Senior QA Data Layer Manager

Dempsey Resource Management Inc.; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruitment agency is seeking a QA Manager to lead a team focusing on API and ETL testing in Metro Manila. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of management experience in quality assurance, solid understanding of data validation strategies, and a strong background in API testing. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and driving improvements in testing processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience in QA.
• Strong experience in API testing and ETL processes.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks for testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of QA professionals focused on API and ETL testing.
• Collaborate with product management, development, and customer success teams.
• Oversee API and ETL testing efforts ensuring thorough validation.
• Identify process improvement opportunities in testing and product quality.

Skills

API testing

ETL processes

Team management

Automation frameworks

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Amazon Redshift

Google BigQuery

Azure SQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Oracle

SQL Server

MongoDB

Cassandra

Elasticsearch

Hadoop

S3

Azure Data Lake

HDFS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of QA professionals, including manual testers and automation engineers, with a specific focus on API and ETL-related testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—product management, development,
• Customer support, and customer success—to ensure quality across the software development lifecycle.
• Oversee API and ETL testing efforts, ensuring thorough validation of data pipelines, transformations, and API functionalities.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement strategies to enhance product quality, testing efficiency, and team productivity.
• Provide hands-on expertise and deep understanding of API and ETL processes, guiding the team to ensure complete and accurate testing coverage.
• Collaborate with the Automation and Tooling team to enhance automation frameworks specifically for API and ETL testing, in addition to managing the execution of both automated and manual tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience, overseeing a QA team with at least 6 direct reports.
• Strong experience in API testing and ETL processes, with the ability to guide team members on testing strategies for data integration, pipelines, and transformations.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks specifically for API and ETL testing.
• Proven track record of working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to API and ETL workflows.
• Solid understanding of SaaS-based applications and their unique testing requirements, with a focus on data validation and integrity.
• Extensive knowledge of different data stores, databases, and big data technologies, including:
• Cloud data warehousing solutions such as Snowflake, Amazon Redshift,Google BigQuery, or Azure SQL.
• Traditional relational databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server.
• NoSQL databases including MongoDB, Cassandra, or Elasticsearch.
• Big data technologies and data lakes such as Hadoop, S3, Azure Data
• Lake, or HDFS for large-scale data processing and storage.