Test Automation QA Manager

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for embedding test automation practices within our agile environment. You will lead and mentor a focused team of test automation engineers within a dynamic agile environment. This is a hands-on role requiring strong collaboration and a passion for quality. You will work closely with other developers and technical product managers (TPMs) to ensure the seamless integration of testing throughout the software development lifecycle. Your role will involve owning the test infrastructure and framework, developing strategic testing approaches, and maintaining documentation and best practices for initially focused on Gherkin and Cucumber. Additionally, you will champion the adoption and refinement of behavior-driven development (BDD) methodologies to enhance collaboration and software quality.

Our ideal candidate is an enthusiastic, detail-oriented self-starter whose passion for testing is contagious, inspiring others to embrace quality-focused practices. You demand robust testing processes and comprehensive test coverage. You excel in writing and maintaining clear and concise Gherkin, ensuring alignment between testing strategies and development objectives. You develop and champion best practices in test automation, including:

Lowering the Barrier to Entry: Striving to make the BDD process accessible to all stakeholders by simplifying tools and processes, ensuring that everyone can engage and contribute effectively regardless of their technical expertise.

Ensuring Comprehensive Coverage: Creating test cases that cover all critical paths and edge cases to ensure the software behaves as expected under various conditions.

Promoting Reusability and Modularity: Designing test scripts and components that are reusable across different tests and projects, reducing duplication and maintenance overhead.

Integrating with CI/CD Pipelines: Implementing tests that run automatically as part of the continuous integration and delivery process, providing rapid feedback to the development team.

Optimizing Test Performance: Continuously monitoring and improving the performance of test scripts to minimize execution time without compromising accuracy or coverage.

Fostering Collaboration: Encouraging collaboration between developers, testers, and product managers by using BDD methodologies to create a shared understanding of requirements.

What you'll do…

• Lead the design and implementation of test automation frameworks with a focus on Gherkin and Cucumber and Rust.
• Integrate test automation processes within the development team, working closely with developers and TPMs.
• Own and manage the test automation infrastructure and framework, ensuring efficiency and scalability.
• Develop and implement strategic testing approaches that align with development goals and enhance software quality.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and promote best practices for using Gherkin and Rust Cucumber.
• Lead the adoption and refinement of (BDD) methodologies within the team and champion the adoption of BDD in the larger organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure testing is embedded in the development process and supports continuous delivery.
• Optimize test performance by improving test scripts and integrating with CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts that ensure comprehensive test coverage of software applications.
• Prepare and maintain comprehensive documentation on test design, architecture, and automation processes.
• Create proof of concepts for innovative test automation solutions.
• Participate in system design, documentation, and testing, ensuring testability is considered at every stage.
• Work in an agile team of automation engineers, software developers, technical product managers, and leads.
• As needed, hire, mentor, and lead a small team of test automation engineers, fostering a collaborative and quality-focused culture. By implementing efficient processes and robust automation practices, ensure the team's size is optimized, allowing for high productivity and impact with minimal resources.
• Create automated tracking dashboards showing current quality metrics.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science or related field.
   
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in developing and implementing test automation frameworks and tools, with a strong understanding of integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using technologies like GitHub Actions and Jenkins.
   
• 2+ years of experience utilizing Gherkin and Cucumber for BDD.
   
• 1+ years of experience with the Rust programming language.
   
• 2+ years of UI software development experience.
   
• Proven experience in developing test strategies that emphasize scalability, maintainability, and efficiency.
   
• Demonstrated expertise in mentoring and leading a team of automation engineers.
   
• Proven experience profiling and improving test automation performance.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s degree in engineering or computer science or related field.
   
• Experience with other programming languages like Python, Java, or JavaScript.
   
• 2+ years of experience with embedded HMI development (React Native, Android, Qt).
   
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools and practices.
   
• Proficient working in Linux and macOS environments. 
   
• Proficient with version control systems, such as Git, and Agile development methodologies. 
   
• You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a leadership level 6.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP4 

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location.  #LI-Hybrid   #LI-HA1