Inside Track
Portland, OR USA
“I’m a firm believer that you have to try, but if you still don’t get any success, then you have to go back to the drawing board to come up with something new. You have to have the willingness to change.”
QA & Release Manager
I handle the quality of products produced by software engineers.
My day starts off with a lot of stand-up meetings. After checking in with the teams, I meet with my leads to see if there is anything that I could help with. There are lots of meetings throughout the day. I check my tickets to see if anything is ready to be tested. I also develop testing protocols. My main job function is to ensure that everyone is getting the support they need to finish projects and that everything is being tested to completion. I also research ways to improve processes.
Here's the first step for high school students
Get an engineering or computer science degree. That is where the world of QA is heading and it will give you an advantage. Get an ISTQB certification. That helps build the foundation of what QA is about and what your purpose is in the engineering process. Take some Agile courses and do some reading to learn as much as you can about the processes behind QA.
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