Test Engineering Manager (REMOTE)

Strengthen testability practices through early engagement in design and architecture reviews. RESPONSIBILITIES: People Leadership & Team Development Lead and grow QA and SDET teams across multiple portfolios. Provide hands-on coaching in automation design, debugging, test architecture, and engineering best practices. Establish clear performance expectations, career paths, and skill development plans. Build a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and psychological safety. Develop emerging technical leaders within the team. Automation & Quality Execution Execute a unified automation strategy aligned to enterprise standards. Ensure automation integrates effectively with CI/CD pipelines and release workflows. Promote shift-left practices, embedding validation early in the SDLC. Strengthen testing across units, API, integration, contract, UI, and end-to-end layers as appropriate. Partner with enterprise automation teams to align frameworks and tooling standards. Quality Metrics & Operational Excellence Define and track portfolio-level quality KPIs (automation coverage, defect leakage, stability, release readiness). Establish consistent release quality gates and readiness criteria. Drive structured root-cause analysis and long-term remediation of recurring issues.