Max Ross
QA Engineering Manager at SUSE
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMax Ross is a QA engineering manager with six years of hands-on experience building test automation and quality infrastructure for cloud-native platforms. Currently leading QA at SUSE, he brings deep expertise in test automation (Cucumber, Ruby) and fluency in Java and JavaScript, with notable contributions validating Istio and Kubernetes integrations in the Rancher open-source project. He combines engineering leadership with a practical DevOps mindset—improving test reliability, debugging pipelines, and shipping repeatable CI improvements. A University of Arizona ECE graduate, Max pairs strong technical skills with proven project management chops from coordinating large volunteer-driven events and cross-functional teams. Colleagues know him for tackling flaky tests and operational issues that unblock releases, not just writing test code.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
Github Skills (15)
istio10
kubernetes10
automation10
automations10
pytest10
kubernetes-pods10
testing10
cicd9
orchestra8
orchestration8
container8
rancher8
dockers7
docker7
cattle6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
rancher/rancher
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
Complete container management platform
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:201 reviews, 73 commits, 93 PRs in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Max's commits primarily focus on enhancing the testing infrastructure and implementing new tests for the Istio integration within the Rancher platform. They added new tests for Istio RBAC and CRDs, demonstrating a strong understanding of Kubernetes and Istio configurations. Moreover, the user addressed and fixed issues related to test execution, such as resolving `CalledProcessError` and improving log output for more efficient debugging. The contributions reveal a focus on validating and maintaining the quality of the platform's Istio features.
containersorchestrationdockerrancherkubernetes
rancher-max/rke2
Aug 2020 - May 2024
Contributions:110 pushes, 40 branches in 3 years 9 months
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