QA and Release Manager
We usually respond within a week
Level 5
Salary band £59,946 - £91,094
Annual 10% bonus (discretionary & performance-based)
Hybrid working from our London office
Automata are building a world-class company to disrupt the life science industry and empower scientists by making automation a reality for every lab.
We work with labs across the world to understand their specific workflows and needs and develop personalised solutions that range from diagnostic, and drug discovery to synthetic biology. Our LINQ platform allows us to simplify everyday automation tasks, while supporting more advanced paths for specialised workflows, in a fast, flexible, and cost-efficient way.
We're looking for a QA and Release Manager whose mission is to support the delivery of the LINQ Cloud and LINQ Workcell platform to provide new global multi-tenant and single-tenant environments for our customer
Why is this role important at Automata?
Automata's platform team is growing to meet an increased demand for our LINQ automation platform from our customers in the life sciences industry.
You will be responsible for:
Responsible for shaping and executing our release engineering strategy, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of software products and services to our customers. This includes:
Release management and upgrades
Integration testing and insights
Quality control process
Responsible for the hiring and budget proposals for this area of engineering.
Develop and implement comprehensive release management and quality assurance strategies that align with the company’s objectives and product roadmap.
Determining software readiness to deploy automation in customer workcells.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering management, operations, and customer success, to ensure smooth and timely releases.
Establish and enforce best practices for release management, integration testing and quality assurance, including automation, CI/CD, testing methodologies, and risk management.
Monitor and manage all aspects of the release processes, from planning and development to deployment and post-release support.
Implement metrics, tools, and processes to improve the quality of deliverables and reduce time-to-market, while also maintaining high reliability and performance standards.
Act as a key stakeholder in product strategy and roadmap discussions, providing insights and recommendations from a release management, testing and robustness perspective.
Build and grow our assurance culture across Automata
What it takes:
Experience as a QA and Release Manager
Solid experience defining QA and Test Strategy
Solid background in testing methodologies and approaches
Software Engineering background
Embedded systems testing experience
Awareness of GxP processes
Awareness of ISO9001/ISO27001
Nice to haves:
Lab automation experience
Life science background
What gets us excited?
We’re passionate about the future of Technology and Automation and our growing success is about teams who share our passion.
Automata is transforming the way labs work with open, integrated automation. Our mission is to unlock the potential of labs and the potential of the people who work in them.
If this sounds like a good fit and has ticked the right boxes, you will love having the opportunity to build something that immediately adds value.
- Team
- Product Engineering & Design
- Locations
- HQ
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
HQ
About Automata
Born from a world-leading research lab, Automata is transforming the way labs work with open, integrated automation.
Our mission is to unlock the potential of labs and the potential of the people who work in them.
QA and Release Manager
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