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Title: E2E Test Manager
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Duration: Contract
Job description
We are seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead end‑to‑end testing across multiple functional teams, including User Applications, API Services, Database/ETL, and Business UAT. This role focuses heavily on test planning, coordination, reporting, and program execution, while also providing oversight on UI and REST API automation practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead overall test planning and execution across User App, API, DB/ETL, and UAT streams.
- Work closely with stream leads to align timelines, milestones, dependencies, and environment needs.
- Facilitate daily test standups, cross‑team syncs, and defect triage meetings.
- Track progress, risks, issues, and escalation items across all testing groups.
- Maintain full traceability from requirements through test scenarios, defects, and release readiness.
- Prepare and share status reports, dashboards, and executive‑level decks highlighting progress, risks, and quality metrics.
- Coordinate with Product, Engineering, Release Management, and Business teams for smooth test execution and signoff.
- Provide guidance on UI and API automation (framework usage, coverage, best practices) without heavy coding expectations.
- Contribute to improving test processes, reporting models, and overall quality governance.
Required Skills & Experience
- 10 years in software testing, with strong experience managing multi-stream test programs.
- Hands-on understanding of UI and REST API automation tools (e.g., Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, REST Assured, Postman).
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to present to senior stakeholders.
- Experience with test planning, execution coordination, defect management, and release readiness.
- Solid understanding of database, ETL, integration, and end‑to‑end testing practices.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins) and Agile delivery models.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience in large enterprise programs involving multiple workstreams.
- Exposure to cloud technologies (Azure/AWS), data pipelines, or performance testing.
- Experience building dashboards or reporting for test metrics (Power BI, Excel, etc.).
What Success Looks Like
- Smooth coordination across all testing streams.
- Clear, accurate, and timely reporting for leaders and teams.
- Predictable test execution with reduced defects and fewer surprises during release.
- Strong partnership with technical and business groups.