Lead / Manager QA Engineer

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 96,432 - 151,536; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in the Greater Boston area seeks a Lead Quality Assurance Engineer / QA Manager for a long-term contract with strong extension potential. This hands-on leadership role drives QA strategy, automation, and cross-team coordination.

The ideal candidate combines technical depth with leadership, focusing on automation-first testing, CI/CD integration, and shift-left quality practices in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Quality Assurance and Software Testing.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive QA strategy across multiple teams.
• Lead onshore/offshore QA teams across time zones.
• Build and optimize automation frameworks and CI/CD integration.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Automation Frameworks

Java

Selenium

Cypress

BDD/Gherkin

CI/CD

Leadership

Offshore teams

Test data mgmt

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Job description

This client is seeking a Lead Quality Assurance Engineer / QA Manager based in the Greater Boston area with a requirement of 4 days onsite. You will be joining a global investment management firm focused on delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions that support critical financial systems and enterprise applications. This is a long-term contract opportunity with strong potential for extension.

This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role where you will drive QA strategy, build and optimize automation frameworks, and lead distributed/offshore QA teams in a fast-paced Agile environment. The ideal candidate brings a strong mix of technical depth and leadership, with a passion for automation-first testing, CI/CD integration, and shift-left quality practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Software Testing
• Strong hands-on experience building and scaling automation frameworks (selenium, Cypress, or similar)
• Proficiency in Java for test automation development
• Experience with BDD frameworks and Gherkin
• Proven experience leading onshore/offshore QA teams across multiple time zones
• Hands-on experience integrating QA into CI/Cd pipelines
• Experience leveraging AI tools for test generation, automation, or defect analysis
• Strong understanding of test data management, defect governance, and quality metrics
• Experience with security performance, and scalability testing

Desired Skills & Experience

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team building experience
• Background in investment management, trading systems, or financial services
• Experience with API testing and database validation
• Experience reducing flaky test and improve pipeline sreliability

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 50% Automated Testing
• 25% CI/CD and pipeline optimization
• 15% QA Strategy, Leadership and Metrics Reporting
• 10% Manual and exploratory testing

Daily Responsibilities

• 60% Hands On
• 20% Management Duties
• 20% Team Collaboration