Global IT Quality Engineer Manager
Key Skills for This Role
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Required Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering, with expertise in both manual and automation testing.
- Experience leading or technically guiding QA/Quality Engineering teams and mentoring engineers.
- Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated test suites and frameworks.
- Experience testing SaaS-based enterprise products, preferably multi-tenant and cloud-native applications.
- Experience testing workflow-driven enterprise platforms such as Vendor Management, Procurement, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), HR, or similar business applications.
- Experience across functional, integration, regression, API, UI, end-to-end, and data validation testing.
- Experience working with APIs, databases, backend services, and enterprise system integrations.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with globally distributed, cross-functional teams.
- Preferred Experience:
- Experience testing SaaS-based Vendor Management or Procurement platforms such as SAP Fieldglass, Coupa, or similar enterprise workflow applications.
- Experience with performance and load testing.
- Exposure to AI-enabled testing tools or applications of AI within Quality Engineering.
- Key Skills
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, STLC, Agile testing practices, and Quality Engineering principles.
- Hands-on expertise with Playwright (preferred) or Selenium.
- Experience with automation approaches such as Page Object Model (POM), Hybrid, and Data-Driven frameworks.
- Proficiency in Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python for automation scripting.
- Experience with API testing using Postman; knowledge of REST Assured or similar frameworks is an advantage.
- Experience with test and defect management tools such as JIRA, Zephyr, and QMetry.
- Experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent technologies.
- Strong understanding of enterprise SaaS applications, APIs, integrations, databases, and workflow-driven systems.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Who You'll Work With
- You’ll work with a globally distributed, cross-functional team of product owners, business analysts, software engineers, DevOps engineers, architects, quality engineers, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced Agile environment.
- As a hands-on technical quality leader, you will mentor quality engineers and partner with product and engineering teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle
- Additional info
- You’re Good At:
- Technical Leadership
- Providing clear technical direction while remaining hands-on when needed.
- Coaching and developing quality engineers.
- Raising engineering standards through constructive reviews and knowledge sharing.
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Anticipating risks and identifying issues early.
- Making pragmatic, risk-based decisions while balancing quality, timelines, and business priorities.
- Navigating complex technical and business problems with sound judgment.
- Communication & Collaboration
- Communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Influencing teams and building alignment across functions and geographies.
- Giving and receiving constructive feedback effectively.
- Work Management & Organization
- Managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Demonstrating strong attention to detail while maintaining focus on broader outcomes.
- Taking ownership and driving work through to completion.
- Customer & Business Focus
- Understanding business workflows and the impact of product quality on users.
- Balancing technical quality with business needs and user experience.
- Maintaining a strong focus on reliable and scalable product outcomes.
- Continuous Improvement
- Challenging existing ways of working and identifying practical opportunities for improvement.
- Staying current with evolving quality engineering technologies and practices.
- Promoting learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement within the team.
- Values & Ethics
- Demonstrating accountability, sound judgment, and integrity.
- Handling confidential business and user information appropriately.
- At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person collaboration plays an important role in our culture, mentorship, and professional development.
- For this role, you will generally be expected to work from a BCG office or in person with clients on a regular basis (typically around 50% of working time), depending on business needs and in line with local policies and practices.
- We aim to provide a dynamic and collaborative environment that fosters connection and teamwork.
- Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
- Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
- BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on expertise with Playwright (preferred) or Selenium.
Responsibilities
- The People Digital Product Portfolio is the largest and most dynamic product portfolio within BCG’s Digital Products Organization. We enable global technology for BCG’s People Function, including Recruiting; Talent Management (Staffing, Mobility & Career Development); L&D and Core HR (including Workday, Compensation and Benefits).
- We are seeking a Global Quality Engineer Manager to lead quality engineering execution for our Vendor Management System (VMS) products. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on ensuring the quality, reliability, and scalability of enterprise SaaS applications through effective manual and automated testing.
- Lead and mentor quality engineers across manual and automated testing, providing technical guidance, coaching, and quality oversight.
- Develop and execute test strategies for the VMS product/platform, aligned with established quality engineering standards.
- Remain hands-on with test automation, contributing to framework development, implementation, and code reviews.
- Drive automation initiatives to improve test coverage, efficiency, reliability, and release confidence.
- Ensure comprehensive testing of VMS workflows, business rules, APIs, integrations, databases, and backend services.
- Partner with product owners, business analysts, and engineers to translate requirements into effective test scenarios, including negative, boundary, integration, and edge cases.
- Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and enable continuous testing.
- Lead defect triage and root cause analysis for complex or recurring issues and work with engineering teams on preventive actions.
- Track and report quality metrics, including defect trends, test coverage, automation coverage, and defect leakage, to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Provide quality assessments and recommendations to support release readiness and release decisions.
- Recommend and adopt appropriate testing tools and technologies to improve quality engineering effectiveness.
- Drive adoption of established QA practices and foster a quality-first culture within the VMS team.
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