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As a Manager, Software Engineering (Quality) at our company, you will lead a team of 10+ full-stack quality engineers, driving excellence in various testing domains such as manual testing, automation, performance, AI, and cloud-based testing. Your main responsibilities will include defining and implementing comprehensive test strategies, driving quality initiatives, evaluating emerging tools and technologies, advocating for quality and testing needs, collaborating with stakeholders, overseeing test planning and execution, ensuring robust CI/CD integration, promoting best practices in Agile/SAFe ceremonies, and maintaining hands-on involvement in critical testing activities. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and mentor a team of 10+ full-stack quality engineers in manual, automation, and performance testing. - Define and implement comprehensive test strategies for web, API, database, and cloud-based applications. - Drive quality initiatives including chaos engineering, AI-based testing, and cloud reliability validation. - Evaluate emerging tools and technologies to meet evolving quality demands and implement them to support a shift-left testing culture. - Advocate for quality and testing needs during new project onboardings, ensuring early engagement and alignment with development teams. - Support end-to-end test planning and strategy implementation across functional, non-functional, and integration layers. - Collaborate with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to align on quality goals and delivery timelines. - Oversee test planning, execution, defect management, and reporting using tools like JIRA, TestRail, etc. - Ensure robust CI/CD integration using Git/Bitbucket, Jenkins, Maven, and other DevOps tools. - Promote best practices in Agile/SAFe ceremonies and foster a culture of continuous improvement. - Maintain hands-on involvement in critical testing activities including exploratory testing, test automation framework design, automation scripting, and performance benchmarking using Java or python-based technology stack. - Demonstrate strong people management skills, fostering team growth, engagement, and accountability. Required Skills & Qualifications: - 12+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing 10+ engineers. - Strong hands-on experience in manual testing, test strategy, automation (Java/Python, Selenium, Cucumber), and performance testing. - Proven experience in REST API testing, SQL query validation, and cloud-based application testing. - Exposure to chaos engineering principles and AI/ML-based testing approaches. - Proficiency in CI/CD tools and Agile/SAFe methodologies. - Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills. - ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager certification or equivalent preferred. - Management degree from a reputed institution is a plus. You will be expected to abide by the company's security policies and practices, ensure the confidentiality and integrity of information being accessed, report any suspected information security violation or breach, and complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with company guidelines. As a Manager, Software Engineering (Quality) at our company, you will lead a team of 10+ full-stack quality engineers, driving excellence in various testing domains such as manual testing, automation, performance, AI, and cloud-based testing. Your main responsibilities will include defining and implementing comprehensive test strategies, driving quality initiatives, evaluating emerging tools and technologies, advocating for quality and testing needs, collaborating with stakeholders, overseeing test planning and execution, ensuring robust CI/CD integration, promoting best practices in Agile/SAFe ceremonies, and maintaining hands-on involvement in critical testing activities. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and mentor a team of 10+ full-stack quality engineers in manual, automation, and performance testing. - Define and implement comprehensive test strategies for web, API, database, and cloud-based applications. - Drive quality initiatives including chaos engineering, AI-based testing, and cloud reliability validation. - Evaluate emerging tools and technologies to meet evolving quality demands and implement them to support a shift-left testing culture. - Advocate for quality and testing needs during new project onboardings, ensuring early engagement and alignment with development teams. - Support end-to-end test planning and strategy implementation across functional, non-functional, and integration layers. - Collaborate with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to align on quality goals and delivery timelines. - Oversee test planning, execution, defect management, and reporting using tools like JIRA, TestRail, etc. - Ensure robust CI/CD integration using Git/Bitbucket, Jenkins, Maven, and other DevOps tools. - Promote best practices
