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• Role: Test Manager
• Skills: Test management, Automation testing, Project Management
• Experience: 14 + Years.
• Location: Houston TX.

Job Description: Test Manager - Quality Engineering

A highly motivated and experienced Test Manager to lead Quality Engineering initiatives across enterprise applications, digital platforms, customer-facing solutions, and operational systems. This role is responsible for defining quality strategy, leading QE teams, managing testing programs, driving automation adoption, and ensuring successful delivery of high-quality solutions.

The Test Manager will partner closely with Product Managers, Business Stakeholders, Development Teams, Program Managers, and Vendor Partners to establish quality as a shared responsibility throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Leadership & Strategy

• Define and execute Quality Engineering strategies aligned with business objectives and technology roadmaps.
• Establish quality standards, testing methodologies, governance processes, and release readiness criteria.
• Drive shift-left testing practices and continuous quality improvements across programs.
• Develop quality metrics and dashboards to provide transparency into testing progress, risks, and product quality.

Test Management & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end testing activities for multiple concurrent projects and releases.
• Develop test plans, test strategies, resource plans, schedules, and risk mitigation plans.
• Ensure adequate functional, integration, system, regression, end-to-end, and UAT support coverage.
• Manage defect lifecycle processes and facilitate defect triage meetings.
• Provide quality sign-offs and release recommendations to stakeholders.

Team Leadership

• Manage and mentor QE Leads, Automation Engineers, and Test Engineers.
• Support resource planning, onboarding, performance management, and career development.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Coordinate activities across onsite, offshore, and vendor teams.

Automation & Continuous Testing

• Drive automation-first testing strategies across applications and services.
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Promote test automation frameworks, reusable assets, and engineering best practices.
• Track and improve automation coverage, execution efficiency, and defect prevention metrics.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Collaborate with business, product, architecture, and engineering leaders.
• Communicate testing progress, quality risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure contractual deliverables meet quality expectations.
• Facilitate governance reviews and executive status reporting.

Risk & Compliance Management

• Identify quality risks early and implement mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Support production validation, incident root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience managing QE/Test teams in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Quality Engineering principles, test management, and defect lifecycle management.
• Experience with test automation frameworks, API testing, and end-to-end testing strategies.
• Experience validating web, mobile, API, and enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with cloud-based environments, system integrations, and modern software architectures.
• Ability to analyze quality metrics, identify risks, and drive data-driven quality improvements.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies.
• Experience leading testing efforts for large-scale enterprise applications and integrations.
• Proven track record in test planning, execution management, defect management, and release governance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Success Measures

• Reduced production defect leakage.
• Increased automation coverage and efficiency.
• Improved release quality and predictability.
• On-time delivery of testing milestones.
• High stakeholder satisfaction and team effectiveness.