Manager, QA & Automation Engineering

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Kraków, Małopolskie, POL
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • Other
The Role
Design, build, and maintain automated test suites (UI, API, integration) using Python/pytest and Playwright/Selenium. Embed with engineering squads to write in-sprint automation, run regression pipelines in CI/CD, author/execute test plans, identify and track defects, and improve test reliability and coverage across functional, performance, and basic security scenarios. Manage projects, share best practices, and support continuous quality improvement within the Krakow QA team.
Summary Generated by Built In

This role is hybrid with 3 days working from the office weekly (Fabryczna,Krakow)
The Basics

As a QA & Automation Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing a team of truly outstanding QA engineers. You will work closely with QA team members, developers, product managers, user experience designers, technical documentation team and senior leadership in building Tanium’s unified endpoint management and security platform. QA managers support their team members as they set and raise our products’ quality bar. While much of your time will be spent working with and supporting your team members, technical skills are essential. We’re looking for seasoned QA professionals who’ve transitioned into people management.

What you’ll do

  • Build exceptional teams of highly qualified, high-performing engineers by hiring, coaching, and instilling a sense of ownership and impact.
  • Work closely with development leadership, product managers, and other teams to define the vision and roadmap with a focus on the needs of Tanium’s customers.
  • Provide technical leadership, guidance and support while nurturing a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive culture. 
  • Team with other managers to coordinate on requirements, dependencies, and opportunities for collaboration.
  • Lead by example, leveraging your technical expertise to constantly raise the quality bar and ensure that the team consistently delivers outstanding results.
  • Work with senior engineering leaders to adjust the composition of the team and create new teams as necessary to respond to changing business needs.
  • Effectively manage projects throughout the entire software development cycle.
  • Ensure delivery of high quality, performant software by the team.

We’re looking for someone with

  • Education
    • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or other relevant degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience
    • You have 5+ years managing high-performing quality assurance teams
    • You have 10+ years software QA experience           
    • You have a proven track record of delivering enterprise-level reliable and scalable solutions
    • You have a thorough understanding of Software Development Life Cycle, Software as a Service (SaaS), etc.
    • You are a first principles thinker who can come up with pragmatic solutions.
    • You are still an engineer at the core who loves to test even if you don’t do it all the time.
    • You keep up with industry trends and can assess and utilize new technologies to help solve problems.

Additional Offering

  • Attractive remuneration and comprehensive benefits.
  • All full-time employees are eligible to receive restricted stock units — own part of the company you help build.
  • A value-based, transparent culture that fosters collaboration and innovation.
  • The opportunity to work on complex, strategic global projects and initiatives.
  • Career development opportunities.
  • Luxmed Complex Gold — individual or family package, fully paid by Tanium.
  • Multisport & MyBenefit platform.
  • Life Insurance with UNUM, fully paid by Tanium.
  • Lunch via the Wolt application, paid by Tanium up to 70 PLN.
  • A selection of snacks, fruit, and beverages available in the office.

About Tanium 

Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. As Al accelerates both innovation and risk, Tanium Atlas, the company's autonomous operating system, puts the full depth of the Tanium Autonomous IT Platform behind every IT and security operator - human and agentic. Tanium provides the real-time intelligence, agentic decision-making, and autonomous execution operators needed to detect, decide, and remediate at machine speed across their endpoint estate. 

The company is recognized as a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Management Tools, as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Client Endpoint Management Software for Windows Device Management 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment, and as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™. Endpoint Management Platforms, Q2 2026.

To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business, visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

On a mission. Together. 

At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.   

As a global organization with stakeholders around the world, it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.  

Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years, and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work. 

Taking Care of Our Team Members 

Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.   

Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, or other legally protected categories. If you require a reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening, completing an application, interviewing, or completing any pre-employment testing or requirements, please contact [email protected]. For more information refer to the “Know Your Rights” poster which is available here - https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.

Please be aware of job offers coming from people claiming to be Tanium employees. Tanium employees will only use @tanium.com email addresses to communicate with you, will have video interviews with you, and will never ask you for money.

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years Quality Assurance/Testing experience with focus on test automation in B2B software or SaaS
  • Proficiency in Python and pytest for automation
  • Experience with Playwright or Selenium for UI testing
  • Experience with REST API testing and integrating automated tests into CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
  • Strong understanding of OOP, SOLID, and DRY principles
  • Knowledge of testing best practices (test automation pyramid, Page Object Model), Agile/Scrum, and defect management tools (Jira, TestRail)
  • Familiarity with non-functional testing (load, stress, performance) and basic security testing concepts (OWASP)
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills
  • Familiarity with TypeScript or JavaScript
  • ISTQB CTFL certification
  • Understanding of operating systems (Linux and Windows)
  • Practical experience with virtualization/containerization (vCenter/VMware, Proxmox)
  • Proficiency with scripting languages (Shell, Bash, PowerShell)
  • Experience with packet capture tools (Wireshark, tcpdump)
  • Familiarity with authentication, file signatures, and certificates
  • Project management and leadership skills to manage multiple concurrent projects

Tanium Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Tanium and has not been reviewed or approved by Tanium.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive versus market in core roles, and many describe overall satisfaction with total compensation. Outcomes vary by function, but engineering and GTM packages are often viewed as strong.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants and RSUs are a notable part of total compensation, enhancing overall packages for many roles. Equity is frequently cited alongside competitive base pay and bonuses as a key draw.
  • Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as generous, with extended paid time for new parents and added supports like adoption and fertility benefits. Family-oriented benefits sit alongside flexible time off and other core perks.

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HQ: Bellevue, WA
2,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Tanium delivers the industry’s only true real-time cloud-based endpoint management and security offering. Its platform is real-time, seamless, and autonomous, allowing security-conscious organizations to break down silos between IT and Security operations that results in reduced complexity, cost, and risk.

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