Lead / Manager QA Engineer

This client is seeking a Lead Quality Assurance Engineer / QA Manager based in the Greater Boston area with a requirement of 4 days onsite. You will be joining a global investment management firm focused on delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions that support critical financial systems and enterprise applications. This is a long-term contract opportunity with strong potential for extension.

This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role where you will drive QA strategy, build and optimize automation frameworks, and lead distributed/offshore QA teams in a fast-paced Agile environment. The ideal candidate brings a strong mix of technical depth and leadership, with a passion for automation-first testing, CI/CD integration, and shift-left quality practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Software Testing
• Strong hands-on experience building and scaling automation frameworks (selenium, Cypress, or similar)
• Proficiency in Java for test automation development
• Experience with BDD frameworks and Gherkin
• Proven experience leading onshore/offshore QA teams across multiple time zones
• Hands-on experience integrating QA into CI/Cd pipelines
• Experience leveraging AI tools for test generation, automation, or defect analysis
• Strong understanding of test data management, defect governance, and quality metrics
• Experience with security performance, and scalability testing

Desired Skills & Experience

• Strong leadership, mentoring, and team building experience
• Background in investment management, trading systems, or financial services
• Experience with API testing and database validation
• Experience reducing flaky test and improve pipeline sreliability

What You Will Be Doing
Tech Breakdown

• 50% Automated Testing
• 25% CI/CD and pipeline optimization
• 15% QA Strategy, Leadership and Metrics Reporting
• 10% Manual and exploratory testing

Daily Responsibilities

• 60% Hands On
• 20% Management Duties
• 20% Team Collaboration