GURUGRAM · FULLTIME
Sr Test Manager - Enterprise Testing COE
Axis Max Life Insurance
Gurugram · onsite · Posted 21d ago
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Section · 01
About this role
Job Description
Quality Engineering Manager
Location
Gurugram/Noida
Department
Digital Technology / Quality Engineering
Reporting To
Head of Automation & Quality Engineering
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced and results-driven Quality Engineering Manager to lead enterprise-wide testing and quality engineering initiatives across Insurance applications and digital platforms. The role requires strong leadership capabilities to manage a blended workforce comprising internal team members and outsourced resources across multiple vendors.
The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in the Insurance domain, modern Quality Engineering practices, Test Automation, AI-led Testing, and emerging Agentic Testing frameworks. The individual will be responsible for driving quality transformation, improving release confidence, optimizing testing costs, enhancing automation coverage, and implementing AI-powered testing strategies across the SDLC.
This role is a critical leadership position responsible for quality governance, stakeholder management, vendor performance, and continuous improvement of testing processes.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Engineering Leadership
- Define and execute the Quality Engineering strategy aligned with business and technology objectives.
- Establish enterprise-wide testing standards, quality gates, and governance mechanisms.
- Drive a shift-left quality culture across development, business, and delivery teams.
- Develop and monitor KPI-driven quality management practices.
Team & Vendor Management
- Lead a team comprising with a mix of permanent and outsourced resources
- Manage resource planning, utilization tracking, and workforce optimization.
- Define vendor performance metrics and SLAs.
- Conduct regular governance reviews with partner organizations.
- Build high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, and capability development.
Insurance Domain Quality Assurance
- Lead testing efforts across:
- Policy Administration Systems
- New Business & Underwriting
- Claims Management
- Customer Portals
- Agent Platforms
- CRM and Distribution Systems
- Regulatory and Compliance Programs
- Ensure business process validation across end-to-end insurance journeys.
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand evolving requirements and regulatory needs.
Agentic Testing & AI-Led Quality Engineering
- Drive adoption of Agentic AI Testing solutions to improve test productivity and release velocity.
- Implement AI-powered:
- Test case generation
- Requirement-to-test traceability
- Test data generation
- Autonomous regression testing
- Defect prediction
- Root cause analysis
- Risk-based testing
- Evaluate and introduce emerging GenAI and Agentic Testing platforms.
- Develop use cases for autonomous testing agents within CI/CD pipelines.
- Measure productivity and quality improvements delivered through AI-led testing initiatives.
Test Automation Excellence
- Define automation strategy across:
- Web applications
- APIs
- Mobile applications
- Microservices
- Enterprise Applications
- Increase automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort.
- Drive automation ROI tracking.
- Ensure integration of automation suites with DevOps pipelines.
Quality Governance & Metrics
- Own quality dashboards and executive reporting.
- Track and improve:
- Defect Leakage
- Defect Density
- Automation Coverage
- Test Effectiveness
- Release Readiness
- Production Stability
- MTTR Trends
- Present quality insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
Stakeholder Management
- Partner with:
- Business Teams
- Product Owners
- Engineering Leaders
- Enterprise Architects
- Program Managers
- Vendor Partners
- Provide quality risk assessments for key releases and transformation initiatives.
- Influence decision-making through data-driven recommendations.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline.
- Masters degree preferred.
Experience
- 10+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Engineering.
- Minimum 4 years in a people leadership role.
- Proven experience managing teams through a blended delivery model.
- Significant experience in the Life Insurance or General Insurance domain.
Required Skills
Domain Expertise
- Life Insurance Operations
- Policy Administration Systems
- Claims Processing
- Underwriting
- CRM & Distribution Platforms
- Regulatory & Compliance Testing
Quality Engineering
- Test Strategy & Planning
- Functional Testing
- System Integration Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- Regression Testing
- Performance Testing
- API Testing
- Test Data Management
Agentic AI & Modern Testing
- Agentic Testing Frameworks
- GenAI-enabled Test Automation
- Autonomous Testing Agents
- AI-assisted Defect Prediction
- Intelligent Test Design
- LLM-based Quality Engineering Practices
Automation & Tools
- Selenium
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Rest Assured
- Postman
- JMeter
- UiPath Test Suite
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- GitHub
- CI/CD Tools
Leadership
- Large Team Management
- Vendor Governance
- Stakeholder Management
- Budget & Resource Planning
- Transformation Leadership
- Executive Communication
Preferred Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a strategic quality leader who can balance operational excellence with innovation. They should possess a strong insurance background, the ability to manage large distributed teams and vendors, and hands-on experience leveraging Agentic AI and advanced automation techniques to transform Quality Engineering into a business enabler rather than a delivery checkpoint.
Disclaimer: This job posting and Location has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.
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Section · 02
Skills
AutomationDevopsAzure DevopscrmCI/CD PipelinesCompliance TestingCustomer Portalsbusiness processapisdigital platformscd toolsCypresscheckpointAI testingAdministrationAPI TestingcomplianceMicrosoft AzureClaims ProcessingArtificial Intelligence
Section · Company
About Axis Max Life Insurance
Axis Max Life Insurance
Insurance
24.9k+
employees
2000
26 years old
Gurgaon/Gurugram, Haryana
India
About
Axis Max Life Insurance, a leading life insurance company in India, offers a range of life insurance plans and policies to ensure Lifetime Protection.
Industries
Insurance
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