Cisco QA Director 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

862725485

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

As Director of QA, you’ll work with our customers, sales teams, designers, architects and engineers to develop products that delight our customers and advance their strategic goals. We listen, we bring people together, we build consensus out of ambiguity, and we pay attention to the details to ensure quality. We lead as problem-solvers and build a deeply technological product with some of the world’s best technical and creative people to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. You will:

• Partner closely with engineering managers and technical leaders in designing and developing the quality engineering foundation for our product infrastructure
• Partner with multi-functional core team members in engineering, product management, program management, release management, design, performance engineering, sales, and professional services teams to lead the technology vision/direction.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering groups across Cisco to drive Features, Releases, E2E solutions.
• Build a culture of engineering execution excellence coupled with world-class innovation.
• Build, retain and motivate a team of dedicated top talent and passionate leaders.
• Achieve a balance between the various demands of the organization and its customers as you prioritize your backlog
• Develop empathy for our customers and field teams so that you understand our customers and their needs.
• Be a role model for our organizational values

• 15 + years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of leadership in technology strategy and product delivery.
• 5+ years proven experience in software engineering leadership roles, managing large engineering teams.
• Experience as an Engineering Director, supervising QE Managers in a highly scalable product company.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience of about 17+ years in Engineering with a relevant tech company in the industry.

• Leading multiple managers and senior managers is essential.
• Master’s degree and 14+ years of Engineering exp.
• Grasp of technical concepts especially around building SaaS and On Prem products and be able to articulate clear requirements and needs clearly to a multi-functional team.
• Sound technical depth - ability to go deep into technical architecture and design details to help team make right decisions.
• Track record of shipping software, ideally enterprise SaaS.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions across all company levels, especially without formal authority.
• Ability to deliver quality software in time-constrained environments.