Quality Assurance
Posted 26 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Quality Assurance Lead (Manual and Automation)”
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- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyComputer Science, Engineering, Information Technology (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
At Umpisa Inc., our mission is to make the Philippines be known globally as a tech hub.
Umpisa Inc. is a progressive technology services company that partners with select industries, clients and people to work on pioneering and industry-changing solutions via digital transformation, modern software development and venture building.
We create a set of world-class and impactful products and solutions to help organizations and individuals live better lives. We offer demanding, challenging and rewarding careers in software development, product development, emerging technologies, and more for the right candidates.
Essential Skills:
- Aligns with our values: Excellence, Integrity, Professionalism, People Success, Customer Success, Fun, Innovation and Diversity
- Strong communication skills
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Excellent problem-solving ability
- Would like to work as part of a self-organizing Scrum team in a scaled agile framework
- Must be a self-starter and loves to collaborate with the team and client
Job Summary
We are looking for a QA Lead (Manual and Automation) who is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end Quality Assurance function while providing hands-on leadership across both manual and automated testing. This role drives test strategy, planning, execution, and process improvement to ensure high-quality, secure, and reliable product releases. The Senior QA Lead / QA Manager leads and mentors the QA team, strengthens automation frameworks and coverage, establishes QA standards and governance, and collaborates closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps to embed quality across the SDLC. The role also manages resource planning, quality metrics, defect lifecycle, and continuous improvement initiatives to support scalable, efficient, and future-ready QA practices.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Lead by example in performing mobile and web software testing, verification and validation
- Set the best practices and highest standards for quality management governing project deliverables and how requirements of the project will be achieved
- Prepare team plan for implementation and maintenance particularly of the Automated Test Suite including the DevOps pipeline
- Perform project and team management of QA automation projects (monolithic, frontend, microservices, API) by having full responsibility for the quality of work, overseeing day-to-day-activities, providing progress reports, and maintaining effective communication with client counterpart
- Perform his/her duty as the main quality gate keeper and take the full ownership of all QA activities within the agile team assigned to him/her