Senior QA Lead: Automation & Quality Engineering

CHEQ Software Testing; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

CHEQ Software Testing is seeking a seasoned Lead Quality Engineer to steer testing across multiple projects from strategy to release readiness. You will guide functional, API, performance, and UAT testing, while driving scalable automation frameworks and best practices.

You will mentor a team of Test Engineers and partner with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD teams to embed quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in CS/IT/Engineering or related four-year program.
• Minimum seven years in Software Testing/QA/Quality Engineering with leadership of testing teams.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile, and quality metrics.
• Experience with automated testing, API testing, and performance testing.
• Experience in Web, Mobile, Enterprise, Cloud, or SaaS apps.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and source control.
• Knowledge of SQL and data validation; AI-assisted testing tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality Engineering activities across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, quality standards, delivery timelines, and release readiness goals.
• Define and govern test strategies, test plans, test coverage, and QA approaches throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Lead execution of Functional, System, Integration, Regression, End-to-End, API, Performance, and UAT testing.
• Drive automation by establishing and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks and practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed Quality Engineering in Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD models.
• Ensure effective management of test environments, data, execution, defects, and deliverables.
• Monitor testing progress, quality metrics, risks, issues, and release readiness indicators to stakeholders.
• Review business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specs for adequate test coverage.
• Identify testing risks and mitigation strategies to improve quality and delivery outcomes.
• Mentor and develop Test Engineers, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Engineering

Test strategy

Automation

CI/CD

Stakeholder management

SQL

Programming/scripting

Web/Mobile testing

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

Test management tools

Job description

• Lead Quality Engineering activities across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, quality standards, delivery timelines, and release readiness goals.
• Define and govern test strategies, test plans, test coverage, and quality assurance approaches throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Lead the execution of Functional, System, Integration, Regression, End-to-End (E2E), API, Performance, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Drive automation initiatives by establishing, maintaining, and improving scalable test automation frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed Quality Engineering practices and support continuous testing within Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD delivery models.
• Ensure effective management of test environments, test data, test execution, defects, and testing deliverables.
• Monitor and communicate testing progress, quality metrics, risks, issues, and release readiness indicators to stakeholders.
• Review and validate business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications to ensure adequate test coverage.
• Identify testing risks and recommend mitigation strategies to improve product quality and delivery outcomes.
• Mentor, coach, and develop Test Engineers while promoting Quality Engineering best practices and continuous improvement.
  

Job Description

• Lead Quality Engineering activities across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, quality standards, delivery timelines, and release readiness goals.
• Define and govern test strategies, test plans, test coverage, and quality assurance approaches throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Lead the execution of Functional, System, Integration, Regression, End-to-End (E2E), API, Performance, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Drive automation initiatives by establishing, maintaining, and improving scalable test automation frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed Quality Engineering practices and support continuous testing within Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD delivery models.
• Ensure effective management of test environments, test data, test execution, defects, and testing deliverables.
• Monitor and communicate testing progress, quality metrics, risks, issues, and release readiness indicators to stakeholders.
• Review and validate business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications to ensure adequate test coverage.
• Identify testing risks and recommend mitigation strategies to improve product quality and delivery outcomes.
• Mentor, coach, and develop Test Engineers while promoting Quality Engineering best practices and continuous improvement.
  

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or any related four-year course.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in Software Testing, Quality Assurance, or Quality Engineering, including leadership of testing teams in Agile and cross-functional environments.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile methodologies, Quality Engineering principles, test strategy development, risk-based testing, test coverage analysis, and quality metrics.
• Strong programming and scripting skills using modern programming languages such as TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Python, C#, or equivalent technologies.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated testing, API testing, and performance testing solutions.
• Experience testing Web, Mobile, Enterprise, Cloud, SaaS, or integrated business applications.
• Experience working within CI/CD pipelines and collaborative source control environments.
• Experience using test management and defect management platforms.
• Knowledge of SQL, data validation techniques, and AI-assisted testing tools.
  

Key Skills And Attributes

• Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, and talent development skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, verbal, written, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, root cause analysis, and risk management capabilities.
• Ability to define testing priorities, make sound quality-related decisions, and perform effectively under pressure.
• Strong automation and Quality Engineering expertise, including testing standards, framework governance, and best practices.
• Strong planning, organization, execution, adaptability, and resilience skills.
• Results-oriented with a strong commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and delivery excellence.
  

Be at the forefront of quality assurance and lead a dynamic team in delivering software that meets the highest standards.