Job Title: Associate Director/Sr. Manager– Enterprise Quality Engineering
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly accomplished Sr. Test Manager to lead end-to-end Quality Engineering initiatives across complex enterprise programs. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, strategic vision, and hands-on expertise in Functional, Non-Functional, Automation, and Performance Testing. This role demands the ability to drive quality transformation, scale QE delivery models, and align testing strategy with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
1. Quality Strategy & Governance
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Define and implement enterprise-level Test Strategy & Quality Roadmap
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Establish governance models covering SIT, UAT, Regression, NFT
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Drive Shift-Left and Shift-Right Quality Engineering practices
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Own entry/exit criteria, quality gates, and release sign-offs
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Present quality metrics to CXO stakeholders
2. Program & Delivery Leadership
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Lead large cross-functional QA teams (20–100+ members)
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Manage multi-vendor and distributed delivery models
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Plan estimations, budgeting, capacity planning, and forecasting
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Drive risk-based testing and critical defect triage
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Ensure on-time release readiness across multiple tracks
3. Functional & Automation Excellence
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Oversee automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Tosca, API automation)
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Improve regression efficiency through CI/CD integration
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Establish traceability (RTM), test coverage, and quality dashboards
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Promote reusability, script optimization, and framework scalability
4. Non-Functional & Performance Engineering
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Own performance strategy (Load, Stress, Soak, Scalability testing)
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Define NFRs – TPS, concurrency, response time SLAs
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Drive observability and production monitoring alignment
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Ensure resilience, failover, and capacity validation
5. Stakeholder & Client Management
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Act as single point of accountability for Quality
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Engage Business, Architecture, DevOps, and Infra teams
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Lead UAT governance with business stakeholders
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Provide executive-level dashboards & reporting
6. Process & Transformation
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Implement QE maturity models (TMMi / Custom Maturity Framework)
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Drive AI-enabled testing (LLM validation, synthetic monitoring, bot testing)
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Standardize tools and eliminate redundancy
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Build Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) frameworks
Required Skills & Competencies
Leadership Competencies
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Strategic thinker with execution rigor
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Strong negotiation and escalation management skills
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Decision-making under pressure
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Influencing senior stakeholders
Technical Expertise
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Automation Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Tosca
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Performance Tools: LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, K6
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API Testing: Postman, Rest Assured
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CI/CD: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git
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Test Management: JIRA, ALM, Azure Test Plans
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Cloud & DevOps familiarity (Azure/AWS)
Quality Engineering Capabilities
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Risk-based test modeling
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Test coverage analysis
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Workload modeling
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Production defect leakage reduction
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Defect prevention strategy
KPIs / Success Metrics
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Reduction in defect leakage to production
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Regression automation coverage > 75%
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Performance SLA adherence > 95%
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Release cycle time improvement
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Improved test case productivity
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Reduction in environment-related delays
Experience & Qualifications
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12–20+ years in Quality Engineering
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Proven leadership of large-scale enterprise programs
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Experience in BFSI / Telecom / Oil & Gas preferred
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ISTQB / Agile certifications preferred
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Experience in SAP / Core Banking / CRM / Digital Channels is a plus
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Drives quality as a business enabler, not just a validation function
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Blends architecture mindset with delivery governance
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Balances automation, performance, and business quality objectives
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Scales teams from tactical QA to strategic QE transformation
Location
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Mumbai (Sevri/Wadala) This is a mandatory requirement.
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Mumbai Based. To be working out of Mumbai Sevri Location. Work Location is Non-Negotiable .
Educational Qualifications
- The candidate should have an educational background of BE / BTech in IT / Computer Science / Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering / EEE / Electronics ONLY.
