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Have you ever imagined a world with an infinite amount of storage available and accessible to everyone? A place where everyone in the world can easily access their data from anywhere at any time via any means (e.g., mobile phones, tablets, PCs, smart devices, etc.). Did you ever desire a universally accessible storage system to record all the knowledge known to mankind or to store all the data collected from all the scientists in the world for them to collaborate upon? Do you want to be part of a team that strives to bring these to reality?

If so, the Microsoft Azure Storage team is what you are looking for. We are building Microsoft’s cloud storage solution - Microsoft Azure Storage, which is a massively scalable, highly distributed, ubiquitously accessible storage system, designed to scale out and serve the entire world. We continue to have tremendous hockey stick growth, we have many Exabyte’s of data stored, and are designing and building systems for Zettabyte scale to support demand growth for the coming years.

As Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) Manager you will lead and grow our test automation and validation efforts for highly scalable, performant services that deliver highly reliable, secure and available access to storage for our customers. You will face challenges of monitoring, analyzing, and designing for ever-growing data needs of our customers and for ensuring data privacy, protection and compliance. This opportunity will allow you to develop your technical skills in cloud services and storage, accelerate career growth, and provide an opportunity to work in a highly dynamic, flexible, and globally distributed team.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

We are looking an experienced forward-thinking Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) Manager to lead and grow our test automation and validation efforts. You will have opportunities to make high impact changes on a daily basis as you build, motivate and lead a team of highly capable engineers in solving complex problems.

Responsibilities include:

• Attract and retain talent while supporting career development and growth of team members.

• Organize and lead scrum meetings, track dependencies, and manage project schedules.

• Lead and mentor a team of SDET engineers, providing guidance, technical expertise, and ensuring adherence to best practices.

• Project management for the validation phases, including reporting to leadership.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the testing process, suggesting and implementing process enhancements.

• Design and develop comprehensive test strategies, automation frameworks, and methodologies to ensure the quality and reliability of software products.

• Collaborate and influence cross-functional teams to understand software quality requirements and design effective test strategies.

• Define release planning and provide input on the readiness of software for production deployment.

• Perform root cause analysis of complex issues and work with the component team to resolve issues and enhance the overall product quality.

• Define key metrics for measuring and reporting on the quality of software products and test effectiveness.

• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in QA and testing, and apply this knowledge to continuously improve testing processes.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.

• Prior people management experience

• Excellence in software engineering practices, coding with strong testing, debugging and analytical skills

• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.

• Proven ability to plan, schedule and deliver quality software.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceOR related technical field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript,OR Python

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or PythonOR equivalent experience.

• Develop or specify standards, methods, or procedures to determine product quality or release readiness

• Experience in building quality products and services preferably in distributed systems.

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