Test Environment Operations Engineering Manager – Software Test Center

It’s all about people

We put people at the centre of everything we do. Being curious about what the people around us need and want is key to creating safe, personalised and sustainable mobility solutions. If you believe in the power of people and share our respect for human-centric innovation, you’ll thrive at Volvo Cars. We are people who care about other people. With us, you’ll be surrounded by brilliant, curious colleagues all committed to making a difference. 

Software Test Center – Let’s introduce ourselves

Securing our product maturity is a great and demanding task. Within Software Test Center we are responsible for increasing flow for integration, Units and other customers outside R&D. We operate as global center and provide test environment, management system and technical support to all Tech Hubs, factory and sites worldwide. In our exciting endeavor towards securing our products and services, we are now looking for a new engineering manager.

What you’ll do

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and develop a team of engineers by hiring, mentoring, and continuously inspiring them while providing constructive feedback. Through streamlined execution and experimentation, you will ensure that our unit meets customer needs quickly and accurately. With a strong business perspective, you will work closely with your team, taking ownership to deliver on assigned tasks.

You will also be part of the SWTC management team, where we focus on our technical roadmap to achieve our vision. This role comes with full responsibility for executing tasks according to budget, technical solutions, and timelines, ensuring successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the operation and management of all test environments, ensuring a high level of uptime and performance.
• Drive continuous improvements in uptime, availability, and reliability across all testing platforms.
• Implement and manage real-time, data-driven monitoring tools and dashboards to ensure seamless environment health and swift issue detection.
• Champion the use of high-level automation in environment provisioning, management, and scaling, reducing manual intervention and ensuring efficiency.
• Leverage deep technical knowledge to provide hands-on support for troubleshooting complex issues in test environments.
• Manage and mentor a team of technical specialists, ensuring best practices in environment management and test execution.
• Work closely with development and QA teams to optimize the test environments for performance and cost-effectiveness.

What you’ll bring

You have an ability to lead through people, listen and coach and you are energetic and truly motivated by creating new solutions together with the cross-functional team. 

Key Qualifications:

• Proven experience (5+ years) in managing test environments, preferably in a large-scale enterprise or software development organization.
• Strong focus on uptime, availability, and reliability of test environments.
• Expertise in data-driven monitoring using modern tools and practices to ensure early detection of issues and trends.
• High-level experience with automation of environment management, including tools like Jenkins, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar.
• Solid technical test expertise, including a strong understanding of testing methodologies, scripting, and debugging in complex environments.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with experience leading a team of technical professionals.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Knowledge of performance testing and load testing frameworks.

Ready to take the next step?

Please submit your application through our career page. Due to GDPR regulations, we’re unable to store or consider applications from other platforms. Make sure to submit your application in English.

Once your application is successfully submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Applications are open until 16th of March. We’re excited to get to know you! 

Location: Gothenburg (On-Site)

Volvo Cars – driving change together

Volvo Cars’ success is the result of a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment. Today, we’re one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with around 43,000 employees across the globe. At Volvo Cars, your career is designed around your skills and aspirations, so you can reach your fullest potential.

And it’s so exciting – we’re well on our way on our journey towards full electrification. We have five fully electric cars already on the market, and five more on the way. Our fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars combined make up almost 50 per cent of our sales. So come and join us in shaping the future of mobility. There’s never been a more rewarding time to play your part in our inspiring and creative teams!

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