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Park Place Technologies

<div>Software Product Owner Job Description

A software product owner is a key member of the agile development team who collaborates with stakeholders, developers, and testers to deliver value to the customers. 


Role
<ul>
<li>The software product owner is responsible for defining and prioritizing the product backlog, which is a list of features, user stories, and tasks that the development team will work on.</li>
<li>The software product owner is also responsible for creating and communicating the product vision, roadmap, and release plan, which align with the business goals and customer needs.</li>
<li>The software product owner is the main point of contact for the development team and the stakeholders and acts as the voice of the customer.</li>
<li>The software product owner works closely with the development team to provide feedback, clarify requirements, and accept or reject the work results.</li>
<li>The software product owner also works with the stakeholders to manage their expectations, resolve conflicts, and negotiate scope changes.</li></ul> 


Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Define and refine the product backlog, ensuring that it is clear, concise, and prioritized.</li>
<li>Write and review user stories, acceptance criteria, and test cases.</li>
<li>Collaborate with the development team and the stakeholders to plan and execute the sprint and release cycles.</li>
<li>Participate in the agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint review, and sprint retrospective.</li>
<li>Validate and accept the work results delivered by the development team.</li>
<li>Monitor and evaluate the product performance, quality, and customer feedback.</li>
<li>Identify and communicate the product risks, issues, and dependencies.</li>
<li>Continuously research and analyze the market trends, customer needs, and competitor products.</li>
<li>Keep abreast of the latest technologies and best practices in the software industry.</li></ul> 


Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, business, or related field, or other relevant experience in software development.</li>
<li>At least 3 years of experience as a software product owner, business analyst, or project manager in an agile environment, or other experience in an agile software methodology.</li>
<li>Strong knowledge of agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, or XP.</li>
<li>Proficient in using agile tools, such as Jira, Trello, or Asana.</li>
<li>Excellent communication, collaboration, and negotiation skills.</li>
<li>Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks and deadlines.</li>
<li>Critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.</li>
<li>Customer-oriented, creative, and innovative mindset.</li>
<li>Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) or equivalent certification is a plus.</li>
</ul>
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Product Owner

<div>Quality Assurance Manager

The Quality Assurance Manager oversees the complete and thorough testing of Entuity&rsquo;s Network Analytics software solutions, across all supported platforms, to ensure they meet or exceed Entuity&rsquo;s quality standards and are suitable for public release; in accordance with the company&rsquo;s product roadmap and in line with Entuity&rsquo;s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

What you&rsquo;ll be doing:
<ul><li> Work with CTO, Product Management and Development Manager to understand the company&rsquo;s product strategy and roadmap.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Acquire a thorough understanding of, and comply with, Entuity&rsquo;s software development life cycle and its associated processes.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Determining, negotiating and agreeing on in-house quality procedures, standards and specifications</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Work with the QA team to put together a detailed test plan to ensure thorough coverage of all features and enhancements outlined in the product roadmap, and any others being developed by the development team.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> In additional to testing new features/enhancements, ensure appropriate levels of regression testing, upgrade testing, performance testing, scalability tested take place for each release.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Coordinate and manage the QA team in order to execute the test plan, incorporating regular communication with all team members to ensure resources stay on track, and any issues and/or deviations are identified and dealt with as early as possible, and blockages removed.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Ensure all required test facilities are available and ready, in order to provide timely and thorough test coverage, according to test plans / test cases.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Organize and drive the review and translation of the functional specification (or use cases from Product Management) into a thorough set of test cases, and document as appropriate using the QTest system.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Provide line management for the QA team covering hiring, training, and performance management of staff, as well as general day-to-day tasks/issues.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Oversee the continuous update of the test case management system (QTest), to ensure complete, thorough and up to date set of test cases exist for the company&rsquo;s product(s).</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Drive the continued expansion of the test automation suite using the QA team to provide integration, feature-level, and system-level test scripts, as appropriate.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Keep on top of all outstanding defects, and ensure they are assigned sensible priorities, relative to each other and to other commitment, with input from the Development Manager, Product Manager and Support.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Work with the Development Manager and Technical Author(s) to ensure thorough coverage and formal review of technical user documentation, for each release.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Promote and encourage compliance with the SDLC. Create and maintain procedures to monitor compliance within the QA team, and manage deviations accordingly.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Provide ongoing line management of the QA team within development, including regular performance reviews, disciplinary reviews (if necessary), hiring of new staff, and general day-to-day people management.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Act as a mentor to team members.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Coordinate configuration and maintenance of the Entuity test lab, and all networking equipment contained within it, to support the various scenarios under test.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Coordinate configuration and maintenance of the Entuity test servers.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Provide regular (weekly) status updates to the CTO.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Other duties as assigned.</li></ul>

What we&rsquo;re looking for:
<ul><li> Minimum of 3 years&rsquo; solid experience as a Quality Assurance manager, testing multiple projects / products simultaneously, as well as a strong technical background in software testing and/or development, to be eligible for this position.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Team Management skills.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Project Planning / Management skills.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Excellent verbal and written skills.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Confidence balanced with diplomacy.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Self-motivated and quick learner.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Ability to move forward, when faced with ambiguity.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Commitment to strive for quality products.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Demonstrate good personal time management, and a consistent ability to meet project objectives and deadlines.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Consistently demonstrate a solid attention to detail and areas of improvement.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Having an analytical and structured approach to problem solving.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Be able to break complex problems into tasks.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Be able to clearly communicate complex problems / solutions to other colleagues.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Solid Linux and Windows experience.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Scripting/Programming experience (ideally Python and/or Java).</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Base level understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS).</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Good knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, Routing/switching protocols, Security).</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Be able to provide accurate estimate timescales for task completion.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> ISTQB foundation certification.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> General understanding of network management.</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Familiarity with network tools (Wireshark, traceroute, GNS3, FTP/SCP).</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Experience with UI automation (Selenium).</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Knowledge of database technology (MySQL, MariaDB).</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Familiarity with one or more advanced network technologies (e.g. SNMP, QoS, Flow, IP SLA, LDAP, Encryption).</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Virtual machine and hypervisor administration (VMWare, Oracle Virtual Box).</li></ul> 

<ul><li> Empathy for usability.</li></ul> 


Bonus Points: 

<ul><li> N/A</li></ul> 


Education: 

<ul><li> Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree required.</li></ul> 


Travel: 

<ul><li> 10%</li></ul> 


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Park Place Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. 


Park Place Technologies has an in-house recruiting team that focuses exclusively on the hiring needs of our company. We are not currently accepting additional third-party agreements or unsolicited resumes. If you would like to be considered as a preferred partner with Park Place Technologies, please submit your detailed information to careers@parkplacetech.com. Any CVs submitted directly to hiring managers will be considered unsolicited and become the property of Park Place Technologies. 
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities 
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.</div>

Manager, Quality Assurance

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Manager, Quality Assurance