Lead Quality Engineer – Software Test

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At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Lead Quality Engineer – Software Test

The Allegion Quality Engineering Team is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to collaborate with one of our custom software product portfolios for the Overtur program and help achieve our mission to create greater satisfaction and trust in Allegion Software.

As a Lead Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity to lead the Quality efforts for digital products in our custom software portfolio. We are seeking a Lead Quality Engineer who is passionate about the latest Quality methodologies and transfer this knowledge to the team. You will be directly responsible for the overall quality of the team’s work and product quality. You will help set strategies for new testing methodologies & processes in alignment with business initiatives. You will also be responsible for developing and enabling the team to execute comprehensive test automation code and test cases for new and existing features of Allegion products. You will consider the needs of the product teams and strive to help the team deliver the highest quality product.

What You Will Do:

• Provide quality leadership at the product team level.
• Passion for quality engineering, willingness to explore and adopt emerging test automation toolsets for practical business purposes.
• Ability and enthusiasm to coach and mentor quality automation engineers.
• Ability to maintain an upbeat positive attitude while working with an agile team to develop innovative technical solutions.
• Skilled at communicating with, presenting to, and influencing internal customers.
• Work closely with product teams and product management to understand requirements and translate them into test cases that capture all test conditions.
• Expertise in testing concepts, test processes, test design skills, and testing techniques.
• Specific duties and responsibilities include creating, maintaining, and executing test plans and test cases against our software platforms, estimating test efforts, analyzing, and communicating test results, Peer reviews, defect tracking, and participating in day-to-day Quality Engineering Activities. 
• Provide enterprise-level guidance on test framework architecture, test automation, CI/CD integration, and DevOps principles related to software testing COTS/custom web solutions.
• Effective in written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate ideas and concepts enabling teams to be successful.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, negotiate and work with cross-functional teams. Flexibility to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to think on your feet, assess problems, and lead others to find well-thought-out solutions.
• Hands on experience in test automation scripting using GUI based automation tools.
• Experience with integrated test environments.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Experience in open-source frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Jest), API testing, and Testing Grids (BrowserStack), or equivalent.
• Experience working with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, in a global work environment.
• Expert in Open-source test frameworks, Testing grids
• Exposure to HTML and CSS
• Exposure to NodeJS, Typescript, and jQuery

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if: 

You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.

You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us. 

You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work! 

What You’ll Get from Us:

Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”  

Unlimited Paid Time Off

A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period 

Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses

Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses

Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury

Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage

Tuition Reimbursement  

Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards

Employee Discounts through Perks at Work 

Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself” 

Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching

Apply Today!

We Celebrate Who We Are! 

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do.   We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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