QA Automation - Senior Manager

Iris Software Inc.; Dadri; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software Inc. invites a seasoned Program Manager Quality Engineering to lead large-scale QE initiatives in the BFSI domain. You will own test strategy and execution for data pipelines, manage QE teams, and drive governance, quality reporting, and ROI-focused outcomes.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years of QE experience, strong automation focus, and the ability to mentor SDETs and testers across distributed teams. This role emphasizes stakeholder engagement and continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Quality Engineering experience in large-scale QE programs.
• Experience leading QE teams in a distributed onshore-offshore model.
• Own test strategy, planning, and execution for data pipelines and analytics platforms.
• Strong governance, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
• Exposure to AI/ML/GenAI tools in testing & QE is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale QE initiatives within the BFSI domain.
• Scale QE organizations across distributed teams with governance.
• Define QE strategy, operating model, and governance framework.
• Provide accurate testing estimations and quality reporting.
• Lead a team of SDETs, QE engineers, and testers with automation-first culture.
• Drive continuous improvement via metrics, RCA, and defect leakage trends.

Skills

QE leadership

Test automation

SDETs management

Data pipelines testing

Stakeholder management

BFSI domain experience

AI/ML testing exposure

Tools

Selenium

Rest Assured

TestNG

Cucumber

JUnit

CI/CD

Job description

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Experience

Job Description

15+ years of Quality Engineering experience with strong exposure to automation and manual testing, managing large‑scale QE programs.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a Program Manager Quality Engineering with 15+ years of experience to lead large-scale Quality Engineering initiatives within the BFSI domain.
• Demonstrated experience leading and scaling large, geographically distributed QE organizations with a balanced onshore-offshore delivery model
• Own test strategy, test planning, and execution for data pipelines and analytics platforms.
• Manage QE teams, including resource allocation, coordination, and delivery governance.
• Drive process improvements to optimize quality, cost, and timelines.
• Strong governance and stakeholder management experience, including executive communication and client engagement.
• Support RFPs, RFIs, and client pursuits by defining QE strategy, operating model, governance framework, team construct, and value proposition.
• Collaborate closely with development and data engineering teams on defect resolution.
• Provide accurate testing estimations and quality reporting.
• Lead a team of SDETs, QE engineers, and manual testers; foster a culture of quality, reusability, and automation-first
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives via test metrics, RCA, defect leakage trends, and QE process optimization
• Support proposal, RFP, and stakeholder presentations by articulating QE capability maturity, roadmap, and measurable outcomes (KPIs, ROI, coverage)
• Required Skills
• Experience working in BFSI/Wealth/Capital Markets domain; prior exposure to Enterprise Risk platforms, data governance, or regulatory workflows is a strong plus
• Exposure to AI/ML/GenAI tools in testing & QE is a strong plus
• Proven ability to mentor and scale QE teams, establish best practices, and manage client expectations
• Strong interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement across BAs, Product Owners, Architects, and Delivery Leads
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Mandatory Competencies

• QA/QE - QA Automation - Selenium
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Rest Assured
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Basic Build, Deployment and CI/CD
• QA/QE - QA Automation - BDD / Cucumber
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Xpath
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Web Analytics Testing
• QE - Risk Management
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Framework creation for testing
• QA/QE - QA Automation - TestNG
• Database - Oracle - Database Design
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Junit
• QA/QE - QA Automation - Automation of Rest, Web / SOAP UI Services

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