Juha Markus Aalto
About Juha Markus Aalto
Juha Markus Aalto serves as the Vice President of Engineering at Copado, bringing extensive experience from his previous roles at Nokia and Microsoft. He has a strong background in software quality assurance, agile methodologies, and has contributed to significant transformations in software development processes.
Work at Copado
Juha Markus Aalto currently serves as Vice President of Engineering at Copado, a position he has held since 2023. Prior to this role, he was Senior Director of DevOps Test Automation at Copado from 2021 to 2023. His work at Copado is based in Tampere, Finland, where he focuses on engineering leadership and software quality assurance.
Experience at Nokia
Aalto has extensive experience at Nokia, where he held multiple roles over several years. He worked as Director of Operational Development from 2001 to 2009 and later served as Director of Technology SW Quality from 2011 to 2014. His earlier roles included Senior R&D Manager and Head of Quality & Processes for Network Management Systems. Aalto also contributed to the Lean-Agile Transformation Program at Nokia Mobile Phones, impacting over 2,000 employees.
Tenure at Microsoft
Aalto has held various positions at Microsoft, including Director of Software Quality Assurance and Director of Phone Technologies SW Quality from 2014 to 2016. He also took on a temporary role as Head of Manufacturing Test Engineering in 2014. During his time at Microsoft, he transformed software quality assurance processes for Microsoft Phones.
Education and Expertise
Aalto studied at Tampere University of Technology, where he earned a Master of Science in Software Engineering from 1985 to 1989. His educational background provides him with a profound understanding of web, cloud, and mobile software technologies. He has also authored a software engineering book and contributed to various white papers and blogs.
Professional Contributions
Aalto has led agile software teams managing over 1,000,000 lines of code and has broad experience in implementing code-level test automation frameworks. He contributed to developing the Lean and Scalable Requirements Information Model for the Agile Enterprise and authored a SAFe Guidance article titled 'Six SAFe Practices for ‘S-sized’ Teams'.