Engineering Leader – Quality (QE Delivery Manager)

Engineering Leader Quality (QE Delivery Manager)

Onsite role

Please note that if any candidate is looking for a remote option they will be required to work from the office for one week each month. All travel and accommodation expenses must be borne by the candidate.

The QE Delivery Manager (Onsite) is responsible for leading and managing Quality Engineering teams to ensure high-quality delivery across programs and projects. This role oversees QE planning strategy execution resource management and continuous improvement from an offshore location. The manager collaborates closely with onsite stakeholders engineering teams product owners and business partners to ensure seamless delivery of quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. Delivery & Execution

Own QE delivery across multiple programs or product lines from offshore.

Ensure all test activities (functional automation performance accessibility security testing) are executed with high quality and on schedule.

Oversee creation and maintenance of test strategies test plans and test metrics.

Drive adoption of modern QE practices including shift-left CI/CD integration automation-first mindset with AI infusion and quality gates.

Ensure defect tracking triage and root-cause analyses are performed effectively.

2. Leadership & Team Management

Lead mentor and manage offshore QE teams (Test Leads SDETs Manual Testers Automation / AI Engineers).

Hire develop and retain talent; provide coaching and career development.

Manage staffing forecasting and resource planning to meet delivery commitments.

Foster a culture of ownership accountability and continuous improvement.

3. Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary offshore QE delivery interface for onsite managers product owners and engineering leadership.

Communicate project status risks and dependencies proactively.

Ensure alignment with onsite leads on release readiness quality expectations and timelines.

Manage vendor or partner interactions (if applicable).

4. Process Excellence & Governance

Implement and enforce QE processes standards and best practices.

Drive metrics-based delivery using KPIs such as automation coverage defect leakage execution efficiency DRE and cycle times.

Lead quality audits compliance activities and governance reporting.

Identify improvement opportunities and drive transformation initiatives.

5. Technical & Domain Expertise

Guide teams on test automation frameworks tools and technologies.

Support architecture discussions for QE tooling ecosystem.

Ensure teams are equipped to test microservices APIs cloud-based solutions and modern platforms.

Stay current on industry trends in DevOps CI/CD AI/ML in testing and test automation.

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Bachelors or masters degree in engineering Computer Science or related field.

Experience

18 20 years of experience in Quality Engineering with at least 6-8 years in QE leadership/management.

Proven offshore delivery experience in a global distributed environment.

Demonstrated success managing QE teams across Agile/Scrum/Scaled Agile (SAFe) environments.

Technical Skills

Strong understanding of QA methodologies automation performance testing and DevOps pipelines.

Hands-on knowledge of automation frameworks (Selenium Cypress Playwright Appium etc.).

Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps Jenkins GitHub Actions etc.).

Experience with cloud platforms (Azure AWS or GCP).

Leadership & Soft Skills

Excellent communication stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive results in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills

Experience working with global teams in large enterprise environments.

Certifications in Agile SAFe ISTQB or similar.

Exposure to AI-driven test automation tools.

Comments for Suppliers: 18 20 years of experience in Quality Engineering with at least 6-8 years in QE leadership/management.