Software Quality Assurance Manager

Ilab Llc; Connecticut; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ilab Llc in the United States (Connecticut) seeks an SQA Manager to lead QA activities across multiple projects, guiding QA Analysts and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure consistent testing practices throughout the SDLC.

The role encompasses test strategy development, test planning, SIT/UAT oversight, defect management, and release readiness assessment, with emphasis on traceability, metrics, and governance participation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software QA/testing experience, including experience leading QA activities.
• Experience with SIT, UAT, regression testing, requirements traceability, and release readiness.
• Experience with enterprise test management and defect tracking tools.
• Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate QA activities across multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Test Strategies, Test Plans, schedules, and testing deliverables.
• Oversee functional, integration, regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Ensure requirements traceability and adequate test coverage.
• Lead defect triage and monitor defect resolution, trends, and quality risks.
• Review QA deliverables and monitor testing progress and quality metrics.
• Identify testing risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Assess release readiness and provide recommendations regarding production readiness.
• Prepare and present QA status reports, dashboards, and quality updates.
• Participate in governance, project, and release planning meetings.
• Provide hands-on QA support when required.

Skills

Leadership

QA leadership

Stakeholder communication

Test strategy

Test planning

Defect management

SDLC knowledge

SIT/UAT

Job description

SQA Manager provides leadership, testing oversight, and release readiness support for enterprise technology initiatives. This role will serve as the primary QA point of coordination among business stakeholders, project teams, and Quality Management, while guiding QA Analysts and ensuring consistent testing practices throughout the software development lifecycle.Lead and coordinate QA activities across multiple projects and stakeholders.Develop and maintain Test Strategies, Test Plans, schedules, and testing deliverables.Oversee functional, integration, regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).Ensure requirements traceability and adequate test coverage.Lead defect triage and monitor defect resolution, trends, and quality risks.Review QA deliverables and monitor testing progress and quality metrics.Identify testing risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.Assess release readiness and provide recommendations regarding production readiness.Prepare and present QA status reports, dashboards, and quality updates.Participate in governance, project, and release planning meetings.Provide hands-on QA support when required.7+ years of software QA/testing experience, including experience leading QA activities.Strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, test planning, test execution, and defect management.Experience with SIT, UAT, regression testing, requirements traceability, and release readiness.Experience with enterprise test management and defect tracking tools.Strong leadership, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder communication skills.Experience supporting complex enterprise or government technology projects preferred.Consulting experience a plus