Evolving the Role of the Quality Engineer - Niko Mangahas

13th January 2023
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Niko Mangahas

Head of Quality Engineering Practice

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Talk Description
This short presentation offers an updated perspective on what most modern organizations value in terms of quality, and how Quality Engineers and QE Teams will need to broaden their sphere of influence and skillsets to meet those expectations.
We will look at it from 2 perspectives – how Testing needs to evolve as a discipline, and how Quality could expand to take on emerging roles in the organization.
What you’ll learn

By the end of this talk, 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
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Niko Mangahas

Head of Quality Engineering Practice

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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