Head of Data QA & Shift-Left Testing

axos; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Axos is seeking a seasoned QA leader to own the Enterprise Data Warehouse QA practice in Manila. You will direct QA leads, automation engineers and a shared pool, driving the shift-left, test-driven operating model across delivery teams and ensuring high data quality across the stack.

You will define SLIs, collaborate with US stakeholders, manage sprint QA commitments, and champion AI-assisted testing with validated outputs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software or data QA.
• 4+ years leading QA teams in a data warehousing environment.
• Hands-on data testing with SQL and Python.
• Experience defining and reporting quality metrics and SLAs.
• Experience with Agile delivery and Azure DevOps.
• Strong leadership and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the EDW QA practice end to end, including QA Leads embedded in each delivery team and the automation engineers.
• Own and improve the shift-left QA model with backlog refinement, acceptance criteria, and test design.
• Define, baseline and report practice service level objectives and drive improvements.
• Own data quality CI/CD gate standards across environments.
• Represent QA in governance cadences with stakeholders in the US.
• Plan capacity across four delivery teams and balance shared resources.
• Set test strategy, standards, templates and tooling for data validation and testing.
• Own the QA knowledge base, onboarding, and skills matrix; run certification programs.
• Recruit, coach, appraise and develop QA Leads and engineers; conduct performance reviews.
• Champion AI/LLM-powered tools for test design with validation standards.
• Escalation point for quality risks; lead root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Communicate status, metrics and risks to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

QA Leadership

Data QA

SQL

Python

Agile/Scrum

Azure DevOps

Stakeholder Mgmt

Communication

Team Leadership

Data Warehousing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Databricks

SQL Server

SSIS

dbt

Fivetran

Python

Job description

Axos is seeking a seasoned QA leader to own the Enterprise Data Warehouse QA practice in Manila. You will direct QA leads, automation engineers and a shared pool, driving the shift-left, test-driven operating model across delivery teams and ensuring high data quality across the stack.

You will define SLIs, collaborate with US stakeholders, manage sprint QA commitments, and champion AI-assisted testing with validated outputs.