Test Manager

Black Rock Groups; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tech Mahindra is seeking a Test Manager for Connected Automotive in Lewisville, TX, onsite from day one. You will define and govern test strategy, lead validation across connected vehicle platforms, and drive test delivery with automation and DevOps integration.

You will mentor onsite/offshore teams, manage quality metrics, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure release readiness and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in connected automotive validation, telemetry, SDV, OTA and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement program-level test strategies, quality standards, KPIs, and release-readiness criteria.
• Own test planning, estimation, resource allocation, execution governance, and quality reporting.
• Establish traceability from requirements through test coverage, defects, and acceptance.
• Coordinate vehicle, edge, mobile, API, cloud, and back-office testing across integrated releases.
• Validate service continuity, data accuracy, interoperability, and production readiness.
• Manage testing lifecycle from requirements analysis through production deployment and post-release validation.
• Oversee functional, integration, system, regression, end-to-end, performance, security, and UAT activities.
• Drive defect triage, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and defect-leakage reduction.
• Maintain test plans, traceability matrices, quality dashboards, risk logs, and release recommendations.
• Define automation roadmaps across UI, API, mobile, cloud, and embedded interfaces.
• Integrate automated validation into CI/CD pipelines and promote shift-left quality engineering.
• Track automation effectiveness, execution stability, and maintenance needs.
• Act as primary quality contact for customer, product, program, architecture, development, and DevOps stakeholders.
• Lead onsite-offshore test teams and mentor Test Leads, Automation Architects, and Test Engineers.
• Present quality status, risks, dependencies, and release recommendations in governance and executive reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Test strategy

Delivery governance

Defect management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

ALM / Quality Center

Selenium

Appium

Postman

ReadyAPI

JMeter

Robot Framework

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Title: Test Manager

Location: Lewisville TX.

Onsite/ Remote: Day 1 Onsite at customer location

The pay range for this role is $90k- $110k per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance and paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law). The exact offer terms will depend on the skill level, educational qualifications, experience, and location of the candidate.

Open for C2H : $60/hr to $$62/hr

Key Responsibilities

Test Strategy and Governance

Define and implement program-level test strategies, quality standards, KPIs, and release-readiness criteria.

Own test planning, estimation, resource allocation, execution governance, and quality reporting.

Establish traceability from requirements through test coverage, defects, and acceptance.

Ensure alignment with customer processes and applicable automotive quality practices.

Connected Vehicle Validation

Lead validation of connected vehicle platforms, telematics systems, SDV capabilities, OTA updates, remote diagnostics, fleet solutions, mobile applications, vehicle data platforms, and cloud services.

Coordinate vehicle, edge, mobile, API, cloud, and back-office testing across integrated releases.

Validate service continuity, data accuracy, interoperability, error handling, and production readiness.

Test Delivery Management

Manage the testing lifecycle from requirements analysis through production deployment and post-release validation.

Oversee functional, integration, system, regression, end-to-end, performance, security, and UAT activities.

Drive defect triage, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and defect-leakage reduction.

Maintain test plans, traceability matrices, quality dashboards, risk logs, and release recommendations.

Automation and DevOps

Define automation and continuous-testing roadmaps across UI, API, mobile, cloud, and embedded interfaces.

Integrate automated validation into CI/CD pipelines and promote shift-left quality engineering.

Track automation effectiveness, execution stability, reusable assets, and maintenance needs.

Stakeholder and Team Leadership

Act as the primary quality contact for customer, product, program, architecture, development, and DevOps stakeholders.

Lead onsite-offshore test teams and mentor Test Leads, Automation Architects, and Test Engineers.

Present quality status, risks, dependencies, and release recommendations in governance and executive reviews.

Support solutioning, estimations, proposals, audits, capability building, and continuous improvement.

Required Technical Competencies Connected Automotive

Connected vehicles, telematics, SDV, OTA, remote diagnostics, fleet management, vehicle connectivity, automotive IoT, and vehicle data analytics. Test Manager - Connected Automotive Engineering

Automotive Protocols and Diagnostics CAN / CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, J1939, UDS, DoIP, MQTT, DTC analysis, and diagnostic workflows.

Cloud, API, and DevOps Microsoft Azure, AWS or GCP; microservices; REST APIs; Docker; Kubernetes; and CI/CD pipelines.

Tools

Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM / Quality Center, Selenium, Appium, Postman, ReadyAPI, JMeter, and Robot Framework or equivalent tools.

Testing Expertise

Functional, system, integration, end-to-end, regression, API, mobile, cloud, OTA, vehicle connectivity, performance, security, automation, and user acceptance testing.

Automotive Domain Knowledge

Automotive E/E architecture and connected-services ecosystems.

Telematics architecture, vehicle diagnostics, and commercial or passenger vehicle platforms.

Fleet operations, mobility solutions, predictive maintenance, automotive cybersecurity, and digital engineering.

Key Performance Indicators

Release quality and on-time delivery

Defect leakage and production defect reduction

Requirement and test coverage Automation coverage and execution reliability

Test efficiency and productivity

Risk closure and compliance

Customer satisfaction and stakeholder confidence

Core Keywords Connected Vehicle | SDV | OTA | Telematics | Automotive Cloud | Test Automation | CAN | J1939 | UDS | Quality Engineering

Tech Mahindra is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels of the company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. All applicants will be evaluated solely based on their ability, competence, and performance of the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations also are available in the hiring process for applicants with disabilities. Candidates can request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the company ADA Coordinator at [e-mail].