QA Automation Test Manager
About the job
About the QA Automation Test Manager role
The QA Automation Test Manager is responsible for leading quality assurance and test automation initiatives to ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, and high-quality software solutions. This role oversees automation teams, establishes testing strategies and governance, and drives continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle. Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, the QA Automation Test Manager enhances testing efficiency, promotes quality best practices, and ensures solutions meet business, regulatory, and operational standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage group of 10 automation engineers from both regression and performance tracks
- Develop and implement quality assurance strategies, frameworks, and standards across software development projects
- Design and execute comprehensive test plans, including functional, regression, performance, and API testing
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and internal governance policies
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Project Managers, developers and product managers to define acceptance criteria and ensure test coverage
- Identify opportunities for process optimization and automation within the testing lifecycle
- Lead initiatives to improve testing efficiency, reduce cycle times, and enhance product quality
- Support agile software development practices and contribute to sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including software engineers, business analysts, and project managers to align quality goals with business needs
- Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure shared understanding of quality objectives
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or quality engineering
- Proficiency in test automation tools for regression and performance (e.g., Tricentis TOSCA, NeoLoad)
- Strong understanding of software development methodologies including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD
- Experience with configuration tracking, process validation, and risk compliance
- Familiarity with performance management, business needs analysis, and strategy planning
- Demonstrated experience in test planning and estimation, quality metrics governance, and defect lifecycle management
- Experience in team mentoring, capability building, and quality culture transformation
- Familiarity with AI-assisted testing or productivity tooling is an advantage
