Associate Test Manager(AEM)

Bounteous; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bounteous is seeking an experienced QA Lead to define and drive testing strategy for AEM projects. You will mentor QA engineers, establish gates across the SDLC, and champion quality throughout agile delivery.

Your role includes reviewing tests, coordinating with developers and designers, and guiding release readiness with stakeholders. Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in QA, 3+ years in leadership, and hands-on expertise in AEM, automation with Selenium/Playwright/Cypress, and strong

Qualifications

• 8+ years of QA experience with 3+ years in a QA lead role.
• Hands-on testing of AEM applications with strong QA methodologies.
• Experience with agile software development and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement QA strategies, standards, and best practices for AEM projects.
• Lead and mentor QA engineers, providing technical guidance and direction.
• Establish quality gates across the SDLC and ensure adherence to testing processes.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance testing efficiency and product quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed quality in development lifecycle.
• Review test cases and ensure QA Lead sign-off prior to execution.
• Manage defect lifecycle and provide status reports to stakeholders.

Skills

QA Leadership

Mentoring

Test Planning

UAT Testing

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

JIRA

Job description

7 to 9 years of experience
Skills: AEM QA, QA strategies, UAT support testing

QA Leadership & Strategy

• Define and implement QA strategies, standards, and best practices for AEM projects.
• Lead and mentor QA engineers, providing technical guidance and direction.
• Establish quality gates across the SDLC and ensure adherence to testing processes.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing efficiency and product quality.
• Participate in project planning, estimation, and release readiness activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
• Establish and enforce test case review processes, ensuring all test artifacts undergo QA Lead review and approval prior to execution.

Functional Testing

• Review business requirements, user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and traceability matrices.
• Validate AEM components, templates, workflows, content fragments, and experience fragments.
• Perform end-to-end testing across Author, Publish, Dispatcher, and Production environments.
• Conduct regression, integration, system, smoke, sanity, and UAT support testing.
• Create and maintain detailed test cases in AgileTest aligned with business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure complete test coverage and traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects.
• Conduct internal test case reviews and provide sign-off before execution to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to testing standards.
• Review test scenarios and test cases prepared by QA team members, provide constructive feedback, and drive continuous improvement in test design and coverage.

AEM-Specific Testing

• Test AEM Sites, Assets, Forms, and Headless implementations.
• Validate content authoring, publishing workflows, approval processes, and versioning.
• Verify dispatcher caching rules and content delivery mechanisms.
• Test integrations with Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target and third-party systems.
• Validate SEO-related implementations within AEM.

UI/UX & Figma Validation

• Review and interpret UI/UX designs from Figma.
• Validate implemented screens against Figma designs for pixel-perfect accuracy.
• Ensure consistency in layouts, typography, colors, spacing, responsive behavior, and user interactions.
• Collaborate closely with designers and developers to identify and resolve UI/UX deviations.
• Support design QA activities during sprint and release cycles.

Test Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar tools.
• Automate UI, API, and regression test suites for AEM applications.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor and improve automation coverage and execution efficiency.
• Analyze automation results and drive continuous quality improvements.

API & Integration Testing

• Validate REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, and microservices used within AEM solutions.
• Perform functional and integration testing of connected systems.
• Utilize tools such as Postman, Swagger, and REST Assured for API validation.

Accessibility Testing

• Lead accessibility testing initiatives and ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1/2.2, ADA, and accessibility standards.
• Conduct accessibility audits using tools such as ANDI, NVDA and Level access, Lighthouse, and Accessibility Insights.
• Validate keyboard navigation, focus management, screen reader compatibility, color contrast, and semantic HTML compliance.
• Work closely with development and UX teams to remediate accessibility issues.
• Ensure accessibility compliance is integrated into release quality gates.

Defect Management & Reporting

• Manage the defect lifecycle using JIRA.
• Track quality metrics and provide regular status reports to stakeholders.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement defect prevention strategies.
• Support release sign-offs and production validation activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of QA experience with at least 3+ years in a QA Lead role.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience testing Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) applications.
• Strong understanding of AEM architecture, content management concepts, Author/Publish environments, Dispatcher, and workflows.
• Experience in manual and automated testing methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, DevOps, SDLC, and STLC practices.
• Experience working with distributed teams and multiple stakeholders.

Technical Skills Must-Have

• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM Sites, Assets, Forms)

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with developers, architects, designers, and business teams.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly for UI/UX and accessibility compliance.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced Agile delivery environment.

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