Test Data Management Team Lead

Overview   Responsible for leading the enterprise Test Data Management (TDM) and Quality Engineering Practice, including strategy, standards, governance, tooling, implementation frameworks, automation enablement, and operational excellence. Provides technical and people leadership for a team consisting of Lead Engineers, Senior Engineers, Engineers, and contract resources supporting enterprise testing, automation, and test data management capabilities.  Serves as the organizational leader for enterprise testing platforms, frameworks, automation standards, and test data services. Responsible for establishing and driving adoption of best practices, reusable patterns, engineering standards, and implementation methodologies utilizing technologies such as Delphix, SmartBear Zephyr, Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, Postman, GitLab, and GitLab CI/CD.  Partners closely with Application Development, Architecture, DevOps, Infrastructure, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, Product, and Delivery teams to improve software quality, accelerate delivery, reduce testing costs, and ensure scalable, secure, compliant, and automated testing capabilities across the enterprise.  Completes work in accordance with enterprise technology, risk, security, and regulatory standards while fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, engineering excellence, operational maturity, and quality ownership. This role combines strategic leadership, people management, technology oversight, and hands-on expertise to advance enterprise testing and Test Data Management capabilities. The structure and responsibilities are adapted from the existing TDM Lead Engineer role while expanding the scope to include people leadership and testing practice ownership  Primary Responsibilities   Lead and manage the enterprise Test Data Management and Quality Engineering Practice organization, providing both technical leadership and people management.  Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for enterprise testing capabilities, automation platforms, test data management services, and quality engineering practices.  Manage a team of Lead Engineers, Senior Engineers, Engineers, and contractor resources, including hiring, coaching, mentoring, career development, performance management, succession planning, and resource allocation.  Establish, maintain, and govern enterprise testing standards, implementation patterns, reusable frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.  Provide strategic and technical oversight for Test Data Management platforms, including Delphix virtualization, data masking, self-service provisioning, synthetic data strategies, and test data lifecycle management.   Define and maintain enterprise testing frameworks supporting:  Functional Testing  API Testing  Integration Testing  End-to-End Testing  Regression Testing  User Acceptance Testing Support  Performance Testing  Continuous Testing  Establish standardized automation approaches utilizing technologies such as:  SmartBear Zephyr  Selenium  Playwright  Cucumber  Postman  REST Assured  GitLab  GitLab CI/CD  Jira  Delphix  Enterprise observability and reporting platforms  Create enterprise standards and reference architectures for:  Test Automation  Test Data Management  Test Case Management  API Testing  CI/CD Testing Integration  Quality Gates  Environment Management  Test Data Masking  Test Execution Reporting  Drive the adoption of:  Shift-Left Testing  Continuous Testing  Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)  Automated Quality Gates  Test Automation  Self-Service Test Data Provisioning  Partner with Architecture and Engineering leaders to establish long-term quality engineering strategies and technology roadmaps.  Lead enterprise onboarding initiatives for new teams adopting testing platforms, frameworks, and TDM services.  Drive implementation of automated workflows integrating testing tools, Delphix services, GitLab CI/CD pipelines, application environments, and enterprise monitoring solutions.  Develop reusable testing accelerators, automation libraries, templates, and implementation patterns that improve consistency and reduce delivery effort.  Collaborate with application teams to understand testing and data requirements and translate business needs into scalable enterprise solutions.   Review and approve onboarding designs, testing solutions, framework implementations, and architecture recommendations to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, compliance, and engineering standards.   Establish governance processes for testing tools, testing frameworks, automation standards, test data management, and quality reporting.  Partner with Engineering, Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure testing and TDM solutions meet regulatory and information protection requirements.  Drive implementation of data masking, sensitive data protection controls, and compliant test data provisioning strategies.   Define and track key performance indicators, including:  Automation Coverage  Test Execution Efficiency  Defect Leakage  Defect Escape Rate  Test Data Provisioning Speed  Environment Utilization  Platform Availability  Quality Trends  Adoption Metrics  Testing Cycle Times  Team Productivity  Conduct maturity assessments and establish improvement plans for enterprise testing and quality engineering practices.  Lead platform evaluations and technology selection efforts for testing, automation, and Test Data Management solutions.  Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-assisted testing capabilities, intelligent test generation, predictive quality analytics, and modern automation frameworks.  Provide oversight for vendor relationships, software licensing, consulting engagements, and managed service providers supporting testing and TDM functions.  Establish support models, operational procedures, runbooks, resiliency plans, and service-level objectives for