Quality Engineering Manager – Test Automation Engineering
QE / Test Manager · Automation & SDET
109
Modules assigned
1213
Total hours
5
Pillars covered
Process & Quality (18 modules · 166 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acceptance testing and business readiness LM-037 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTFL acceptance testing, CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence | |
Agile testing, Three Amigos and shift-left / shift-right LM-038 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTFL Agile/DevOps context, Scrum Guide – IGS role evidence | |
CSTM / advanced test management: strategy, planning, estimation, monitoring, people and improvement PT-042 | Recommended | 24 | CSTM / ISTQB Advanced Test Management | Free: GAQM – CSTMPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Developing an actionable test plan LM-044 | Mandatory | 10 | ISTQB CTAL Test Management v3, ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 concepts – IGS role evidence | |
Integrated learning module – 3 related topics MOD-LM-063-LM-064-LM-065 | Mandatory | 26 | TMMi Model – Level 3 – IGS role evidence – TMMi Model – Level 4 – IGS role evidence – TMMi Model – Level 5 – IGS role evidence | |
ITIL service quality: incident, problem, change and continual improvement LM-046 | Mandatory | 8 | ITIL 4, TMMi defect prevention – IGS role evidence | |
KPI, SLA, OLA and outcome-measure design LM-047 | Mandatory | 6 | TMMi Measurement, CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence | |
PRINCE2-style project governance and decision rights LM-049 | Mandatory | 8 | PRINCE2 7 concepts, CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence | |
Product-risk analysis and prioritisation LM-050 | Mandatory | 4 | ISTQB CTFL risk-based testing, CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence | |
Quality engineering at scale with SAFe LM-051 | Mandatory | 8 | SAFe knowledge base, ISTQB Agile Test Leadership – IGS role evidence | |
Root-cause analysis and test-process improvement LM-053 | Mandatory | 6 | TMMi Defect Prevention / Test Process Optimisation – IGS role evidence | |
SAFe 6.0 for QE: ART, PI planning, system demo, inspect/adapt, quality practices and dependencies PT-040 | Deployment-specific | 12 | SAFe Practitioner/Agilist direction | Free: Scaled Agile certificationsPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Status, metrics and fact-based quality reporting LM-055 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB CTFL monitoring, CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence | |
Test completion, closure and release recommendation LM-056 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB CTFL completion, CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence | |
Test estimation, sizing and capacity LM-059 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTAL Test Management – IGS role evidence | |
Test monitoring, control and recovery planning LM-060 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTAL Test Management, TMMi Test Monitoring and Control – IGS role evidence | |
Test strategy and risk-based operating model LM-061 | Mandatory | 12 | ISTQB CTAL Test Management / Test Analyst / Technical Test Analyst – IGS role evidence | |
TMMi Level 2 – managed test process LM-062 | Mandatory | 8 | TMMi Model – Level 2 – IGS role evidence |
Domain & Business (30 modules · 282 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Airlines and travel LM-021 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Banking, Financial Services & FinTech – Manager practical domain lab PT-080 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Banking, Financial Services & FinTech domain-readiness evidence | |
BFSI, digital banking, cards and payments LM-022 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Clinical trials and remote patient monitoring LM-023 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Domain data, controls, privacy and regulation LM-031 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS domain-readiness standard, context-specific regulation – IGS Domain Foundation badge | |
Domain discovery and value-chain mapping LM-032 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS domain-readiness standard – IGS Domain Foundation badge | |
Domain KPIs, SLAs and operational failure patterns LM-033 | Mandatory | 6 | TMMi Measurement, ITIL service management – IGS Domain Practitioner badge | |
Domain risk-to-test / engineering map LM-034 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB risk-based testing, CTAL Test Management – IGS Domain Foundation badge | |
EdTech & Learning Platforms – Manager practical domain lab PT-094 | Choose one | 12 | IGS EdTech & Learning Platforms domain-readiness evidence | Free: edX Education Technology coursesPremium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
EdTech and learning platforms LM-024 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Enterprise Applications & Integrations – Manager practical domain lab PT-150 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Enterprise Applications & Integrations domain-readiness evidence | Free: Microsoft Learn – Dynamics 365Premium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Healthcare and HealthTech LM-025 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM – Manager practical domain lab PT-059 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Healthcare, Clinical Trials & RPM domain-readiness evidence | |
Insurance LM-026 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Insurance – Manager practical domain lab PT-087 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Insurance domain-readiness evidence | |
Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel – Manager practical domain lab PT-115 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Manhattan WMS & Omnichannel domain-readiness evidence | |
Manufacturing & Industrial – Manager practical domain lab PT-136 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Manufacturing & Industrial domain-readiness evidence | Free: Coursera Digital ManufacturingPremium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 LM-027 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
OTT, Media & Connected TV – Manager practical domain lab PT-073 | Choose one | 12 | IGS OTT, Media & Connected TV domain-readiness evidence | Free: AWS Video Streaming ConceptsPremium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
OTT, media, streaming, adtech and analytics LM-028 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Personas, customer journeys and business rules LM-035 | Mandatory | 6 | ISTQB CTAL Test Analyst business-process testing – IGS Domain Foundation badge | |
Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery – Manager practical domain lab PT-143 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Quick Commerce & Last-Mile Delivery domain-readiness evidence | |
Retail & E-commerce – Manager practical domain lab PT-129 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Retail & E-commerce domain-readiness evidence | |
Retail, e-commerce and quick commerce LM-029 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Salesforce Enterprise Cloud – Manager practical domain lab PT-101 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Salesforce Enterprise Cloud domain-readiness evidence | |
SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes – Manager practical domain lab PT-108 | Choose one | 12 | IGS SAP S/4HANA & Enterprise Processes domain-readiness evidence | |
SME elicitation and rapid knowledge capture LM-036 | Mandatory | 5 | IGS consulting and domain-readiness standard – IGS Domain Practitioner badge | |
Telecom, OSS/BSS and 5G LM-030 | Choose one | 8 | IGS deployment-domain elective – IGS Deployment Domain badge | |
Telecommunications & 5G – Manager practical domain lab PT-066 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Telecommunications & 5G domain-readiness evidence | |
Workday HCM & Finance – Manager practical domain lab PT-122 | Choose one | 12 | IGS Workday HCM & Finance domain-readiness evidence | Free: Learn with WorkdayPremium: No verified direct paid course assigned |
Tools & Engineering (36 modules · 579 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accessibility testing with axe, Lighthouse and screen-reader workflow PT-049 | Deployment-specific | 14 | WCAG 2.2 – EN 301 549 | Free: Deque University – axe resourcesPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
API libraries: Playwright APIRequest, WebdriverIO services and REST Assured PT-024 | Recommended | 16 | IGS API-code standard | Free: Playwright API testing guidePremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Appium mobile automation LM-067 | Deployment-specific | 16 | ISTQB Mobile Application Testing / TAE – IGS technical evidence | |
Appium: Android/iOS setup, inspector, capabilities, gestures, waits and device execution PT-012 | Deployment-specific | 24 | IGS mobile automation standard | |
Automation framework design patterns LM-090 | Mandatory | 14 | ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 – IGS technical evidence | |
BrowserStack: browser/device matrix, local testing, debugging, accessibility and CI PT-015 | Choose one | 8 | IGS compatibility standard | Free: BrowserStack Test UniversityPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
CI/CD integration, diagnostics and flaky-test control LM-096 | Mandatory | 12 | ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 – IGS technical evidence | |
CI/CD quality gates and developer feedback LM-097 | Mandatory | 14 | ISTQB CTAL TAE, DevOps – IGS technical evidence | |
Containers, Kubernetes and ephemeral test environments LM-099 | Mandatory | 16 | Quality platform engineering – IGS technical evidence | |
Cypress stack LM-068 | Deployment-specific | 14 | ISTQB CTAL TAE – IGS technical evidence | |
Data-driven, parallel and cross-environment automation LM-106 | Mandatory | 10 | ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 – IGS technical evidence | |
GenRocket: domains, attributes, generators, receivers, scenarios and automation integration PT-018 | Deployment-specific | 16 | IGS synthetic TDM standard | Free: GenRocket UniversityPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Git and source-control basics LM-118 | Mandatory | 6 | Modern QE engineering practice – IGS technical evidence | |
Integrated learning module – 2 related topics MOD-LM-091-LM-141 | Mandatory | 34 | ISTQB Test Automation Strategy / CTAL TAE – IGS technical evidence – ISTQB TAE/TAS, TMMi L3-L5 – IGS technical evidence | |
Integrated learning module – 2 related topics MOD-LM-137-LM-156 | Mandatory | 36 | ISTQB CTAL TAE v2 – IGS technical evidence – ISTQB CTAL TAE – IGS technical evidence | |
Jenkins and GitHub Actions: pipeline-as-code, test gates, artefacts, secrets and notifications PT-044 | Recommended | 16 | IGS CI quality-gate standard | Free: GitHub Actions documentationPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Katalon Studio automation LM-071 | Deployment-specific | 14 | Vendor practice, ISTQB TAE principles – IGS technical evidence | |
Katalon Studio/True Platform: objects, tests, suites, data, API/mobile, TestOps and CI PT-013 | Choose one | 20 | Katalon Practitioner pathway | |
Newman: command-line collection runs, data, reporters, environments and CI PT-020 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS API CI standard | Free: Newman documentationPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Observability, diagnostics and quality telemetry LM-132 | Mandatory | 12 | ISTQB TTA, SRE practice – IGS technical evidence | |
Playwright with TypeScript: locators, fixtures, assertions, API checks, projects, traces and CI PT-008 | Choose one | 24 | ISTQB CTAL-TAE – IGS code standard | |
Postman Interceptor, Charles Proxy and Fiddler: capture, replay and diagnose HTTP traffic PT-022 | Recommended | 10 | IGS diagnostic evidence standard | Free: Postman Interceptor guidePremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Postman: requests, auth, variables, scripts, data, collections and documentation PT-019 | Mandatory | 12 | IGS API evidence standard | |
qTest Manager: requirements, test cases, cycles, execution, defects and dashboards PT-007 | Deployment-specific | 10 | Tricentis qTest practitioner evidence | Free: Tricentis Academy – qTestPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
REST Assured API automation LM-072 | Deployment-specific | 14 | ISTQB API / TAE practices – IGS technical evidence | |
Robot Framework: keyword design, SeleniumLibrary/RequestsLibrary, data and reports PT-011 | Choose one | 20 | IGS keyword-driven standard | |
Salesforce test automation with Provar/Copado and Apex test awareness PT-054 | Deployment-specific | 20 | Salesforce QA practitioner evidence | Free: Salesforce Trailhead – Software TestingPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Selenium WebDriver stack LM-073 | Deployment-specific | 16 | ISTQB CTAL TAE – IGS technical evidence | |
Selenium WebDriver: locators, waits, page objects, TestNG/PyTest, Grid and CI PT-010 | Choose one | 24 | ISTQB CTAL-TAE – IGS code standard | |
Suitest for OTT/connected devices: element recognition, scenarios, devices and results PT-017 | Deployment-specific | 12 | IGS OTT assurance standard | Free: Suitest documentationPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Tricentis Tosca model-based automation LM-075 | Deployment-specific | 16 | Vendor practice, ISTQB TAE principles – IGS technical evidence | |
Tricentis Tosca: modules, test cases, data, execution lists, recovery and reporting PT-014 | Choose one | 24 | Tosca certification pathway | |
WebdriverIO stack LM-076 | Deployment-specific | 14 | ISTQB CTAL TAE – IGS technical evidence | |
WebdriverIO with JavaScript/TypeScript: page objects, services, API/mobile, parallel runs and CI PT-009 | Choose one | 24 | ISTQB CTAL-TAE – IGS JS standard | |
WireMock, MockServer and Hoverfly: programmable service virtualization, faults and latency PT-048 | Deployment-specific | 16 | IGS service-virtualization standard | Free: WireMock documentationPremium: Direct course awaiting TestOps curation |
Zephyr RTM: requirement-to-scenario-to-test-to-defect traceability and coverage reporting PT-006 | Mandatory | 5 | ISTQB traceability – TMMi monitoring |
AI Enablement (9 modules · 69 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AI for test automation and SDET engineering – QE / Test Manager AI-SPEC-02-QETESTMANAGER | Mandatory | 8 | IGS Automation & SDET output, assessment and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Automation & SDET AI specialisation labPremium: Gen AI Test Automation with Selenium, Playwright, Copilot and Claude |
AI-assisted accessibility and inclusive quality testing – QE / Test Manager AI-EXT-08-QETESTMANAGER | Mandatory | 7 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard | Free: IGS AI-assisted accessibility testing labPremium: IGS AI-assisted accessibility testing lab |
AI-assisted mobile automation with Playwright, Appium and WebdriverIO – QE / Test Manager AI-EXT-05-QETESTMANAGER | Mandatory | 8 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessmentPremium: Web and Mobile Automation using Playwright, Appium and AI |
AI-assisted portfolio risk and readiness decisions AI-ROLE-QETESTMANAGER-2 | Mandatory | 7 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessmentPremium: Learn Generative AI for Software Testing |
AI-driven automation engineering and self-healing controls – QE / Test Manager AI-EXT-07-QETESTMANAGER | Mandatory | 9 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessmentPremium: AI-Driven Test Automation with Playwright, Selenium and LLMs |
AI-enabled test strategy and delivery governance AI-ROLE-QETESTMANAGER-1 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessmentPremium: ISTQB CT-GenAI Specialist Level: Testing with Generative AI |
Atlassian Rovo for Jira and Zephyr-supported QE workflows AI-ROVO | Deployment-specific | 8 | IGS Responsible AI, Atlassian permissions and human verification standard | |
QE AI adoption, capability and value measurement AI-ROLE-QETESTMANAGER-3 | Mandatory | 7 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessmentPremium: Learn AI Tools and Build AI Agents for Software Testing |
Visual AI and intelligent regression testing – QE / Test Manager AI-EXT-06-QETESTMANAGER | Mandatory | 7 | IGS Quality Engineering AI, privacy, evidence, traceability, security and human-verification standard | Free: IGS Academy guided practice and assessmentPremium: Applitools Visual AI Testing with Selenium and Appium |
Communication, Leadership & Culture (16 modules · 117 hrs)
| Module | Requirement | Hours | Standard / expectation | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Client communication and expectation management LM-003 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS client-engagement standard – IGS Client Communication badge | |
Commercial and financial acumen LM-004 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS commercial governance – IGS Commercial Acumen badge | |
Concise written communication: status, risk, decision and defect LM-005 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS communication standard – IGS Professional Communication badge | |
Conflict resolution and constructive challenge LM-006 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS culture and conduct – IGS Conflict Resolution badge | |
Consultative discovery and pre-sales LM-007 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS growth and solutioning governance – IGS Consultative Solutioning badge | |
Cross-cultural collaboration in global teams and clients LM-008 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS global culture standard – IGS Global Collaboration badge | |
Difficult conversations – internal team and client LM-009 | Mandatory | 7 | IGS conduct and client-engagement standard – IGS Difficult Conversations badge | |
Ethical leadership, inclusion and psychological safety LM-010 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS culture and conduct – IGS Ethical Leadership badge | |
Executive and board communication LM-011 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS executive communication standard – IGS Executive Communication badge | |
Giving feedback, coaching and mentoring LM-012 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS North-Star performance behaviours – IGS Coach / Mentor badge | |
Integrated learning module – 2 related topics MOD-LM-002-LM-018 | Mandatory | 15 | IGS client and commercial governance – IGS Client Negotiation badge – IGS leadership standard – IGS Influence badge | |
Integrated learning module – 2 related topics MOD-LM-016-LM-020 | Mandatory | 12 | IGS communication standard – IGS Presentation badge – IGS facilitation standard – IGS Facilitator badge | |
Internal negotiation: priorities, capacity and dependencies LM-013 | Mandatory | 6 | IGS collaboration standard – IGS Negotiation badge | |
Leadership, delegation and accountability LM-014 | Mandatory | 7 | IGS leadership and North-Star framework – IGS People Leadership badge | |
People performance, fairness and North-Star evidence LM-015 | Mandatory | 8 | IGS North-Star Performance framework – IGS People Manager badge | |
Spoken communication in stand-ups, reviews and technical discussions LM-017 | Mandatory | 4 | IGS communication standard – IGS Professional Communication badge |
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