Quality Engineer Manager

H & A Resources, LLC; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

H & A Resources, LLC is seeking an experienced Quality Engineering (QE) Manager to lead end-to-end testing for integrated enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will drive API automation, event-driven architecture testing, and NoSQL data validation while building high-performing QE teams.

You will define test strategies, establish QE governance, track quality metrics, and collaborate with product owners, architects, and development teams to ensure release readiness across distributed

Qualifications

• Experience leading QE teams in Agile environments and driving governance.
• Strong API testing/automation experience with Karate, RestAssured, Playwright.
• Proficiency in API validation tools such as Postman and OpenAPI.
• Experience validating data in NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Couchbase).
• Ability to establish QE governance, automation reporting and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor QE teams, delivering high-quality software releases.
• Define and execute test strategies across functional, integration, API and end-to-end testing.
• Drive automation-first quality practices and increase coverage.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and Development teams on SDLC quality.
• Establish QE governance, metrics, and executive reporting for release readiness.
• Introduce modern testing tools and practices to improve efficiency.
• Ensure quality validation across distributed and event-driven architectures.

Skills

API automation

Karate

RestAssured

Playwright

Postman

Swagger/OpenAPI

Kafka

NoSQL validation

MongoDB

Couchbase

QE governance

Agile

Stakeholder management

CI/CD

Azure

Distributed systems testing

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Quality Engineering (QE) Manager to lead end-to-end testing initiatives for integrated enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in API automation, event-driven architecture testing, NoSQL database validation, and QE governance, while effectively leading teams and driving continuous quality improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage QE teams, providing technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Define and execute comprehensive test strategies covering functional, integration, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Drive automation-first quality engineering practices and increase test automation coverage across applications and services.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Architects, Development teams, and business stakeholders to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
• Establish QE governance frameworks, quality metrics, compliance standards, and executive reporting mechanisms.
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement by introducing modern testing tools, frameworks, and best practices.
• Ensure quality validation across distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and complex integrations.

Required Skills & Experience

API Testing & Automation

• Strong hands-on experience with API automation frameworks such as Karate, RestAssured, and Playwright.
• Expertise in API functional, integration, regression, and contract testing.
• Proficiency with API testing and validation tools including Postman and Swagger/OpenAPI.
• Experience testing asynchronous and event-driven systems using Kafka or similar messaging platforms.
• Ability to validate message flows, event processing, data consistency, and exception handling across integrated systems.

Database Validation

• Strong experience validating data in MongoDB, Couchbase, or other NoSQL/document databases.
• Knowledge of schema validation, data integrity checks, query validation, and end-to-end data reconciliation.

Leadership & QE Governance

• Proven experience leading and scaling QE teams in Agile environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience establishing QE governance processes, automation reporting, quality KPIs, and release readiness assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to improve testing efficiency through automation, tooling, and process optimization.
• Experience driving Quality Engineering transformation initiatives and modern testing practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of integration testing involving upstream and downstream enterprise applications.
• Experience integrating automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure.
• Exposure to microservices-based architectures and distributed systems testing.