Cross-Functional Quality Engineer

Cork, County Cork, Ireland Support and Service
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At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly.
Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish
The people here at Apple don't just craft products - they build the kind of wonder that's revolutionized entire industries.
It's the diversity of our people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.
Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it
In AppleCare Technologies we view inclusion and diversity as critical for innovation.
That's because our Cross-Functional Quality Engineers lead the most challenging testing initiatives in AppleCare - the ones that involve multiple systems and require complex testing activities across the AppleCare organization and beyond.
We turn ambiguity into order, and we know how to execute big projects successfully and with the highest quality.The AppleCare Technologies team has an immediate opening for a Cross-Functional Quality Engineer to plan and lead cross-functional testing across complex AppleCare projects.
You will be responsible for the planning, preparation, resourcing, execution management, issue resolution, and progress reporting of testing activities across business and technical groups on the project.
Description
You will be a Quality advocate who will partner with business and technical teams to build comprehensive test plans for large cross-functional systems projects and programs, with particular focus on UAT.You will Inspire others to fight for excellence, even under competing priorities and pressures.
Responsibilities
Effectively lead meetings ranging from 2 to 60+ participants, and communicate resulting actions
Identify opportunities to leverage automation for test prep and execution
Proactively look for risks (technological, organizational, political) and identify appropriate mitigation plans
Seek expertise and involve the right experts for the best testing outcomes
Drive schedule, planning meetings and activities for UAT preparation and execution
Facilitate identification of test scenarios and ensure requirements traceability
Foster healthy debate and seek to understand multiple perspectives
Estimate resource requirements to complete testing, and ensure realistic plans are in place
Ensure the test environments and required data are available to support testing
Utilize analytical skills to investigate and drive resolution of issues found in UAT activities
Report progress on UAT activities and issues to the project team and to management
Approach problems flexibly, and be willing to adapt and modify your approach, without compromising on the outcome.
Participate in testing transformation activities by driving forward innovative approaches and methodologies
Minimum Qualifications
Extensive experience leading testing/QA, with emphasis on planning and managing cross-functional testing
Experience with different testing methodologies and driving a quality mindset
Experience establishing QA program structure for optimal return-on-investment, and coordinating and delegating cross-project initiatives
Ability to develop technical expertise and understanding of system interdependencies, and their impacts on testing plans
Experience with system and/or software architecture models
Ability to abstract technical details and effectively communicate to audiences at different levels
Excellent listening, communication, leadership and presentation skills
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal partners
Preferred Qualifications
Experience migrating from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4 HANA is beneficial
SAP functional experience (EWM, MM, TMS)
Ability to navigate through ambiguity to clarify objectives and execution plans
Strong organisational and documentation skills
Quality Assurance certification (ISTQB, ASQ, etc) and/or PMI certification
Experience with Logistics & Supply Chain testing, as well as freight carriers or third-party logistics providers.
Exemplify flexible thinking, curiosity, self-motivation, dedication to quality, focus on the details, and a positive perspective
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