System Test Team Leader - Hitachi Data Systems - Reading

Job description
Hitachi Data Systems is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd:
 One of the top 3 storage vendors in the world
 Over 6,000 employees
 #63 on Fortune Global 100
 Conducts business in more than 100 countries and regions
 Our products, services and solutions are trusted by the world’s leading enterprises, including more than 70% of the Fortune 100 and more than 80% of the Fortune Global 100
 Recognised as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” (2012 and 2013) and one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” (2011, 2012 and 2013)

We offer:
A competitive salary, selectable benefits package and the opportunity to work within a dynamic, open and fast moving environment await the right candidate.

Based in Bracknell, you will work in a thoroughbred environment. Our commitment to creativity and innovative solutions means that we want to attract the most talented people in the industry. We're the only NAS vendor to have a file system operating in hardware using FPGA technology. We thrive on being the only ones doing what we're doing.

We are looking for a System Test Team Leader to join a strong Engineering QA team. This team ensures the Hitachi NAS platforms are robust and fit for purpose. The position will involve working alongside our Software and VLSI Development Engineers in an Agile environment.

This is a challenging full lifecycle testing role within a dedicated QA team committed to quality. The position is a mixture of team leadership and line management duties alongside hands-on testing duties using a dedicated NAS system to 'own' for their testing, and plenty of hardware to build a virtualised test client infrastructure on.


Responsibilities
The responsibilities for this role include, but are by no means limited to:
 Managing members of the Engineering QA Team; setting and meeting strategic objectives
 Contributing to the on-going development of the Test Automation suite
 Allocation of resources (people and equipment) for running tests
 Contributing to the creation of new features for our NAS platform
 Developing and running new feature tests and regression tests
 Managing defects from inception to verification and closure
 Liaison with Development groups (hardware and software) for test development tasks and supporting investigations and resolution of issues encountered by our customers
 Use of HP’s Quality Center application for test case creation and defect management
 Interfacing with Product Management and the Global Services and Support department as necessary

Desired Skills and Experience
The successful candidate is likely to have a good degree in either an engineering or computing discipline, with at least five years practical experience of the whole test cycle including test plan and test script development and significant team leadership, task tracking and people management experience. Alongside functional, regression and system testing experience, we’re looking for somebody with familiarity in some of these technical skill areas:
 Unix/Windows environments
 File sharing protocols (SMB/CIFS, NFS)
 TCP/IP Networks
 Virtualisation
 NDMP, tape libraries and back-up applications (E.g. Veritas, Legato etc.)

Attributes
You must possess and demonstrate the following attributes:
 A good technical skills balance with a strong quality ethic
 An inquisitive mind; the ability to think creatively with excellent communication skills
 The ability to grasp technical problems and their implications quickly and take appropriate action
 Good analytical and observation skills, matched with an ability to cope with change
 Adaptable and hard-working. As with all dynamic organisations, personal commitment is expected to be high

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