Senior QA & Test Strategy Lead – Embedded, IoT & Cloud

Dyson Institute; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Dyson Institute is seeking a senior Test & QA leader to own the quality and verification strategy across embedded software, apps, IoT, and cloud platforms. You will build and coach high‑performing QA teams and guide testing across system, protocol, connectivity, security, and compliance domains.

You will drive test architecture and automation for multi‑platform ecosystems, push innovation in HIL, data‑driven testing, and AI‑assisted methods, and report quality metrics to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, Software Engineering, or similar.
• 15+ years in software/embedded/IoT/app/cloud testing, including 7+ years Test & QA teams Manager.
• Strong technical depth in automation (Python/C/Kotlin/Swift), CI/CD pipelines, protocol testing (BLE/Wi‑Fi/MQTT), embedded testing, API testing, and mobile test frameworks.
• Skilled in using test tools such as protocol analyzers, device sniffers, Simulators, mobile app and cloud test utilities.
• Data‑driven mindset with experience in dashboards, observability, and quality analytics.
• Passionate about quality, continuous improvement, and raising engineering standards.
• Excellent leadership and cross‑functional influencing skills.
• Ability to mentor teams, uplift competencies, and build a high‑performance engineering culture.
• Strong systems thinking across embedded, electrical, mechanical, cloud, and app ecosystems.
• Experience with the full electronic hardware and software development and test lifecycle.
• And Agile development & test processes.
• Ability to shape long‑term testing capability and lead transformation in automation and test methods.
• Expertise in automated testing, requirements analysis, test framework design, development, and debugging for both embedded software and IoT systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex technical information clearly to executives and non‑technical leaders.
• Strong ability to multi‑task across multiple product deliverables and manage multiple schedules simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Own and define the quality and verification strategy across embedded software, app, IoT, and cloud platforms.
• Build and develop high‑performing Test & QA teams, coach Test & QA Leads and Managers.
• Provide technical direction for system, integration, protocol, connectivity, security, and compliance testing.
• Lead test architecture, automation test strategy for complex multi‑platform systems.
• Drive innovation in HIL automation, simulation, data‑driven testing, and AI‑enabled test methods.
• Represent Test & QA in program governance, influencing release decisions with strong quality evidence.
• Oversee quality metrics, dashboards, and analytics for defect trends, maturity, and reliability insights.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards: security, RF, Matter, safety, Market regulations.
• Stay updated on the latest automation testing strategies, techniques, tools, and frameworks.
• Collaborate with project managers, design managers and architects to test plan & strategy and budget.
• Report projects test progress & software quality status to senior stakeholders and ensure clear communication across teams.

Skills

Extensive testing leadership

Automation testing

CI/CD pipelines

Protocol testing

Embedded testing

Mobile testing

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Engineering/Electronics/Software Engineering

Tools

Python

C

Kotlin

Swift

Job description

Dyson Institute is seeking a senior Test & QA leader to own the quality and verification strategy across embedded software, apps, IoT, and cloud platforms. You will build and coach high‑performing QA teams and guide testing across system, protocol, connectivity, security, and compliance domains.

You will drive test architecture and automation for multi‑platform ecosystems, push innovation in HIL, data‑driven testing, and AI‑assisted methods, and report quality metrics to senior stakeholders.