Evolving the Role of the Quality Engineer - Niko Mangahas
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Head of Quality Engineering Practice
Talk Description
By the end of this session, you'll be able to:
- The Quality Engineer role needs to keep evolving to be considered a high-value discipline in the organization
- The Quality Engineer can expand existing software testing scope farther (TestOps), wider (Experience QA), and deeper (Data Quality)
- The QE Team can also evolve to take on emerging Business, Process and Technology roles in a DevOps environment
Niko has over 15 years of Quality and Process Strategy Consulting for Information Systems across virtually every industry. After starting as a developer, he found his true passion in Testing and Quality roles. Formerly, Niko was Lead Solution Architect for QA at Hewlett Packard Asia-Pacific, growing the team in headcount, revenue, and clients through impactful capabilities and exciting innovations - touching all aspects of functional and non-functional testing.
He also started and led the Enterprise Quality program for CareerBuilder as Director of QA, and now leads the Quality Engineering Practice for RCG Global Services, where he drives best practices, standards, innovation, and capability building internally and through technology partners. In addition, he has stood up and ran a number of testing COEs, teams, squads, and communities and has developed roadmaps, architecture, and automation programs for enterprise clients. He is passionate about leveraging AI and RPA technologies in Quality Engineering.
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