Senior Manager, QA Engineering

Camunda; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Camunda is seeking a senior QA leader to own the end-to-end QA strategy for Camunda 8, guide two QA teams, and influence quality governance across the organization. The role combines hands-on QA execution with strategic leadership in a large enterprise-grade product.

You will partner with principal engineering to mature reliability, performance, and resilience testing, develop dashboards and metrics, and drive data-informed decisions that inform roadmap and release planning.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading QA in large engineering groups.
• Experience defining end-to-end QA strategy and data-informed decisions across multiple teams.
• Hands-on QA execution while leading strategically in enterprise software.
• Background in workflow automation or enterprise software.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end QA strategy for Camunda 8.
• Partner with principal engineering to mature reliability, performance, and resilience testing.
• Guide automation strategy and QA processes to enable high-quality outcomes.
• Develop actionable quality metrics, dashboards, and leadership-ready reports.
• Lead and scale QA teams and evolve structure for maximum impact.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders to embed quality across the organization.

Skills

QA leadership

End-to-end QA strategy

Automation testing

Quality metrics

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Playwright

TestRail

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Job description

About the role

Camunda is the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, enabling coordination of AI agents, people, and systems across complex processes. This role owns the end-to-end QA strategy for Camunda 8, manages two QA teams, and guides quality governance, automation, and reporting to inform roadmap and release decisions.

What you'll do

• Own and drive the end-to-end QA strategy for Camunda 8
• Partner with principal engineering to mature reliability, performance, and resilience testing
• Guide automation strategy and QA processes to enable high-quality outcomes
• Develop actionable quality metrics, dashboards, and leadership-ready reports
• Lead and scale QA teams and evolve structure for maximum impact
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders to embed quality across the organization

What they're looking for

• Proven track record leading QA in engineering organizations of 100-500 people with measurable impact
• Experience defining and implementing end-to-end QA strategy and data-informed decisions across multiple teams
• Comfort staying hands-on with QA execution while leading strategically
• Background in enterprise software or workflow automation with complex product coverage
• Nice-to-haves: Kubernetes/cloud/microservices knowledge, Playwright/TestRail/CI/CD testing experience, chaos engineering, and cultural change in QA
• Ability to align engineering, product, UX, documentation, and field teams around shared quality goals

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states worldwide eligibility, with remote work and global employment partners; Nigeria is not excluded by region in the description
• Location is remote; no timezone requirement is stated beyond general remote role information
• Contractor vs employee status is not specified in the listing
• Salary ranges are provided for several regions, with remote/hire via Remote.com; Nigeria-specific pay currency is not specified
• No visa or country-specific work-authorization notes beyond global eligibility are stated