IT Manager - QA / Quality Engineering

The Judge Group; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking an experienced IT Quality Assurance & Engineering Manager to lead enterprise quality strategy, testing practices, automation frameworks and governance across the SDLC. This role will build and mentor a high-performing QA and Quality Engineering team while driving quality across projects in Madison.

You will define KPIs, establish testing standards, oversee functional and non-functional testing, and align with DevOps to integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in QA, software testing, or quality engineering.
• 3+ years leading QA or engineering teams.
• Strong expertise in Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, test automation.
• Experience establishing enterprise testing standards and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute enterprise Quality Engineering strategy and KPIs.
• Lead and develop QA Analysts, Test Engineers, and Automation Engineers.
• Establish testing governance and best practices across technology teams.
• Oversee functional, integration, regression, UAT, performance, security, accessibility, and release testing.
• Drive enterprise test automation initiatives and CI/CD integration.

Skills

QA Leadership

Test Automation

CI/CD

Agile

DevOps

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Tools

Jira

Git

Jenkins

Selenium

Job description

We are seeking an experienced IT Quality Assurance & Engineering Manager to lead enterprise-wide quality strategy, testing practices, automation frameworks, and quality governance. This role will build and mentor a high-performing QA and Quality Engineering team while driving quality across the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise Quality Engineering strategy, roadmap, standards, and KPIs.
• Lead and develop QA Analysts, Test Engineers, and Automation Engineers.
• Establish testing governance, quality gates, and best practices across technology teams.
• Oversee functional, integration, regression, UAT, performance, security, accessibility, and release testing.
• Drive enterprise test automation initiatives and integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Prior insurance industry experience, preferably P&C
• 7+ years of QA, Software Testing, or Quality Engineering experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing QA or engineering teams.
• Strong expertise in Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, test automation, and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience establishing enterprise testing standards, governance, and automation frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.