QA Lead — Manual & Automation, Agile Quality Champion

Umpisa; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Umpisa Inc. in Makati, Philippines, is seeking a QA Lead (Manual and Automation) to oversee end-to-end QA, drive test strategy, and lead a skilled QA team across mobile and web platforms.

You will mentor the team, strengthen automation frameworks, and collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to ensure high-quality releases. The role requires hands-on testing, test planning, and governance, with a focus on scalable QA practices and continuous improvement in a dynamic,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance/Software Testing, with at least 3 years in a senior, lead, or manager role.
• Strong experience in both manual and automated testing across web, API, and/or mobile applications.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar.
• Experience designing or maintaining automation frameworks and improving automation coverage.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in test planning, test strategy, defect management, and release readiness.
• Experience working with test management tools (e.g., Jira, Zephyr, TestRail, Azure DevOps).
• Strong knowledge of functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing practices.
• API testing knowledge (e.g., Postman, REST, JSON).
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop QA engineers and coordinate testing activities across teams.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Current residency in Metro Manila.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example in performing mobile and web software testing, verification and validation.
• Set the best practices and highest standards for quality management governing project deliverables and how requirements will be achieved.
• Prepare team plan for implementation and maintenance particularly of the Automated Test Suite including the DevOps pipeline.
• Perform project and team management of QA automation projects with full responsibility for quality of work.
• Act as the main quality gate keeper and own all QA activities within the agile team.
• Ensure quality standards across all Test Phases and environments.
• Collaborate with engineers, product, DevOps, and clients to embed quality across the SDLC.
• Mentor QA engineers and promote continuous improvement.

Skills

Strong communication

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Scrum / Agile

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Jira

Zephyr

TestRail

Azure DevOps

Postman

Job description

Umpisa Inc. in Makati, Philippines, is seeking a QA Lead (Manual and Automation) to oversee end-to-end QA, drive test strategy, and lead a skilled QA team across mobile and web platforms.

You will mentor the team, strengthen automation frameworks, and collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to ensure high-quality releases. The role requires hands-on testing, test planning, and governance, with a focus on scalable QA practices and continuous improvement in a dynamic,