Software Governance & Quality Specialist

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible work options

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Job summary

Hitachi Energy Services SP. Z O.O. in Krakow, Poland seeks a Software Governance & Quality Specialist to define and drive software quality initiatives across R&D. You will lead quality governance, set standards, and enable world-class engineering practices across multiple product lines.

You will coach teams, develop metrics, promote automated testing and static analysis, and ensure alignment with corporate and customer standards throughout the full development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead software quality initiatives impacting multiple teams.
• Experience defining quality standards and lifecycle process requirements.
• Strong background in test automation and static code analysis.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive initiatives to improve software quality across product lines.
• Coach development teams and lead source code and design reviews.
• Establish standards for software development life cycle and tooling usage.
• Promote best coding practices, patterns, and metrics driven quality.
• Support automation and ensure alignment with corporate standards.

Skills

Software quality

Quality governance

Code reviews

Coaching teams

Test automation

Static analysis

Software metrics

Education

Software engineering degree

Tools

Automation frameworks

Static analysis tools

Coding standards

Job description

Location: Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland

Job ID: R0117610

Date Posted: 2026-02-05

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY SERVICES SP. Z O.O.

Profession (Job Category): Quality Management

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description

The Opportunity We are seeking a Software Governance & Quality Specialist to define and drive initiatives to improve software quality in collaboration with the R&D product lines. In this role, you will ensure that product quality specifications align with corporate and customer standards, while shaping end to end software quality governance and development standards to enable world class engineering practices. You will work independently with limited supervision, coach software development teams, and solve complex problems that impact multiple product lines. This is a full‑time position based in Krakow, Poland, with the mission to ensure software quality throughout the entire development lifecycle – from requirements and design, through implementation, verification, and validation.

How You’ll Make Impact

• Introduce, develop and promote best coding practices and principles, design and implementation patterns.
• Drive improvements in software quality metrics development, implementation and reporting.
• Drive initiatives to systematically analyze software defects and implement countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
• Define minimum software quality requirements and update tool usage standards.
• Establish standards for the software development life cycle across the product lines.
• Support implementation of test automation and static analysis tools.
• Lead source code and design reviews.

Additional Impact Areas

• Risk mitigation: Proactively identify quality risks in early development phases to prevent costly late-stage defects.
• Process leadership: Act as a key driver for continuous improvement in software development processes and quality culture.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Bridge gaps between development, testing, and product management to ensure alignment on quality goals.
• Innovation enablement: Scout and support adoption of modern tools and practices such as AI‑powered coding assistance, low-code/no-code platforms, DevSecOps, cloud-native development, and sustainable software engineering.

Your background

Solid grounding in software engineering or a closely related field, typically gained through higher education and substantial professional experience in complex software development environments. Demonstrated ability to lead software quality improvement initiatives that influence multiple teams, including the definition of quality standards, coding practices, and lifecycle process requirements. Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices including test automation, static code analysis, coding standards, design and implementation patterns, and metrics driven quality management. Practical experience in introducing and promoting best practice tooling and methods across R&D teams, including the adoption of automation frameworks and improvements to tool usage standards. Proven ability to conduct reviews, and to guide teams in systematic defect analysis and the implementation of effective countermeasures. Experience coaching team members and supporting cross functional collaboration with development, test, and product teams. Ability to work independently with limited supervision, while contributing to complex problem solving and broader continuous improvement initiatives. Strong communication skills with the ability to represent quality requirements clearly and influence stakeholders across product lines. A continuous improvement mindset with enthusiasm for modern engineering methodologies and the evolution of quality related processes, tools and metrics.

More about us

At Hitachi Energy, we recognize that our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, competitive rewards, and opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our benefits package is designed to help employees thrive both at work and in their personal lives. Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:

• Competitive salary and incentives
• Well-being and care
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Flexible work options
• Benefits that support your financial security

You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodation

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Background Screening and Security Checks

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