Lead-testing

Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual incentive

Medical coverage

Parental leave

401K Plan

Certification reimbursement

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Bellevue, WA seeks a Test Manager to lead a QA team across multiple workstreams. You will shape the test strategy, oversee planning and execution, and partner with product and development teams to ensure quality across releases.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in QA, strong leadership, and hands-on experience with JIRA/QTest/TestRail, Selenium, API testing, and CI/CD. Excellent stakeholder communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in QA/Testing with 4+ years in leadership.
• Strong knowledge of test management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid).
• Hands-on with JIRA, QTest or TestRail.
• Automation frameworks: Selenium, TestNG, Rest Assured.
• Experience with API, functional, regression, performance, and UAT testing.
• CI/CD pipelines and version control (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git).
• SQL for data validation and test data management.
• Leadership, stakeholder communication.
• Analytical and risk-assessment abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor QA team across multiple workstreams.
• Define and implement test strategy, plans, and quality metrics.
• Partner with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to align testing scope.
• Oversee test planning, execution, and defect management.
• Drive adoption of automation frameworks to increase coverage.
• Establish quality KPIs and provide risk assessments to leadership.
• Ensure test environments and data are managed and available.
• Manage resource planning, budgeting, and vendor/offshore coordination.
• Champion test governance and process standardization across QA.
• Facilitate defect triage and root-cause analysis for critical issues.

Skills

Test management

Agile

JIRA

Selenium

TestNG

Rest Assured

SQL

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in Computers

Tools

JIRA

QTest

TestRail

Azure DevOps

Git

Selenium

Job description

Job Description

Test Manager

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.

Education

Degree in Computers

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $90000 - 120000 a year

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Location

Bellevue, WA

Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Lead

ID

431319

Skills

Testing

Salary Range

$90,000 - $120,000

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE