Test Engineering Manager

Management Level

Business Division: SS Engineering

Business Function / Department: Testing -NFR

Job Title: Test Engineering Manager (Non-Functional Testing)

Reporting to (Job Title): Head of Testing(Implementation)

Date: 6th Nov 2025

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.  

EQ India began its operations in 2014 as a Global India Captive Centre for Equiniti, a leading fintech company specialising in shareholder management. Within a decade, EQ India strengthened its operations and transformed from being a capability centre to a Global Competency Centre, to support EQ's growth story worldwide.

Capitalising on India's strong reputation as a global talent hub for IT / ITES, EQ India has structured the organisation to be a part of this growth story. Today, EQ India has evolved as an indispensable part of EQ Group providing critical fintech services to the US and UK.

EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Role Summary

The Test Engineering Manager will lead the Non-Functional Test Team, driving the vision, strategy, and operating model for load and performance testing across the organisation. This role is accountable for ensuring alignment between testing objectives and broader business and technology strategies, delivering measurable value through scalable, high-quality testing practices.

Expected Outcomes

• Lead a high-performing team delivering consistent, scalable, and reliable non-functional testing.
• Build stakeholder confidence in performance testing as a business enabler.
• Drive continuous improvement in team capability, tools, and processes aligned with industry best practices.

Core Duties & Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and evolve non-functional testing strategy, frameworks, and maturity roadmap.
• Align team objectives with business and testing strategies.
• Govern testing performance through KPIs, metrics, and reporting.

Operational Excellence

• Manage resource planning, prioritisation, and capability deployment.
• Influence decisions through engagement with senior stakeholders.
• Drive innovation via new tools, automation, and best practices.
• Act as escalation point for non-functional testing issues.
• Support daily operations including risk management and defect tracking.

People Development & Governance

• Coach and mentor engineers to foster learning and accountability.
• Ensure adherence to frameworks, standards, and governance.
• Report progress and quality outcomes to senior stakeholders.
• Identify future capability needs and champion continuous improvement.

Skills & Attributes

Technical Expertise

• Hands-on experience in non-functional testing, especially load/performance.
• Strong knowledge of performance engineering, tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling), and monitoring (e.g., New Relic).
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native testing.
• Ability to design scalable testing frameworks.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Proven experience leading test teams in complex environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organisational ability balancing strategy and execution.
• Experience in Agile environments with CI/CD and iterative delivery.

Mindset

• Results-driven, quality-focused, and innovative.
• Collaborative leader fostering accountability and transparency.

Qualifications

• Technical degree (Engineering, Computer Science); post-graduation preferred.
• MBA in Systems desirable.
• Experience in SaaS product development and portfolio management.

Benefits

• 1 day of additional leaves on & above statutory requirement along with 2 days of voluntary leaves to pursue the CSR initiatives  
• Business related certification expense reimbursement
• Comprehensive Medical Assurance coverage for dependents & Parents
• Cab transport for staff working in UK & US shift
• Accidental & Life cover 3 times of concerned CTC

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.