Manager,QA

Overview:

Job Title : Manager,QA

Location Bangalore

Aptean is changing. Our bespoke ERP solutions are transforming a huge range of global businesses, from food producers to manufacturers. In a world of generic enterprise software, we provide targeted solutions that bring together the very best technology and drive greater results. With over 4500 employees, 90 different products and a global client base, there's no better time to advance your career at Aptean.

The Who, What, Where and Why

As a Manager of Quality Engineering, you will play a key role in driving exceptional levels of quality and testing efficiency within our products, while simultaneously partnering with other teams within Research and Development to ensure delivery objectives are consistently achieved. This role is designed for individuals who have a solid foundation in quality engineering, testing, and leadership, and are eager to contribute their skills to enhance rapid delivery of enterprise supply chain solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and utilize both your technical expertise and leadership skills to contribute to the overall success of our organization. You will be a strategic partner, mentor, and facilitator, enabling the Scrum teams to take ownership of quality and deliver high-quality products efficiently.

Who?

We'd like this person to have the following skills/abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
• Demonstrable experience as a QA Manager, Lead, or similar role, with 7+ years in quality assurance and at least 2 years in a management position
• Proven experience managing distributed QA teams, including training, performance management, and team development
• Deep knowledge of quality engineering methodologies, tools, and frameworks
• Hands-on experience with software testing, defect tracking, and quality management systems (e.g., JIRA, Zephyr, Azure DevOps, TestRail, and Quality Centre)
• Background in developing and managing automated test suites using tools such as Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, QTP, or similar, and scripting languages
• Demonstrated ability to utilize expert knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology and processes to shift left in testing and identify defects earlier in the delivery cycle.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to various stakeholders
• CI/CD knowledge preferred
• Familiarity with AI test tools a plus

What?

In this role, you would:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely releases that meet and exceed quality expectations
• Support QE efforts across multiple product lines and scrum teams
• Use subject matter expertise to guide scrum teams in creating comprehensive test strategies and plans, including manual and automated testing, performance testing, and security testing
• Provide technical guidance, training, and mentorship to QEs within the Scrum teams, helping them stay up-to-date with the latest tools, technologies, and testing techniques
• Act as a central point of contact for quality-related issues, helping to resolve conflicts and facilitate effective communication between Scrum teams, product owners, and other stakeholders
• Monitor key quality metrics (e.g., defect density, test execution rate, code coverage, etc.) across all Scrum teams to track progress, identify areas for improvement, and report on the overall product quality
• Assist teams in identifying and implementing process improvements through retrospectives and data analysis, to ensure ongoing enhancement of QE practices and team effectiveness
• Drive shift-left strategies to identify defects and quality risks earlier in the delivery process

What's in it for you?

Aptean offers competitive pay and robust benefit plans along with the opportunity to

grow your career in a fast-paced, flexible and casual environment, an outstanding

opportunity for career development and growth.

About Aptean

At Aptean, our mission is to solve tomorrow's unique challenges today with unrivaled,

purpose-built software and superior customer experiences from people who care.

Aptean is a global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific software solutions.

Aptean' s purpose-built ERP and supply chain management solutions help address the

unique challenges facing process and discrete manufacturers, distributors and other

focused organizations. Aptean' s compliance solutions are built for companies serving

specific markets such as finance, healthcare, biotech and pharmaceuticals, over 10,000

highly specialized organizations in more than 20 industries and 80 countries rely on

Aptean to streamline their everyday operations.

"At Aptean, our global and diverse employee base is our greatest asset. It is through

embracing and understanding our differences that we are able to harness our individual

power to maximize the success of our customers, our employees and our company." –

TVN Reddy

Aptean pledges to promote a company culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are

central. We are committed to applying this principle as we interact with our customers,

build our teams, cultivate our leaders and shape a company in which any employee can

succeed, regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, sexuality and gender identity,

religion, disability or age. Celebrating our diverse experiences, opinions and beliefs

allows us to embrace what makes us unique and to use this as an asset in bringing

innovative solutions to our customer base.