Extreme Networks Inc.
Senior Manager of QA Engineering – Cloud Networking
San Jose, California, United States · Senior
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$20,445 more — $190,445 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $190,445 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Champion a shift-left quality culture by leveraging AI, embedding automated testing, CI/CD quality gates, and observability into the development lifecycle.
- Establish and track quality metrics (defect escape rate, test coverage, MTTR, automation ROI) and report on quality health to senior leadership.
- Stay current with industry best practices in cloud networking, SD-WAN, Wi-Fi, and network access control to inform test strategy.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA engineers and SDETs across manual, automation, performance, and security testing disciplines.
- Define and drive the End to End Integration and System quality strategy, test methodology, and release quality gates for the Cloud Networking product portfolio.
- Own end-to-end test planning and execution for cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS applications, including functional, regression, scalability, resiliency, and upgrade testing.
- Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to assess release readiness, manage risk, and make data-driven go/no-go decisions.
- Build and scale test automation frameworks for APIs, microservices, UI, and network device/cloud integration testing.
- Drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement processes for escaped defects and customer-impacting issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional and globally distributed teams, including outsourced/offshore QA partners, to ensure consistent quality practices.
- Manage QA budget, tooling investments (e.g., test management, automation, performance/load testing platforms), and vendor relationships.
- Extreme Networks, Inc. ( EXTR ) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 10+ years of software quality engineering experience, including 4+ years in a QA leadership/people management role.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and microservices-based architectures.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
Nice to have
- Experience testing network management/monitoring platforms or IoT/edge device integrations.
- Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk).
- Certifications such as ISTQB, CSM/CSPO, or cloud certifications (AWS/Azure).
- Experience in a networking or telecommunications hardware/software company.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Opportunity to shape quality engineering for a rapidly growing cloud networking business.
- Proven experience testing cloud-based/SaaS platforms
- networking domain experience (switching, wireless, SD-WAN, or network management) strongly preferred.
Skills
- Inclusion is one of our core values and in our DNA.
- Senior Manager, QA Engineering - Cloud Networking
- United States (Hybrid)
- Cloud Networking Engineering
- Vice President of Engineering
Compensation
- Competitive salary, bonus
Benefits
- Competitive salary, bonus
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
- We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation.
Company info
- Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions.
- Become part of Something big with Extreme!
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
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