QA Manager: Testing Strategy & Automation Lead

Pike Engineering in; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike IT is seeking a QA Manager to define and drive the testing strategy across all IT initiatives. This role ensures quality is embedded throughout the SDLC and collaborates with internal teams and an offshore testing partner to establish best practices and governance.

You will lead the testing team, implement automation, monitor metrics, and coordinate with development, architecture, and delivery teams to align testing with project goals and release trains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field.
• 7+ years in software testing with 2+ years in leadership.
• Experience leading offshore testing teams and vendor relationships.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies and automation tools: OATS, Selenium, AccelQ, Tricentis, Leapwork.
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Experience validating test scripts; Zephyr.
• Experience with enterprise-scale apps and integration testing.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder mgmt.

Responsibilities

• Define testing strategy aligned with delivery objectives.
• Lead offshore testing partner coordination and governance.
• Mentor and grow the testing team.
• Embed testing into the SDLC for early defect detection.
• Establish testing standards, frameworks, and metrics.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, and delivery teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Quality assurance

Automation testing

SDLC testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

OATS

Selenium

AccelQ

Tricentis

Leapwork

Zephyr

Job description

Pike IT is seeking a QA Manager to define and drive the testing strategy across all IT initiatives. This role ensures quality is embedded throughout the SDLC and collaborates with internal teams and an offshore testing partner to establish best practices and governance.

You will lead the testing team, implement automation, monitor metrics, and coordinate with development, architecture, and delivery teams to align testing with project goals and release trains.