Cloud Architect QA Lead (onsite)

About Johnson Controls and our Security Access Control Business

At Johnson Controls, we’re shaping the future to create a world that’s safe, comfortable, and sustainable. Our global team creates innovative, integrated solutions making the people, acilities, and assets safe with our industry-leading security solutions. We are passionate about improving the way the world lives, works, and plays.

When Fortune 500 corporations, government customers, or any other enterprise applications concerned with critical security issues need a reliable solution in their day-to-day operations, often, they turn to Johnson Controls and its security and event management technologies currently installed in thousands of facilities worldwide. Johnson Controls has built a solid reputation in the security industry as an innovator of security and event management technologies. With its continuous investment in R&D, and the ability to leverage innovative technologies, Johnson Controls has reached technological excellence.

The Cloud Architect QA Lead is a fantastic opportunity to be part of development of the next generation of AI-driven security solutions. Your role will have a large impact being part of a growing QA team.  Technology you test and support will be used to protect people, facilities, and assets, at scale around the world. Which is pretty world-changing and exciting!  We are investing heavily for growth of our QA team and looking for change agents with big bold ideas and a highly collaborative working style. This might just be THE impactful role you have been looking for!  

This position is based onsite at our Westford, MA, facility. Candidates must be commuting distance to the Westford, MA, location, or open to relocate.

What you will do 

The Cloud Architect QA Lead will contribute to all areas of the software development lifecycle including researching QA solutions for both hardware and software platforms, scheduling and estimations, and providing high level technical mentoring to all areas of the QA team.  You will lead the team with new ideas for increasing efficiency, reducing timelines, and pushing the team forward with new technology.  Building promoters within the organization and leveraging experience when presenting ideas will be a large part of your day.

How you will do it

You will be part of an established QA test team responsible for various software, hardware, and firmware projects. We are operating under Agile principles, and the architect would often be part of multiple scrum teams providing consulting services and ensuring best practices.  

• Design and build physical environments to verify new technologies and products

• Identifying root cause of defects

• Collaborating with development engineers, architects, and level 3 support engineers

• Reviewing test plans and test strategies for cloud, server, and web interfaces

• Reviewing automation coverage

• Assisting in automation in python, JavaScript, or UFT frameworks  

• Contribute as an embedded member of the sprint team with assigned stories

What we look for
Required

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent

• Minimum of 10+ years of related hardware and software test experience

• Understanding of cloud architecture, microservices, and deployments

• Experience with Docker and virtual machines

• Full understanding of APIs, virtualized services, and API testing strategies

• Experience automating frontend web workflows with Selenium (JavaScript, Python)

• Strong knowledge of SQL with the ability to write moderate SQL queries

• Analytical proficiency to understand performance and behavior of a system under test 

• Deep understanding of performance testing strategies

• Sets the technical direction of the team and/or project

• Experience in selecting, designing, and implementing QA tools and frameworks

• Ability to research and present solutions to peers and senior management

• Successful track record as a 'hands on' leader within the QA organization

Preferred

• Experience with Access Control systems 

• Basic electronics knowledge, ability to understand and build simple electrical circuits  

• Wireshark knowledge for performance monitoring

• Project management, forecasting and estimation skills

• Experience with mobile testing, Android Studio or Xcode mobile tools

• Masters degree

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