QE Digital Engineering Management Associate Director - Remote -15+ Yrs

Notice Period-Immediate Joiner or Max 10 days(Do not share long notice period profile.)

Permanent Payroll - Anlage Infotech

Client - NTT DATA

Location- PAN INDIA (One day in a month just to meet the compliance).

Role & responsibilities-

Experience ; 15+ Years.

Location: Any NTT.

Work Mode: Hybrid.

Job Title: QE Digital Engineering Management Associate Director

Job Description:

NTT DATA Services strives to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking an Associate Director to join our Quality Engineering capability in India (IN).

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Associate Director to lead and grow our Quality Engineering team, ensuring delivery of high-quality software products and solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software testing methodologies, test automation tools and frameworks, excellent leadership skills, ability to think both strategically and tactically, and has a proven track record of successfully managing all aspects of quality on complex enterprise-scale projects with an automation-first mindset. As an Associate Director, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity and reliability of our software applications through effective test planning, execution, and team collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Team Leadership:

• Provide strong leadership to the software testing team, including hiring, training, mentoring, and performance evaluations.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation within the testing team.

• Set clear goals and expectations for team members and ensure their alignment with the overall software development and quality assurance objectives.

• Provide guidance to QE Leads and Managers to identify testing solutions (automation, test management, accessibility, security etc.)

2. Test Strategy and Planning:

• Develop comprehensive test strategies, plans, and schedules for various software projects, considering project scope, requirements, and deadlines.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and ensure that testing efforts are aligned with the software development life cycle.

• Establish Key Performance Indicators and matrix to measure and track quality throughout the product lifecycle.

3. Test Execution:

• Oversee the design, implementation, and execution of test cases, scripts, and scenarios that thoroughly validate software functionality, performance, security, and user experience.

• Coordinate testing activities across different testing phases, such as unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.

4. Quality Engineering:

• Implement and maintain quality engineering processes and best practices to ensure consistent and reliable testing outcomes.

• Identify areas for process improvement and drive initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the testing process.

• Continuously evaluate, improve, and introduce new QE processes to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.

• Guide teams on performance testing effort with input from performance testing SMEs and design the performance test plan.

• Facilitate communication/discussion with Security, DevSecOps, and development teams on Security testing and ensure appropriate testing is in place to prevent vulnerabilities in released code.

5. Defect Management:

• Establish a defect management process that includes defect identification, logging, tracking, prioritization, and resolution.

• Collaborate with development teams to provide clear and actionable feedback on defects and ensure timely resolution.

6. Test Automation:

• Drive the adoption of test automation tools and frameworks to increase test coverage, reduce manual effort, and enhance testing efficiency.

• Work with the testing team to design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts.

7. Reporting and Communication:

• Provide regular status reports and updates on testing progress, metrics, and overall software quality to stakeholders, project managers, and leadership.

8. Pre-sales & Consulting:

• Establish and maintain strong client relationships along with conflict resolution and escalations

• Able to collaborate on Request for Proposals (RFPs) and lead Proof of Concepts (PoCs)

• Identifies new areas of business testing opportunities for the engagement and QE capability

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Overall 15+ years of IT experience with proven experience (10 years) in software testing especially test automation.

• 5+ years of experience in a leadership or managerial role including leading large teams of 20+ quality engineers on complex projects.

• In-depth knowledge of software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.

• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle and agile methodologies.

• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, HP ALM, etc..

• Proficiency in test automation and scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C# and/or Python with Playwright, Selenium, TestCafe, etc.).

• Experience using cloud web and mobile testing platforms like Browser Stack, Lambda Test and Sauce Labs.

• Expertise in architecting and guiding the implementation of test automation framework using different technologies

• Strong experience on cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP)

• Proficiency in performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, K6, LoadRunner, NeoLoad, etc.).

• Fundamental understanding of Gen AI, Gen AI tools (e.g., GitHub CoPilot), and how they can accelerate test automation efforts.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

• Hands-on experience on security and accessibility testing are a plus.

• Relevant testing certifications (e.g., ISTQB, CSTE) are a plus.

• Language requirement: English