Software Test Manager (AMK)

maestro human resource pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Maestro Human Resource Pte. Ltd. is seeking a QA leader to own the test strategy, planning, and execution across multiple testing phases in a Singapore-based environment.

You will lead test leads, QA engineers, and offshore teams, ensuring traceability and quality while coordinating with PMs, BAs, developers, and clients. Strong automation oversight and risk management are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT/Software required.

Responsibilities

• Define the overall test strategy, scope, approach, timelines, resources, tools, criteria and deliverables.
• Lead SIT, system/integration/regression/UAT, performance and security testing, and other test phases.
• Manage test leads, QA engineers and testers, vendors, and offshore teams; assign work and monitor progress.
• Ensure test artifacts, traceability and reviews are complete and accurate.
• Oversee defect logging, triage, retesting, closure, and escalation of critical defects.
• Monitor test execution progress, pass/fail rates, defects and coverage.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, BAs, Developers, and clients.
• Identify testing risks, dependencies, and environment issues; plan mitigations.
• Coordinate test environments, data, interfaces and test data.
• Oversee automation efforts for regression and repetitive testing.
• Ensure QA processes meet standards and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare dashboards, status reports, defect reports, and release readiness assessments.
• Provide quality/risk input for Go/No-Go decisions.
• Review production defects and testing gaps to drive improvements.

Skills

Test strategy

Test planning

Test management

Team leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Risk management

Automation oversight

Quality assurance

Reporting

Release readiness

Education

Degree in IT/Software

Tools

Automation frameworks

Job description

duties include:

• Test strategy & planning — Define the overall test strategy, scope, approach, test phases, timelines, resources, tools, entry/exit criteria, and deliverables.
• Test management — Manage SIT, system testing, integration testing, regression testing, UAT support, performance testing, security testing, and other required test phases.
• Team leadership — Lead test leads, QA engineers, testers, vendors, and offshore teams; assign work and monitor progress.
• Test case management — Ensure test scenarios, test cases, test scripts, test data, and requirements traceability are complete and properly reviewed.
• Defect management — Oversee defect logging, prioritisation, triage, retesting, closure, and escalation of critical defects.
• Test execution monitoring — Track execution progress, pass/fail rates, defect trends, coverage, blockers, and overall testing health.
• Stakeholder coordination — Work closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, System Engineers, Product Owners, business users, vendors, and clients.
• Risk management — Identify testing risks, dependencies, resource constraints, environment issues, and quality concerns, and establish mitigation plans.
• Test environment & data — Coordinate availability of test environments, interfaces, accounts, configurations, and appropriate test data.
• Automation oversight — Identify suitable areas for automated testing and oversee automation frameworks/tools for regression and repetitive testing.
• Quality assurance — Ensure testing follows organizational QA standards, processes, security requirements, and relevant regulatory/compliance requirements.
• Reporting — Prepare test dashboards, status reports, defect reports, test completion reports, and management updates.
• Release readiness — Assess whether testing has met exit criteria and provide a quality/risk assessment to support the Go/No-Go decision.
• Post-release improvement — Review production defects and testing gaps and recommend improvements to the testing process

Requirements:
Degree in IT / Software
With 3-6 yrs related experience
Experience in automation testing
Working location: AMK

5 day week