S&P Global

Associate Director – Quality Engineering

S&P Global

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Hyderabad • 🇮🇳 India

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsMicroservices

About the role

  • Lead Quality Engineering strategy and governance across product teams, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
  • Drive adoption of continuous testing practices integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Architect, modernize, and scale automation frameworks for UI, API, performance, data, and end-to-end testing.
  • Expand use of AI-driven testing capabilities—including test generation, risk-based prioritization, visual testing, defect prediction, and intelligent reporting.
  • Establish QE KPIs, engineering health metrics, and quality maturity scorecards to inform decision-making.
  • Partner with engineering leaders, architects, and product managers to define quality criteria, acceptance standards, and release readiness gates.
  • Lead root-cause analysis, improve defect containment, and prevent recurrence through engineering solutions.
  • Champion shift-left and shift-right practices including contract testing, observability-driven testing, and production monitoring.
  • Mentor and grow QE engineers, SDETs, and automation specialists across regions.
  • Drive performance engineering strategy using AI-based tools, workload modeling, and automated scenario generation.
  • Implement data-driven testing and validation approaches using large datasets and predictive algorithms.
  • Oversee vendor relationships, procurement of testing tools, and optimization of cost/performance trade-offs.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, experimentation, and continuous improvement within the QE organization.

Requirements

  • Engineering Graduate with 12–16 years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Engineering, with at least 3–5 years in leadership.
  • Proven expertise leading QE strategy for large-scale, enterprise applications.
  • Strong knowledge of automation frameworks for UI, API, performance, security, and data validation.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling, observability, and test orchestration.
  • Hands-on understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and integration testing.
  • Demonstrated experience applying AI-driven testing technologies, GitHub Copilot, and agentic AI systems.
  • Strong grounding in API testing, test environment management, and release governance.
  • Experience working with Agile/Scrum teams and scaled agile environments.
Benefits
  • Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
  • Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
  • Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
  • Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
  • Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
  • Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Quality EngineeringTest AutomationAutomation FrameworksAI-driven TestingData-driven TestingPerformance EngineeringAPI TestingIntegration TestingContinuous TestingDefect Prediction
Soft skills
LeadershipMentoringCollaborationInnovationContinuous ImprovementDecision-makingProblem-solvingCommunicationStrategic ThinkingAdaptability