Procept Associates Professional Services Limited
Delivery Manager – Automation & SDET
🇳🇪Lagos, Lagos, Niger2 months ago
SeniorFull TimeEN
Procept Associates Professional Services Limited (Procept Africa) is a franchisee of Procept Associates Ltd, Canada. We specialize in consulting, training, and solutions, through a network of associates and partners, using best practice frameworks in Canada, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya and now Uganda.
Job Summary
The Delivery Manager – Automation & SDET is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery, quality assurance strategy, and automation testing practices across multiple telecom technology initiatives. The role oversees SDET teams, drives the adoption of automation-first testing approaches, and ensures high-quality, scalable, and reliable software delivery aligned with business objectives.
This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, delivery management, stakeholder engagement, and leadership capability to ensure efficient execution of testing strategies within fast-paced, high-availability telecom environments.
Key Responsibilities
1. Delivery & Program Management
Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of QA and automation testing across multiple projects and releases.
Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software in alignment with business and customer expectations.
Define and track KPIs, SLAs, and quality metrics to measure delivery performance and continuous improvement.
Manage risks, dependencies, and issues across projects, ensuring proactive resolution and escalation where necessary.
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to align delivery priorities and timelines.
2. Automation & QA Strategy
Define and drive the overall test automation strategy across the organization.
Ensure adoption of scalable and maintainable automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and Appium.
Champion shift-left testing, continuous testing, and quality engineering practices.
Oversee integration of automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable faster and more reliable releases.
Ensure implementation of functional, regression, performance, and security testing practices.
3. Team Leadership & Capability Development
Lead, mentor, and manage SDET and QA teams to ensure high performance and continuous capability development.
Provide technical guidance on automation frameworks, tools, and best practices.
Conduct performance reviews, coaching, and career development planning for team members.
Foster a culture of quality ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement within the team.
4. Stakeholder Management
Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into effective testing strategies.
Provide regular updates on delivery status, risks, and quality metrics to senior management.
Act as the primary point of contact for all QA and automation-related matters within assigned projects.
5. Quality Assurance & Governance
Establish and enforce QA standards, processes, and best practices across projects.
Ensure effective defect management processes, including logging, tracking, and resolution using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and HP ALM Octane.
Drive improvements in test coverage, defect leakage, and overall product quality.
Ensure compliance with telecom industry standards and regulatory requirements where applicable.
6. Technical Oversight
Provide oversight on the design, development, and maintenance of automation frameworks.
Review and approve automation architecture and design decisions.
Ensure effective use of programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, or Python within automation efforts.
Oversee database validation, API testing, and debugging processes.
Encourage adoption of modern testing tools and emerging technologies.
Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Computer Science, Engineering, ICT, or a related field.
7–12 years of relevant experience in software testing and quality assurance, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership or delivery management role.
Proven experience managing SDET or automation testing teams in telecoms, ICT, fintech, or related industries.
Strong hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar.
Experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
Solid programming knowledge in Java, JavaScript, Python, or similar languages.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile, and DevOps practices.
Experience with performance testing and security testing is an added advantage.
Familiarity with version control systems such as Git.