QA Manager / Test Engineering Manager

Location: Fully remote – EST / CST highly preferred

Duration: 14-month contract

Our client is seeking a QA Manager / Test Engineering Manager to lead quality efforts for a large, highly visible software platform. This role is focused on people leadership, process, and strategy, with ownership of a large distributed team and continued expansion of test automation across the organization.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead a distributed QA team of 30+ engineers, including internal staff and an offshore vendor team
• Manage third-party relationships and ensure consistent delivery and accountability
• Advance and scale test automation initiatives across multiple teams
• Partner with engineering and release stakeholders to align on quality strategy and risk
• Define success through metrics, reporting, and clear quality standards
• Mentor and develop QA leaders and engineers

Ideal background

• Solid QA or test engineering experience with strong people management responsibility
• Experience leading large, globally distributed or vendor-based teams
• Proven success driving test automation strategy and process improvement
• Comfortable in a management-first role with minimal hands-on work
• Familiarity with automation tools (Selenium, Python preferred) and CI/CD practices
• Strong communication skills; EST/CST availability strongly preferred