Lead QA Engineer — Automation & Quality Strategy

Acuity Inc.

Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 155,000

Full time

8 days ago
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Job summary

Acuity Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Quality Engineer to advance quality practices across the Acuity Spatial Intelligence Division.

You will provide technical leadership and drive improvements in testing, automation, and quality evidence throughout the software lifecycle. You will collaborate with software engineers, product teams, and architects to define quality strategies, mentor the team, and help raise engineering effectiveness through automation and tooling.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
  • 5+ years of Quality Engineering experience defining quality strategies for complex, integrated software systems, including automation, integration, and end‑to‑end testing.
  • Strong programming or scripting experience with the ability to design, review, and guide test automation solutions.
  • Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives and influencing decisions across engineering teams without direct authority.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical risks and recommendations to technical and non‑technical audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Define quality strategies with engineers, product, architecture, and other stakeholders.
  • Serve as a trusted Quality Engineering expert and coach, providing technical direction on testing, automation, tooling, and quality practices.
  • Identify opportunities to improve engineering effectiveness through automation and tooling, including complex integration and end‑to‑end testing.
  • Proactively identify systemic quality risks and drive solutions based on data and quality signals.
  • Mentor the Quality Engineering team with guidance, reviews, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Quality Engineering
Automation
Test automation
Communication
Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Observability tools
AI-assisted quality tools

Job description

Acuity Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Quality Engineer to advance quality practices across the Acuity Spatial Intelligence Division.

You will provide technical leadership and drive improvements in testing, automation, and quality evidence throughout the software lifecycle. You will collaborate with software engineers, product teams, and architects to define quality strategies, mentor the team, and help raise engineering effectiveness through automation and tooling.

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