Speridian Technologies

Senior Quality Engineering Manager, Coach

Speridian Technologies

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

CypressJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJMeterPythonSelenium

About the role

  • Senior Quality Engineering Manager Coach for California DHCS Behavioral Health modernization project with Speridian.
  • Lead a team of 10-20 quality engineers; drive shift-left testing, automation, and performance testing.
  • Architect test automation frameworks; CI/CD integration; ensure production-ready quality.
  • Own quality metrics, ROI analysis, and budget management for testing initiatives.
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to enforce quality across releases.
  • Drive continuous improvement in testing practices and establish standard metrics and dashboards.

Requirements

  • Proven track record managing quality engineering teams of 20+ members
  • Experience owning P&L or budget responsibility for quality initiatives
  • Demonstrated ability to connect quality improvements to business outcomes and ROI
  • Experience building and implementing enterprise test automation strategies
  • Strong background in modern testing practices including shift-left, CI/CD, and DevOps
  • Experience with full testing lifecycle from unit to production monitoring
  • Track record of reducing defect escape rates and improving release quality
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Technical Test Automation: Selenium, Katalon, Cypress, or similar frameworks
  • API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, contract testing
  • Performance Testing: JMeter, k6, LoadRunner, or similar tools
  • Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, and test scripting languages
  • CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab, CircleCI, and pipeline integration
  • Test Management: Jira/Xray, TestRail, or similar platforms
  • Financial Management: Budget ownership, tool cost optimization, and ROI analysis
  • Quality Metrics: Defect escape rate, test coverage, MTTR , and automation ROI
  • Value Communication: Articulating quality investments in business terms
  • Resource Planning: Test environment planning and team capacity management
  • Vendor Management: Evaluating and managing testing tools and services
  • People Management: Performance management, career development, and coaching
  • Team Building: Hiring, onboarding, and creating inclusive team environments
  • Communications: Technical and non-technical stakeholder management
  • Decision Making: Risk-based testing decisions and quality gate enforcement
  • Strategic Thinking: Aligning quality strategy with organizational goals
  • Change Management: Leading teams through process and tool transformations
  • General Problem-Solving: Complex quality and organizational challenge resolution
  • Collaboration: Working effectively with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams
  • Mentorship: Developing junior and senior quality engineers
  • Process Improvement: Implementing continuous improvement in quality practices
  • Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating quality risks early in development