
• Knowledge of performance and/or security testing principles and tools.
• Experience reviewing automated test code or contributing to automation frameworks.

Bose Professional is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.