Lead-Test Manager

SFE; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SFE is seeking a Lead-Test Manager onsite in Bellevue, WA or Overland Park, KS/Frisco, TX to lead QA across multiple workstreams. The role requires 12+ years in software QA with 4+ in leadership, strong test governance, and hands-on workflow management.

You will mentor teams, define test strategies, drive automation adoption, and coordinate with product and development to ensure quality releases while managing resources and vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Over 12 years in Software QA/Testing with 4+ years in test management or QA leadership.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools (JIRA, QTest, TestRail).
• Solid understanding of automation frameworks and tools (Selenium, TestNG, Rest Assured, or similar).
• Experience with API, Functional, Regression, Performance, and UAT testing strategies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git).
• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and test data management.
• Strong leadership, people management, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of QA engineers and automation testers across multiple workstreams.
• Define and implement the overall test strategy, test plans, and quality metrics for projects and releases.
• Partner with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to align testing scope with project timelines and requirements.
• Oversee test planning, execution, and defect management for functional, regression, integration, performance, and UAT testing.
• Drive adoption and continuous improvement of automation frameworks to increase test coverage and efficiency.
• Establish and monitor quality KPIs, providing regular status reports and risk assessments to leadership.
• Ensure test environments, test data, and tools are properly managed and available for the team.
• Manage resource planning, budgeting, and vendor/offshore team coordination as needed.
• Champion best practices in test governance, compliance, and process standardization across the QA organization.
• Facilitate defect triage meetings and drive root-cause analysis for critical production issues.

Skills

Test Management

QA Leadership

Test Methodologies

Test Tools (JIRA/QTest/TestRail)

Automation Frameworks

Testing Types (API/Functional/Reg/UA)

CI/CD & VCS

SQL for Data Validation

Leadership Skills

Analytics & Risk

Tools

JIRA

QTest

TestRail

Selenium

TestNG

Rest Assured

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

Lead-Test Manager

Bellevue, WA or Overland Park, KS/Frisco, TX- Onsite

Hire Type: fulltime

120K/annum + benefits

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 12+ years of overall experience in Software Quality Assurance/Testing, with 4+ years in a Test Management or QA Leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of test management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools (JIRA, QTest or TestRail).
• Solid understanding of automation frameworks and tools (Selenium, TestNG, Rest Assured, or similar).
• Experience with API, Functional, Regression, Performance, and UAT testing strategies.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git).
• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and Test data management.
• Strong leadership, people management, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and risk-assessment abilities.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of QA engineers and automation testers across multiple workstreams.
• Define and implement the overall test strategy, test plans, and quality metrics for projects and releases.
• Partner with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to align testing scope with project timelines and requirements.
• Oversee test planning, execution, and defect management for functional, regression, integration, performance, and UAT testing.
• Drive adoption and continuous improvement of automation frameworks to increase test coverage and efficiency.
• Establish and monitor quality KPIs, providing regular status reports and risk assessments to leadership.
• Ensure test environments, test data, and tools are properly managed and available for the team.
• Manage resource planning, budgeting, and vendor/offshore team coordination as needed.
• Champion best practices in test governance, compliance, and process standardization across the QA organization.
• Facilitate defect triage meetings and drive root-cause analysis for critical production issues.