Director - QA + ppl management

Gartner, Inc.; Chennai; Sur place; INR 3 000 000 - 6 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Gartner, Inc. seeks a Director of Quality Assurance in Chennai to lead a cross-functional QA team, shaping test strategy, automation, and AI-driven testing. You will drive standards across functional, performance, and security testing while partnering with leaders to align QA with business goals.

Ideal candidates bring 11–16 years in QA, 4+ years in management, and hands-on AI-enabled testing within CI/CD and cloud environments. Strong communication and ownership are required.

Qualifications

• 11–16 years in software testing with 4+ years in a leadership role.
• Hands-on AI-driven testing and familiarity with CI/CD and cloud platforms.
• Experience implementing QA standards, automation, and estimation in Scrum.

Responsabilités

• Develop and implement a long-term QA/QE strategy aligned to growth.
• Enforce QA best practices across functional, performance, and security testing.
• Define KPIs, generate actionable QA reports for leadership.
• Lead AI/ML integration into testing frameworks to improve coverage.
• Mentor a high-performing, cross-functional QA team.

Connaissances

QA leadership

AI/ML testing

CI/CD understanding

Test automation

Playwright

Nightwatch

JUnit/TestNG

Cucumber

Appium

Postman

Report Portal

Formation

BE/BTech or MCA

Outils

Nightwatch

Playwright

JUnit

TestNG

JMeter

Cucumber

Appium

Postman

Report Portal

Description du poste

About Gartner IT:Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.About this role:Director, Quality Assurance will directly manage QA team and will provide leadership in the development of test strategies, design, build, review, execution, and automation of test cases.What you will do:The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:Develop and implement a comprehensive, long-term Quality Assurance and Quality Engineering strategy that aligns with the company's goals and growth plans.Establish and enforce QA best practices, processes, and standards across teams, covering functional, non-functional, performance, and security testing.Define and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the effectiveness of QA initiatives, providing actionable insights and reports to senior leadership.Lead the integration of AI/ML technologies into testing frameworks to optimize outcomes, enhance efficiency, and increase test coverage.Champion a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of new AI/ML techniques and methodologies within the QE teams.Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing, cross-functional team of QA engineers, automation specialistsWhat you will needStrong IT professional with 11-16 years of experience in software testing (websites and/or mobile applications). The candidate should have strong qualitative and quantitative critical thinking skills along with high on ownership and accountability.Must have:11-16 years of experience in QA, including a minimum of 4 years in a management position.Hands on exposure to AI driven testing. Understanding of AI/ML concepts and their application in quality engineering, familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and cloud platforms, and experience with data analysis and quality management systems.Hands on experience in Nightwatch, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG, JMeter, Cucumber, Appium, Postman, and Report PortalExperience implementing and enforcing standards for manual and automated testing.Experience leading automation scripting and experience in developing/maintaining Test automation frameworks.Experience in estimation, prioritization, and planning/coordination of QA activities in a Scrum environmentExperience leading project teams as well as coaching and developing direct reports and partnering with managers of other teams or domain areas.Who you areGraduate/Postgraduate in BE/B tech, ME/MTech or MCA are preferred.Excellent communication and prioritization skills.Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.Owns success – Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions.Ardent desire to improve upon their skills in software development, frameworks, and technologies.Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.#LI-JJ3Who are we?At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. 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