Head of Quality Engineering – Digital Verification

Redwolf + Rosch; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwolf + Rosch is seeking a Head of Quality Engineering for Defence Software & Systems in Adelaide (on-site). The role leads the overall strategy for quality engineering, digital verification, reusable platforms, and practice across complex defence capabilities.

Reporting to the Chief Delivery Officer, you will drive test automation, simulation, emulation, and automated evidence generation as a seamless digital thread, and mentor embedded quality engineering leaders to elevate cross‑functional

Qualifications

• Transformation Leadership: Proven experience building or modernising a Quality Engineering, verification, or test automation capability within complex engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Define the Quality Engineering strategy, digital verification architecture, standards and maturity roadmap.
• Own and evolve reusable capabilities for test automation, simulation, emulation, and automated evidence generation.
• Partner with Systems Engineering to trace requirements and verification intent to automated tests and release evidence.
• Recruit, coach and grow embedded Product Quality Engineering Leads and specialists across product teams.
• Collaborate with Software, Systems, DevSecOps, Cyber and Delivery leaders to improve testability and release confidence.
• Elevate non-functional quality (performance, resilience, security, safety, capacity, interoperability) as core engineering concerns.

Job description

Redwolf + Rosch is seeking a Head of Quality Engineering for Defence Software & Systems in Adelaide (on-site). The role leads the overall strategy for quality engineering, digital verification, reusable platforms, and practice across complex defence capabilities.

Reporting to the Chief Delivery Officer, you will drive test automation, simulation, emulation, and automated evidence generation as a seamless digital thread, and mentor embedded quality engineering leaders to elevate cross‑functional