Cloud QA Manager: Lead Global Cloud Testing & Automation

TP-Link Systems Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k

Vacation days 15

Paid holidays 11

Pay raises bi-annually

Wellness benefits

Team-building events

Job summary

TP-Link Systems Inc. in Irvine, CA is seeking a QA Manager for Cloud Services to lead the U.S. Cloud QA team, oversee validation of TP-Link cloud platforms, and ensure release readiness across engineering groups.

The role emphasizes process improvement, test coverage, and collaboration with backend, mobile, firmware, and overseas QA teams to deliver high-quality products. On-site work with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of QA cloud service testing or backend development.
• 3+ years of team leadership or QA management.
• Experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Hands-on with microservices, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD.
• Experience with performance, scalability, and stress testing.
• Ability to review cloud testing quality without relying solely on execution.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Cloud QA team, including task planning, workload distribution, and progress tracking.
• Plan and oversee validation activities for cloud services, APIs, and device-cloud interactions.
• Coordinate test efforts across U.S. and overseas QA teams to ensure consistent coverage and execution.
• Review test plans and ensure adequate functional, regression, and integration coverage before release.
• Track defects, prioritize testing risks, and communicate release readiness to stakeholders.
• Work with development and product teams to clarify requirements and improve testability.
• Monitor testing schedules and help resolve blockers impacting testing progress.
• Improve testing processes, documentation, and communication workflows.
• Support automation initiatives and encourage adoption of automation where practical.
• Provide status reporting and quality summaries to engineering and management teams.

Skills

QA leadership

Cloud testing

AWS

Microservices

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

MySQL

MongoDB

Kafka

Performance testing

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD Tools

MySQL

MongoDB

Kafka

Job description

TP-Link Systems Inc. in Irvine, CA is seeking a QA Manager for Cloud Services to lead the U.S. Cloud QA team, oversee validation of TP-Link cloud platforms, and ensure release readiness across engineering groups.

The role emphasizes process improvement, test coverage, and collaboration with backend, mobile, firmware, and overseas QA teams to deliver high-quality products. On-site work with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.