The Quality Assurance (QA) Manager Automation Testing is responsible for leading the QA team in designing, developing, and implementing automated testing frameworks and strategies to ensure product quality and reliability.This role combines hands-on automation expertise with leadership skills to drive continuous improvement in testing efficiency, accuracy, and coverage.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and manage a team of QA engineers and automation testers.
Define and implement automation testing strategies aligned with business and product goals.
Collaborate with development, DevOps, and product teams to ensure seamless integration of automated testing throughout the CI/CD pipeline.
Establish quality metrics and KPIs to measure and improve testing effectiveness.
Design, build, and maintain scalable and reusable automation frameworks for web, API, and mobile applications.
Identify suitable tools and technologies for automation based on project requirements (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, RestAssured, etc.
Ensure test coverage, maintainability, and reliability of automation scripts.
Oversee test case design, execution, and defect tracking using tools like JIRA, TestRail, or Zephyr.
Enforce QA best practices, coding standards, and test management processes.
Drive root cause analysis of defects and ensure corrective/preventive actions are implemented.
Ensure compliance with quality assurance standards, policies, and procedures.
Work closely with product owners, developers, and DevOps teams to identify automation opportunities and integrate testing into development workflows.
Provide regular quality status reports and insights to leadership.
Support release readiness and production validation activities.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
7+ years of experience in QA, including at least 3 years in a managerial or lead role.
Proven expertise in test automation for web, API, and mobile applications.
Strong hands-on experience with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, TestNG, JUnit).
Proficiency in scripting/programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.
Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and DevOps methodologies.
Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

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Quality Assurance Manager - Automation Testing