QA Test Manager

Role Overview We are looking for an experienced QA Test Manager with 14+ years of experience to lead end-to-end Quality Assurance for enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will define the QA strategy, lead automation initiatives using Playwright, manage distributed QA teams, and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality software across multiple Agile projects. This role requires a strong combination of leadership, test management, automation expertise, and quality governance to drive reliable software releases. Key Skills • 14+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Test Management, and Test Automation. • Strong hands-on experience with Playwright for web UI automation testing. • Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript/JavaScript. • Strong experience in Functional, Regression, Integration, API, End-to-End, and User Acceptance Testing. • Experience in Non-Functional Testing (NFR), including Performance Testing and Security Testing. • Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, SDLC, STLC, test planning, execution, and defect lifecycle management. • Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipeline integration. • Ability to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate potential quality and delivery risks early in the QA lifecycle. • Strong ownership of QA delivery, release readiness, quality governance, and testing best practices across multiple projects. • Experience driving process optimization, test strategy improvements, automation adoption, and continuous improvements across QA and SDLC practices. • Proven ability to lead QA planning, execution, resource allocation, stakeholder communication, and delivery management. • Excellent leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Key Responsibilities • Define and implement the overall QA strategy, processes, standards, and quality governance framework across projects. • Lead, mentor, and manage QA teams, ensuring effective test planning, execution, and delivery. • Drive automation initiatives using Playwright and improve automation coverage across enterprise applications. • Oversee functional, API, regression, end-to-end, performance, and security testing activities. • Review and approve test plans, test cases, automation scripts, and execution reports to ensure testing quality and completeness. • Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, Project Managers, and business stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle. • Manage defect triage, root cause analysis, release readiness, and production validation activities. • Track QA metrics, quality KPIs, and testing progress, and provide regular status reports to leadership and stakeholders. • Ensure automated test suites are integrated into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and faster release cycles. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives, establish QA best practices, and optimize testing processes across the organization. Preferred Qualifications • Experience testing enterprise-scale web and cloud-based applications. • Relevant domain experience (Insurance preferred) is desirable. • Experience with API testing tools such as Postman and exposure to performance testing tools is an added advantage. • Strong understanding of modern QA practices, automation-first testing strategies, and quality engineering principles.