Director, QA Engineering

Applied Statistics & Management Inc.; Temecula (CA); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k) retirement plan with employer-

SSD-enabled laptops and dual 24' LED*/

Catered lunches on Wednesdays

Descripción de la vacante

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.

Formación

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Risk-based testing

Automation testing

CI/CD

Metrics & reporting

Communication

Collaboration with Eng/DevOps

Testing strategy

Herramientas

Cypress

.NET

SQL Server

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a Director of Quality Engineering to lead our manual and automated software testing teams. This role will be responsible for developing our overall testing strategy, reducing software risk, and ensuring our testing efforts are producing meaningful results.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop a deep understanding of our products, client workflows, and application architecture to ensure testing reflects how our software is actually used.
• Develop testing strategies aligned with business impact and application risk.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of manual and automated testing.
• Establish meaningful quality metrics and use them to identify areas for improvement.
• Measure and communicate release readiness and production quality.
• Integrate reliable automated testing into CI/CD.
• Ensure production defects are investigated and used to improve future testing.
• Determine the appropriate balance of manual, exploratory, and automated testing.
• Lead, mentor, and develop manual QA and automation team members.
• Work with Engineering and Product teams to identify risks and improve software quality.
• Continuously evaluate and improve the team’s processes, capabilities, and results.

The Director is ultimately accountable for the effectiveness of our testing strategy, developing strong product knowledge throughout the team, and demonstrating that our quality efforts are reducing risk and improving our ability to release software reliably.

• 3+ years experience software QA or quality engineering experience, including 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 closely with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams.
• Experience with enterprise SaaS, .NET, SQL Server, Cypress or similar automation frameworks, and organizations working toward continuous delivery is preferred.

We offer everything you'd expect from a successful and established software company.

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Every developer and designer has an SSD-enabled laptop, dual 24" LED monitors, Sit/Stand Desks, Herman-Miller chairs.
• Modern Technology - We stay up-to-date with the latest in our diverse technology stack.
• Catered lunches on Wednesdays