Delivery Manager – Automation & SDET

Key Responsibilities

1. Delivery & Program Management

• Lead the planning execution and delivery of QA and automation testing across multiple projects and releases.

• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software in alignment with business and customer expectations.

• Define and track KPIs SLAs and quality metrics to measure delivery performance and continuous improvement.

• Manage risks dependencies and issues across projects ensuring proactive resolution and escalation where necessary.

• Collaborate with Product Engineering and Business teams to align delivery priorities and timelines.

2. Automation & QA Strategy

• Define and drive the overall test automation strategy across the organization.

• Ensure adoption of scalable and maintainable automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium Cypress Playwright and Appium.

• Champion shift-left testing continuous testing and quality engineering practices.

• Oversee integration of automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable faster and more reliable releases.

• Ensure implementation of functional regression performance and security testing practices.

3. Team Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead mentor and manage SDET and QA teams to ensure high performance and continuous capability development.

• Provide technical guidance on automation frameworks tools and best practices.

• Conduct performance reviews coaching and career development planning for team members.

• Foster a culture of quality ownership accountability and continuous improvement within the team.

4. Stakeholder Management

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into effective testing strategies.

• Provide regular updates on delivery status risks and quality metrics to senior management.

• Act as the primary point of contact for all QA and automation-related matters within assigned projects.

5. Quality Assurance & Governance

• Establish and enforce QA standards processes and best practices across projects.

• Ensure effective defect management processes including logging tracking and resolution using tools such as Jira Confluence and HP ALM Octane.

• Drive improvements in test coverage defect leakage and overall product quality.

• Ensure compliance with telecom industry standards and regulatory requirements where applicable.

6. Technical Oversight

• Provide oversight on the design development and maintenance of automation frameworks.

• Review and approve automation architecture and design decisions.

• Ensure effective use of programming languages such as Java JavaScript or Python within automation efforts.

• Oversee database validation API testing and debugging processes.

• Encourage adoption of modern testing tools and emerging technologies.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree or HND in Computer Science Engineering ICT or a related field.

• 712 years of relevant experience in software testing and quality assurance with at least 35 years in a leadership or delivery management role.

• Proven experience managing SDET or automation testing teams in telecoms ICT fintech or related industries.

• Strong hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium Cypress Playwright or similar.

• Experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps).

• Solid programming knowledge in Java JavaScript Python or similar languages.

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) Agile and DevOps practices.

• Experience with performance testing and security testing is an added advantage.

• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time