Quality Assurance Manager

CapTech; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CapTech is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager (Mid-Level II) to lead QA across multiple projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables and alignment with client objectives. This role blends hands-on testing with leadership responsibilities, requiring strong technical skills and the ability to mentor teams.

You will develop test strategies, manage QA teams, and coordinate with project managers, developers, and stakeholders to align testing with business goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software testing including functional, non-functional, and UI testing.
• Experience with automated testing tools (UFT, Playwright, Selenium).
• Strong communication and ability to work with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement test strategies for functional, performance, automation, and UAT testing.
• Ensure thorough test coverage and adherence to CapTech standards.
• Manage QA teams and allocate resources across projects.
• Partner with PMs, developers, and stakeholders to align testing with business goals.
• Perform risk analysis and establish quality checkpoints across the lifecycle.
• Mentor junior and mid-level QA analysts; support recruiting and QA growth.
• Create, maintain, and execute test plans, cases, and results; run SQL validation.

Skills

Software testing

Test automation

QA leadership

Mentoring

SQL querying

Tools

UFT

Playwright

Selenium

TypeScript

Java

Git

Azure DevOps

Job description

• Compensation: USD 90,000 - USD 180,000 - yearly

Company Description

CapTech is an award-winning consulting firm that collaborates with clients to achieve what’s possible through the power of technology. At CapTech, we’re passionate about the work we do and the results we achieve for our clients. From the outset, our founders shared a collective passion to create a consultancy centered on strong relationships that would stand the test of time. Today we work alongside clients that include Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized enterprises, and government agencies, a list that spans across the country.

Job Description

As a Quality Assurance Manager (Mid-Level II), you will lead QA efforts across multiple projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables and alignment with client objectives. This role blends hands‑on testing expertise with leadership responsibilities, requiring strong technical skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to mentor and guide QA teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies for functional, performance, automation, and user acceptance testing.
• Ensure thorough test coverage and adherence to CapTech standards.
• Manage QA teams and allocate resources effectively across projects.
• Partner with project managers, developers, and stakeholders to align testing efforts with business goals.
• Quality Governance & Risk Management
  • Perform risk analysis and establish quality checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and consistency in QA practices.
• Mentor junior and mid-level QA analysts.
• Support recruiting efforts and contribute to building a strong QA practice.
• Detailed Testing Responsibilities
  • Work with Business/Product SMEs to understand requirements.
  • Review requirements with developers and other QAs for consistency and accuracy.
  • Create, maintain, and execute test plans, scenarios, and cases against complex software systems.
  • Enter test scenarios, cases, and expected results in test management tools; analyze and communicate results.
  • Execute complex SQL queries to validate data persistence.
  • Create and track defects in specified tools and participate in daily SCRUMs.
  • Identify test cases for automation and build/review automation code per standards.
  • Build and maintain automation frameworks (UFT, Playwright, TypeScript, Java, Selenium) and integrate into CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn and understand complex software systems and their interrelationships quickly.
• 5+ years’ experience with all types of software testing including functional, non-functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance.
• Experience in automated testing using UFT and open-source tools such as Playwright and Selenium (required).5+ years’ experience testing Java applications.
• Clear and effective written and oral communication skills.
• In-depth knowledge of test planning, test case creation, and execution.
• Solid experience with software technologies including HTML, XML, Java, TypeScript, React or Next.js.
• Solid experience with MS SQL databases.
• Solid experience with version control systems such as GIT.
• Solid experience with Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans).
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of Agile Scrum development methodology and QA’s role in the process.
• Experience hosting requirement and test scenario reviews with developers, QAs, and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage impact to test scenarios and cases when requirements change.
• Detail-oriented with strong root cause analysis skills.

Additional Information

CapTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a culture of equality, inclusion and fairness — each foundational to our core values. We strive to create a diverse environment where each employee is encouraged to bring their unique ideas, backgrounds and experiences to the workplace.For more information about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging efforts,clickHERE .

At this time, CapTech cannot transfer nor sponsor a work visa for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.