Job Description
Designs scalable test strategies for complex systems, defining coverage to address integration complexity and technical risks. Oversees test environment setup across teams, adapts validation plans, and enforces quality gates for release readiness. Leads root cause analysis for customer issues, manages defect resolution, and drives team-level quality improvements. Maintains and optimizes test infrastructure, advises on build vs. buy decisions, and develops reusable automation solutions integrated into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
Responsibilities
KeyResponsibilities
Test Design and Strategy:
- Designsscalable strategies for complex systems that align with quality goals of thefunction and product vision.
- Recommendsapproaches based on risk to inform architecture and tooling initiatives.
- Definescoverage across systems to account for technical unknowns, scalability, andintegration complexity.
TestExecution:
- Overseesteam test environment setup and maintenance across multiple teams, ensuringscalability.
- Adaptsvalidation plans for complex systems through risk modeling to address serviceownership alignment.
- Createsdocumentation for failures across components, implementing corrections whereneeded
- Prioritizesrisk-based regression to balance speed, risk, and automation coverage acrossproducts or services.
DefectTracking and Management:
- Takesownership of reproducing customer issues, performing root cause analysis, andverifying fixes.
- Managesdefects across features.
- Leadsregular reporting on test progress/defects, ensures root causes are addressedthrough fixes and engineering accountability.
- Independentlyconducts post-incident (post-mortem) reviews to identify root causes andrecommend preventative actions.
- Independentlydrafts findings and action plans for leadership review.
- Partnerswith others on troubleshooting and performing root cause analysis to uncoverrecurring quality issues and drive improvements.
Collaborationand Communication:
- Supportscross-functional quality initiatives by contributing to technical roadmap alignment,surfacing quality risks, and collaborating with partner teams to drive testalignment.
- Workswith product management and developers to align on areas for testing.
- Influencesthe design and prioritizes testing and tooling.
- Maintainsand optimizes test infrastructure, driving efficiency and scalability toimprove automation and test processes.
ContinuousImprovement:
- Analyzesand updates processes that improve consistency and reduce friction inengineering workflows within a limited, clearly scoped area.
Automation:
- Drivesteam-level quality improvements by identifying process gaps and contributing tolocal transformation efforts.
- Developsscalable automation solutions that support test coverage and reuse within aproduct or team.
- Promotesautomation best practices by resolving complex issues and guiding peers on testmaintainability.
- Integratesautomation into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines bycontributing to workflow enhancements and reliability improvements.
RiskAssessment:
- Leadsquality risk assessments during product development, ensuring proactive riskmitigation and testing strategies.
- Identifiessystematic impacts of test coverage on moderately complex features areas.
- Implementsand enforces software quality gates at key development stages by evaluatingtest coverage, static analysis results, and defect metrics to ensure releasereadiness.
- Leadsthe review and refinement of test plans across product areas, identifyinghigh-risk impact areas and working with Scrum teams to prioritize mitigationand validate coverage.
TestTooling:
- Maintainsand optimizes test infrastructure to drive improvements.
- Providesinput into "build versus buy" decisions to increase efficiency andscalability.
AdditionalResponsibilities (as needed)
Performance Testing:
- Leadstesting of complex non-functional requirements across services, focusing onmulti-user performance, dynamic scalability, and stress conditions.
- Coordinateswith performance and teams to integrate advanced tooling, profiling, andremediation strategies.
- Integratesuser experience metrics into performance benchmarks to drive product-levelresponsiveness standards.
CoreResponsibilities
Planning & Execution:
- Managesand coordinates moderately complex tasks, monitoring timelines and deliverablesto ensure timely completion and adherence to requirements for amoderately-sized project or initiative. Efficiently delegates, monitors, andprioritizes work across multiple projects, providing technical oversight andadjusting plans to address shifts in resources or timelines.
Collaboration& Partnership:
- Collaboratesacross the organization to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives.
- Leveragesunderstanding of business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers to ensureproposed solutions meet their needs.
- Supportsinclusivity by actively seeking and listening to diverse perspectives, ensuringothers feel heard and respected.
ProblemSolving:
- Identifiesand addresses moderately complex issues by analyzing a wide range of dataand/or information to identify solutions in accordance with standard practices.
- Proactivelyescalates unresolved or critical issues with a thorough assessment and suggestspotential solutions.
- Reviews,contributes to, and documents problem solving strategies.
ContinuousLearning:
- Pursueslearning opportunities to expand knowledge and skills and/or tools in new areasand stays abreast of the latest industry trends and best practices.
- Proactivelyseeks and leverages ongoing feedback and training to improve skills.
- Coachesand mentors junior team members, fostering continuous learning and knowledgesharing within and across teams.
ContinuousImprovement:
- Developsideas, recommends updates, and/or collaborates on the implementation of processimprovements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes,protocols, and workflows across teams, and evaluates the impact on keystakeholders.
- Solicitsfeedback from others on ideas for alternative approaches and methods for continuedimprovement.
Performanceand Development:
- Contributesto the talent development pipeline by participating in candidate interviews,assessing candidates, and providing hiring recommendations.
Qualifications
Disclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $91,100 to $187,000 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC4
