Role & seniority: Senior Quality Engineering Manager

Stack/tools: Azure DevOps; Zephyr; test automation (Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Postman, ReadyAPI); performance/load testing (JMeter, LoadRunner); web/mobile app QA; strong understanding of web/mobile stacks

Top 3 responsibilities

Lead quality initiatives and drive test strategy (regression, UI/API automation, load/performance) across product teams
Directly manage and mentor quality engineers (Bangalore and remote) and align onshore/offshore quality execution
Own test automation and performance testing collaboration with engineering, product, and performance teams; analyze results, report defects, manage risks, and ensure timely, high-quality releases

Must-have skills

13–15 years in software quality engineering; 5+ years in people leadership
Experience in agile environments with distributed teams
Proven automation strategy development and execution; load/performance testing
Proficiency with test management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Zephyr)
Excellent communication, proactive, self-motivated, organized

Nice-to-haves

Experience with Selenium, Cucumber, Postman, JMeter, ReadyAPI
Languages: C#, Java, Ruby, TypeScript, etc.
Testing web services (REST, SOAP)
Experience with LoadRunner or other load-testing tools

Location & work type: Bangalore, India; full-time role with onshore/offshore collaboration; remote collaboration supported as needed

Full Description

Overview symplr is looking for a Senior Quality Engineering Manager to drive the quality initiatives for symplr products. This person will be responsible for leading a team of quality engineers. By working closely with engineering as well as center of excellence team, they will be responsible for devising and implementing test strategy for regression, UI &API automation as well as load & performance testing efforts for their product. Duties & Responsibilities Work closely with engineering and product teams to drive quality engineering initiatives for the product Directly manage a team of quality engineers in Bangalore as well as remotely. Work closely with the onshore quality team to align on the quality strategy and execution. Work with globally dispersed teams and stakeholders to ensure features are released on time with highest quality. Provide technical direction to both onshore and offshore quality engineers executing test strategy Drive the test automation efforts for their product Work with the performance testing team to ensure the product is tested for load, stress and endurance Analyze test results, communicate issues and report any defects Escalate risks and dependencies encountered during testing process Understand quality metrics and drive positive changes based on the metrics Skills Required Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Must be proactive, passionate and able to work in a fast-paced environment Should be able to work with minimum supervision Highly organized, creative, motivated, and passionate about achieving results Strong technical and analytical skills with good understanding of how web and mobile application stacks work

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field
13-15 years’ experience in software quality engineering
5+ years of leading and managing quality teams
Experience working in an agile environment with distributed engineering teams
Experience with establishing and driving automation test strategy
Experience with load and performance testing strategies
Experience with test management tools like Azure DevOps, Zephyr, etc.

Nice to have

Experience with testing tools like Selenium Web Driver, Cucumber, Postman, JMeter, ReadyAPI
Experience with languages like C#, Java, Ruby, Typescript, etc.
Experience testing web services (REST, SOAP etc.)
Experience with load testing tools like JMeter, Load Runner, etc.

Senior Manager, Quality Engineering