Careers at Sagility

We are looking for a QA Automation Manager to lead our quality assurance efforts across the software development lifecycle. This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution — ideal for someone who can design robust test strategies, implement automation frameworks, and collaborate across teams to ensure high-quality releases.
The ideal candidate is not only technically sound in test automation but also confident in interacting with internal stakeholders, understanding user issues, and driving resolutions during testing, pilots, and production support. If you're passionate about delivering quality software, thrive in agile environments, and enjoy both leading and doing, we’d love to hear from you.Automation Manager - QA

Key Responsibilities

Quality Strategy & Test Planning

• Define and execute comprehensive QA strategies covering functional, load testing, regression, integration, and system testing across web applications.
• Drive the QA lifecycle from requirement analysis to release sign-off, ensuring coverage of business goals and Agile deliverables.
• Develop traceability matrices, structured test plans, and acceptance criteria aligned to user stories and epics.

Automation & Efficiency Enhancement

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reusable automation frameworks using tools like Selenium, Playwright, and Postman.
• Integrate automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines for consistent and rapid release validation.
• Partner with engineering teams to drive test coverage across unit, integration, and API layers.
• Optimize test execution time, reduce manual effort, and maintain test suite health across releases.

Execution Oversight & Defect Management

• Lead end-to-end QA execution, including SIT, UAT support, pilot validation, and post-Go-Live QA.
• Triage, document, and follow through on defect resolution in collaboration with development teams.
• Maintain dashboards for defect trends, test execution coverage, and QA health metrics.
• Oversee smoke, sanity, and regression cycles to ensure application stability and readiness.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Support

• Act as the first line of QA support during internal testing phases, engaging directly with stakeholders to troubleshoot and replicate reported issues.
• Interface with business users, product managers, and operations teams to understand and resolve real-time issues during UAT and support phases.
• Take ownership of issue reproduction, root cause documentation, and resolution coordination across cross-functional teams.

Agile Collaboration & Leadership

• Collaborate with product, engineering, and UX teams in sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Translate business requirements into executable test cases with clear objectives and validations.
• Mentor junior QA team members on test techniques, automation practices, and QA discipline.
• Contribute to sprint-level test estimates, prioritization, and continuous improvement discussions.

Documentation & Release Readiness

• Maintain detailed QA documentation including test cases, automation coverage, test logs, and user support records.
• Define and enforce go/no-go criteria for release readiness, factoring in risk, severity, and business impact.
• Collaborate on user-facing release documentation including known issues, testing highlights, and support preparedness checklists.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software QA and release validation in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Strong hands-on experience in test strategy creation, test automation, and CI/CD testing integration.
• Proficient with tools such as Selenium, Postman, Jira, TestRail/Xray, Git, and Jenkins.
• Experience in UAT and production support coordination across multiple environments.
• Familiarity with communication platforms, mobile/web testing, and API testing.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and RCA capabilities.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with a mentoring mindset.

BangaloreIndia