Lead QA Engineer – AI-Driven Automation & Cross‑Team Quality

BD; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is seeking a dynamic and strategic Lead Quality Assurance Engineer to lead onshore and offshore QA teams, champion quality best practices, and ensure reliable software solutions for customers.

Reporting to Sr. Manager, Software Quality Engineering, this hands-on role builds test strategies, expands automation, coordinates across vendors, and uses AI-driven approaches to boost efficiency while maintaining BD’s high standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software QA experience with hands-on testing.
• 6+ years in SDET/automation‑focused roles.
• Experience leading cross‑functional QA teams.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, and QA best practices.
• Experience with API testing and system integrations.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day guidance and mentorship to QA engineers and SDETs, supporting their technical growth and delivery effectiveness.
• Act as the primary QA point of contact for assigned projects, ensuring alignment across teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure clear, testable requirements and shared quality expectations.
• Define and execute test strategies aligned with project scope, timelines, and delivery goals.
• Plan and estimate testing activities to ensure efficient execution and adequate coverage.
• Oversee execution of manual and automated testing across functional, regression, and integration areas.
• Review and validate test cases to ensure alignment with business and technical requirements.
• Drive adoption and implementation of test automation, improving efficiency and consistency.
• Maintain and enhance automation frameworks, tools, and scripts.
• Leverage AI-driven tools and modern testing techniques to optimize test design, accelerate automation development, improve defect detection, and enhance overall QA efficiency.
• Implement effective versioning and environment promotion practices for automation assets.
• Track, prioritize, and manage defects through their lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution.
• Analyze quality metrics and perform root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement.
• Support release planning and readiness, providing QA sign‑off based on defined quality criteria.
• Ensure availability of test environments and manage high‑quality, secure test data aligned with real‑world scenarios.

Skills

Automation testing

QA leadership

API testing

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Bitbucket

Copado

Job description

BD is seeking a dynamic and strategic Lead Quality Assurance Engineer to lead onshore and offshore QA teams, champion quality best practices, and ensure reliable software solutions for customers.

Reporting to Sr. Manager, Software Quality Engineering, this hands-on role builds test strategies, expands automation, coordinates across vendors, and uses AI-driven approaches to boost efficiency while maintaining BD’s high standards.