QA Lead Engineer

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Vestas Technology & Operations > Research & Development (R&D) > PPC Applications

The Power Plant Control Applications (PPC Applications) department is a sub module of the Power System Integration (PSI) module within the R&D organization.

The energy transition from fossil fueled power plants to renewables poses significant and increasing challenged to the electrical power system in several countries. The PSI module is end-to-end accountable to solve these challenges and achieve grid connection for our clients.

We thereby do the electrical design between the power grid and the individual turbines, which includes integration of various third-party BoP components incl. Solar, Energy Storage and similar. One of the main products, which enables this, is the Vestas Online(R) Power Plant Controller.

The PPC Applications department has SW engineers in Denmark and Portugal and is responsible for elements of the Power Plant Controller embedded SW design and implementation as well as the impacted Ecosystem. This includes Supervision & Monitoring, Data & Configuration management, UCI, Mimics, Dispatcher, Test & Lab environments, Configuration tools, etc.

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Lead to leverage the software delivered by PPC Applications with the higher standards demanded the industry.

Are you the one? If you think so, apply for this position!

Earth needs Vestas and Vestas needs you.

Responsibilities

You will report to the Sub Module Owner of Power Plant Control Applications, and you will be responsible to define and keep in place quality assurance guidelines within specific conditions of software development life cycle.

More specifically, your responsibilities will cover:

• Be updated with quality guidelines and processes applied within R&D
• Define specific processes and guidelines related with software delivered within Sub Module
• Collaborate with other sub modules to define end-to-end test plans
• Know the product from a business perspective and identify gaps in existing test plans
• Define new test plans
• Identify regression tests to be automated
• Define a plan to reduce technical debt on test automation
• Identify opportunities of improvement along the SDLC

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a similar field.
• + 5 years of previous professional experience as a QA engineer
• Previous experience working as a QA lead
• Having a ISTQB certification is highly valued
• Have great communication skills and are fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Have the aspiration and proactiveness to learn about Vestas business from a software engineering perspective, and you have a continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience with SCRUM and Agile Development.
• Understanding of Continuous integration solutions with e.g. Git, Jenkins, Atlassian suite.

Competencies

• You can identify with the Vestas Values: Passion, Accountability, Collaboration and Simplicity
• You can represent across borders and cultures and have good cooperative skills suitable for a global organization with personal, professional, and cultural diversity.
• Customer-oriented, open-minded and able to understand a global value chain with multiple targets and stakeholders.
• Ability to influence and engage everyone around you on a quality mindset.
• Have a high level of commitment and result orientation.
• You are solution oriented.

What we offer

We offer you a job with full life cycle responsibility for an important part of the SW system, in a very adaptive team which will empower you to take your own decisions and implement your solutions.

You will be able to build a large network across a large and truly global organization with excellent opportunities for cross disciplinary and personal development. The work environment is result-oriented, at a high professional level and with a clear technical commitment. You will work with a purpose and guide by intent, clearly understanding the value of what you're delivering and how it's contributing to avoid climate change.

Additional information

We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible, as we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. To apply for this opportunity please submit your resume in English.

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DEIB Statement At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

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