Senior QA Manager - Software Development

Location: India (Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune)

Job Type: Full-Time

Department: Quality Assurance

Reports To: Head of Software Engineering

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Manager to lead our Quality Assurance function and drive software quality excellence across desktop and web-based products. The successful candidate will define QA strategy, build scalable testing frameworks, lead a high-performing QA team, and ensure the delivery of reliable, secure, and high-quality software in an Agile workplace.

Key Responsibilities

- Define and implement the overall QA strategy aligned with engineering and product goals.
- Build, develop, and scale QA capabilities to support a growing software engineering organization.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of QA engineers across manual and automated testing.
- Drive the design, implementation, and maintenance of automated testing frameworks for desktop, web, API, and backend applications.
- Introduce and manage test management platforms, ensuring traceability, reporting, and effective test planning.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, DevOps, and Delivery teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
- Own release quality processes, including quality gates and production sign-off.
- Define QA metrics and KPIs, monitor quality trends, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Identify quality risks and implement mitigation plans.
- Establish best practices for testing, CI/CD integration, test automation, and quality governance.
- Evaluate and implement modern QA tools, frameworks,



and test data management solutions.
- Contribute to customer support activities, technical documentation, and testing-related engagements when required.

Required Skills & Experience

- 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Strong expertise in both manual and automated testing.
- Proven experience leading QA practices within Agile and DevOps environments.
- Hands-on experience with desktop application testing frameworks such as Google Test, pywinauto, pytest, or similar tools.
- Experience with web and API automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, or equivalent.
- Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools, including Jira, Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Docker, or similar technologies.
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Familiarity with performance, security, and accessibility testing standards and best practices.
- Experience using performance testing tools such as k6 or Locust.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- ISTQB or equivalent QA certification.
- Experience working with engineering or technical software products.
- Knowledge of BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
- Exposure to AI-driven testing tools and techniques.

Key Competencies

- Strategic QA Leadership
- Test Automation & Quality Engineering
- Agile / DevOps Delivery
- Stakeholder Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Risk Management
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Data-driven Decision Making

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