Associate Director Functional Manual Testing Mumbai Engineering
Deloitte India (South Asia) · Consulting & Professional Services
- Mumbai, India
- On-site
- Posted 15 days ago
- Closes today
- Software Engineering
About the job
Job Title: Associate Director/Sr. Manager– Enterprise Quality Engineering
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly accomplished Sr. Test Manager to lead end-to-end Quality Engineering initiatives across complex enterprise programs. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, strategic vision, and hands-on expertise in Functional, Non-Functional, Automation, and Performance Testing. This role demands the ability to drive quality transformation, scale QE delivery models, and align testing strategy with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Strategy & Governance
Define and implement enterprise-level Test Strategy & Quality Roadmap
Establish governance models covering SIT, UAT, Regression, NFT
Drive Shift-Left and Shift-Right Quality Engineering practices
Own entry/exit criteria, quality gates, and release sign-offs
Present quality metrics to CXO stakeholders
Program & Delivery Leadership
Lead large cross-functional QA teams (20–100+ members)
Manage multi-vendor and distributed delivery models
Plan estimations, budgeting, capacity planning, and forecasting
Drive risk-based testing and critical defect triage
Ensure on-time release readiness across multiple tracks
Functional & Automation Excellence
Oversee automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Tosca, API automation)
Improve regression efficiency through CI/CD integration
Establish traceability (RTM), test coverage, and quality dashboards
Promote reusability, script optimization, and framework scalability
Non-Functional & Performance Engineering
Own performance strategy (Load, Stress, Soak, Scalability testing)
Define NFRs – TPS, concurrency, response time SLAs
Drive observability and production monitoring alignment
Ensure resilience, failover, and capacity validation
Stakeholder & Client Management
Act as single point of accountability for Quality
Engage Business, Architecture, DevOps, and Infra teams
Lead UAT governance with business stakeholders
Provide executive-level dashboards & reporting
Process & Transformation
Implement QE maturity models (TMMi / Custom Maturity Framework)
Drive AI-enabled testing (LLM validation, synthetic monitoring, bot testing)
Standardize tools and eliminate redundancy
Build Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) frameworks
Required Skills & Competencies
Leadership Competencies
Strategic thinker with execution rigor
Strong negotiation and escalation management skills
Decision-making under pressure
Influencing senior stakeholders
Technical Expertise
Automation Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Tosca
Performance Tools: LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, K6
API Testing: Postman, Rest Assured
CI/CD: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git
Test Management: JIRA, ALM, Azure Test Plans
Cloud & DevOps familiarity (Azure/AWS)
Quality Engineering Capabilities
Risk-based test modeling
Test coverage analysis
Workload modeling
Production defect leakage reduction
Defect prevention strategy
KPIs / Success Metrics
Reduction in defect leakage to production
Regression automation coverage > 75%
Performance SLA adherence > 95%
Release cycle time improvement
Improved test case productivity
Reduction in environment-related delays
Experience & Qualifications
12–20+ years in Quality Engineering
Proven leadership of large-scale enterprise programs
Experience in BFSI / Telecom / Oil & Gas preferred
ISTQB / Agile certifications preferred
Experience in SAP / Core Banking / CRM / Digital Channels is a plus
Drives quality as a business enabler , not just a validation function
Blends architecture mindset with delivery governance
Balances automation, performance, and business quality objectives
Scales teams from tactical QA to strategic QE transformation
Location
Mumbai (Sevri/Wadala) This is a mandatory requirement.
Mumbai Based. To be working out of Mumbai Sevri Location. Work Location is Non-Negotiable .
Educational Qualifications
The candidate should have an educational background of BE / BTech in IT / Computer Science / Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering / EEE / Electronics ONLY.