Director of QA Engineering — Shape Testing Strategy & Quality

Applied Statistics & Management Inc.; Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan with employer-

SSD-enabled laptops and dual 24' LED*/

Catered lunches on Wednesdays

Job summary

Applied Statistics & Management Inc. seeks a Director of Quality Engineering to lead manual and automated testing efforts. You will shape testing strategy, reduce software risk, and measure release readiness.

The role requires guiding QA leadership, collaborating with Engineering and Product teams, and continuously improving testing processes. You will drive risk-based testing, manage automation initiatives, and ensure metrics drive quality improvements across a SaaS stack.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in software QA or quality engineering with leadership experience.
• Experience managing manual and automated testing teams.
• Strong understanding of risk-based testing and software quality strategy.
• Experience developing and evaluating automated testing strategies.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD.
• Experience establishing and using software quality metrics.
• Ability to analyze production defects and identify weaknesses in testing strategy.
• Strong technical, analytical, leadership, and communication skills.
• Experience working with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams.
• Experience with enterprise SaaS stacks and modern automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop testing strategies aligned with business impact and application risk.
• Lead, mentor, and develop manual QA and automation team members.
• Integrate reliable automated testing into CI/CD.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Risk-based testing

Automation testing

CI/CD

Metrics & reporting

Communication

Collaboration with Eng/DevOps

Testing strategy

Tools

Cypress

.NET

SQL Server

Job description

Applied Statistics & Management Inc. seeks a Director of Quality Engineering to lead manual and automated testing efforts. You will shape testing strategy, reduce software risk, and measure release readiness.

The role requires guiding QA leadership, collaborating with Engineering and Product teams, and continuously improving testing processes. You will drive risk-based testing, manage automation initiatives, and ensure metrics drive quality improvements across a SaaS stack.