Pre-Production Environment Lead Job (Detroit, Mi, Us)

Feb. 14, 2012

Detroit, MI

Confidential

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Detroit, MI, US

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This position is responsible for leading and building the following core competencies at OnStar:

- Test Tools Management
- Test Data Management
- Pre-Production Environment Management

Work involves managing the strategy, people, tools and processes required to ensure OnStar's testing tools, test data and pre-production environment needs are met. Individual must be a strong leader who can work across multiple cross functional groups that utilize pre-production environments for development and testing.

This position will:

- Have accountability for achieving the goals and objectives of the Test Tools, Test Data Management and Pre-Production Environment Management teams
- Manage a staff of 3-8 resources that will help accomplish the outlined goals
- Team Collaboration - Reward top performers, address low performance with Development Manger.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to other test leads and test team members.
- Integrate the testing services (tools and data) horizontally across all releases and test events
- Work with Development Managers, Release test leads, UAT leads and Non-functional test leads to ensure all the environment and data requirements for each test event is met
- Manages OnStar's strategy and roadmap for testing tools (both industry and OnStar specific)
- Responsible for evaluation, selection and implementation of industry test tools
- Owns and manages environment schedule (lab management) for the SIT, Preprod, Vehicle Validation and Training (TRUAT) environments
- Approves Entry/ exit of content into SIT, UAT and Training
- Work with infrastructure, application and CTI teams to ensure the delivery of a ready to use environment for each test event
- Lead Integration of test data management across the various application development teams.
- Communicate ideas, plans, and results effectively via presentations and written reports to senior management
- Work effectively with peers, management, operations groups, and outside organizations
- Strong leadership skills to direct team activity through difficult and demanding resolution of issues.
- Demonstrated application of mature judgment and strong decision making.
- High level of analytical ability to assess and identify appropriate alternative courses of action to resolve complex issues.
- In-depth knowledge of OnStar's quality standards, policies and procedures.
- Develop peers, cross functional, and cross business relationships to maximize best practice, produce quality output, and successful program implementation.
- Keep abreast of current product developments and trends in areas of expertise.
- Work closely with leadership to develop future strategic solutions to meet business integration and scalability requirements.
- Manage relationships with software and service suppliers to ensure timely delivery of high quality and cost effective solution.

Qualifications

Basic Required

- Technical University/College Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering or other technically related disciplines.
- Minimum of 7 years of Software Development and Project Management experience.
- Experienced in implementing testing tools, test data management processes and environment management.
- Ability to understand technical issues and also handle business implications.
- Successfully led a minimum of two complex, global, multi-vendor IT projects with responsibility for development testing and deployment.
- Experience managing budgets.
- Experience using VMware.
- Capable of handling multiple diverse and complex assignments concurrently.
- Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Analyze requirements to derive necessary and identify implicit requirements.
- Experience managing requirements to ensure that scope is consistent with stated needs and that project deliverables remain synchronized as a result of agreed changes.
- Well developed oral and written communication skills
- Organizing - ability to marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, use resources effectively and efficiently.
- Critical thinking - use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
- Planning - accurately scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; anticipate and adjust for problems and roadblocks.
- Business Acumen - understand how business works; maintain awareness of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.

Basic Preferred

- MBA, advanced degree in technical or business area or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrate technical and professional skills in job-related area.
- Appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to work effectively with business partners to meet mutual goals.
- Test Management experience.
- Project Management Professional, PMP and Scrum Master Certification.
- Direct people leadership experience.

Skills Required

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, to motivate employees, and to elicit quality work output.
- High level understanding of the testing processes required to support different software development life cycles and various development methodologies (i.e. Waterfall and Agile)
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Effectively deals with ambiguity.
- Action oriented and driven for results.
- Positive Attitude

Location: 400 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI

Primary Location: US-MI-Detroit
Posting Date: Feb 13, 2012 - Ongoing

Job
: Information Technology