Program Manager of Software Testing

DISH is a Fortune 200 company with more than $15 billion in annual revenue that continues to redefine the communications industry.  Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves.  We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest pay-TV provider.  We are doing it again with the launch of the first live, internet-delivered TV Service – Sling TV, that bucks traditional pay-TV norms and gives consumers a truly new way to access and watch television.

Now we have our sights set on upending the wireless industry and unseating the entrenched incumbent carriers.

We have a bold sense of pride, adventure, and desire to win – it’s in our DNA.  And we’re looking for people with boundless energy, intelligence, and an overwhelming need to achieve to join our team as we embark on the next chapter of our story.

Opportunity is here.  We are DISH.

A successful Program Manager of Software Testing will have the following:

• Bachelor's Degree (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field of study preferred) and at least 3 years of Project Management experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working with  software development life cycle, software testing methods, and change management practices and tools
• A minimum of 1 year of experience with agile development methods as Scrum Master or Product Owner

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least one year of experience working with off shore test teams.
• 5+ years of experience in the management, or implementation of testing efforts
• PMP Certification, Agile Scrum Master Cert., and/or Agile Product Owner Cert.
• Continuous improvement methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean, or TQM
• Experience working in both Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
• Experience in Digital Media and/or media distribution
• Experience with HP Quality Center
• Experience with Test Automation

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The Program Manager of Software Testing, located in Englewood, CO, provides leadership, project management, and technical expertise throughout the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC); ensuring quality and consumer readiness of Dish's products, as a member of the Test, Support, and Integration (TSI) organization. This role will be focused on test activities around Sling TV, an OTT (over the top) TV service that delivers live U.S. and international programming as well as video on demand, over the Internet.

Primary Responsibilities fall into the following categories:

• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to the Project Team and other cross-functional TSI resources in the successful completion of project objectives.

• Pro-actively identify the proper course of action, integration, and product success. As such, utilize and enhance technical skills in order to plan and manage highly technical, end-to-end, telecommunications programs.
• Build relationships and collaborate with intra- and inter-department resources and stakeholders throughout the Software Test Life Cycle.
• Utilize sound project management practices throughout the STLC phases of the program/project including but not limited to:
• STLC entry and exit criteria determination; resource requirements, training, and management; requirements and functionality analysis; risk, issue, and change management;test strategy/plan development; test environment determination and establishment; test case/procedure development; test execution; defect analysis and reporting; and project closure.

• Implement timely and appropriate corrective/preventive actions required to achieve product readiness and improve process capabilities.
• Provide timely and succinct project information to stakeholders such as test status and defect reporting; and ensures appropriate escalation of issues.
• Prepare for and provide effective and timely reporting on project, risk, and issue status.
• Conduct Root Cause Analysis on process or product failures.
• Identify improvements to the STLC processes, and drives implementation and standardization of processes.
• Provide functional management with team member performance feedback including results, strengths, and areas needing development.