QA and Test Manager

Join us as a QA and Test Manager and help strengthen software quality across a subdomain. You'll coach teams in practical, risk-based testing, help coordinate work across team boundaries, and provide hands-on support when needed. Act as a trusted partner who helps them make informed decisions and grow their testing capabilities.

Responsibilities

Help teams connect testing priorities to business and technical risks, choose suitable test levels, and challenge requirements and acceptance criteria early; Coach teams in creating clear, realistic test plans that account for scope, risks, responsibilities, dependencies, environments, test data, capacity, and completion criteria; Review test plans and coverage constructively, helping teams identify important gaps and dependencies early; Facilitate integration and end-to-end testing across teams, clarify responsibilities, coordinate shared test sessions, and follow up on blockers; Support testing coordination and documentation, including consolidating status while avoiding duplicate reporting; Build testing capability through workshops, pairing, test reviews, and practical examples for developers, testers, and product colleagues; Help teams apply test design techniques, exploratory testing, automation, and appropriate component, integration, contract, and end-to-end testing approaches; Contribute hands-on to test analysis, design, execution, defect investigation, and retesting when expertise or temporary capacity is needed; Help teams learn from test results, defects, production issues, and feedback, and support root-cause analysis and follow-through on improvements; Communicate testing evidence, coverage gaps, and remaining risks to support release decisions

Requirements

Practical experience designing and executing tests, investigating failures, and following defects through resolution; Ability to connect testing strategy and coverage to business impact, technical risk, and delivery constraints; Experience helping teams plan and coordinate testing across dependencies, environments, and capacity constraints; A constructive coaching style and the ability to explain testing methods clearly to people in different roles; Familiarity with test design techniques, exploratory testing, and test automation; Understanding of APIs, integrations, data, and CI/CD sufficient to guide testing decisions and collaborate with engineers; Clear communication skills and the ability to make testing progress, evidence, and risks understandable; A collaborative mindset and an interest in helping teams become more effective and independent in their testing; Commitment to continuous improvement and keeping testing knowledge current