Lead Quality Engineer — Compliance, Maturity & Enablement

Humana; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to advance enterprise quality engineering standards, governance, onboarding practices, and enablement programs across the technology landscape. You will partner with Quality Engineering, Engineering, Product, Agile, Risk, and Compliance to drive measurable improvements in maturity, adoption, and compliant delivery.

The role requires strong governance capabilities, experience transforming quality practices at scale, and the ability to influence across a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, software engineering, test engineering, quality governance, SDLC practices, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience leading or influencing enterprise standards, methodology, governance, compliance, or enablement initiatives.
• Experience defining or implementing quality engineering standards, testing methodologies, SDLC controls, or engineering best practices.
• Experience working with governance, maturity assessments, risk and compliance alignment, or audit support processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, refinement, and socialization of enterprise quality engineering standards, methodologies, and operating procedures.
• Support the definition and evolution of enterprise quality engineering strategy in alignment with Humana’s technology and transformation priorities.
• Establish and maintain SDLC quality standards, policies, and required controls to promote consistency across teams and portfolios.
• Define and communicate engineering best practices and “what good looks like” guidance for quality engineering across the organization.
• Partner with Agile and engineering leadership to align quality engineering ways of working with enterprise delivery frameworks and Agile office practices.
• Drive standardization of quality engineering practices across the software development lifecycle, including test strategy, automation, release quality, and evidence-based quality measures.
• Design, implement, and sustain governance frameworks that support enterprise quality engineering oversight, accountability, and policy adherence.
• Lead development and continuous improvement of the quality engineering maturity model, including dimensions, measures, assessment criteria, and improvement pathways.
• Conduct or coordinate maturity assessments across teams and provide actionable recommendations to improve adoption and operational effectiveness.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, Security, and Technology leaders to align quality engineering practices with enterprise risk and compliance expectations.
• Identify governance gaps, control weaknesses, and process risks, and recommend improvements to strengthen quality and compliance outcomes.
• Support ongoing monitoring of adherence to quality engineering standards, methodologies, and governance requirements.
• Lead onboarding and integration enablement for teams adopting enterprise quality engineering platforms, standards, and practices.
• Develop onboarding frameworks, guidance, and supporting materials to accelerate team adoption and improve time to effectiveness.
• Partner with QE Coaches and enablement teams to create scalable education, coaching, and organizational readiness programs.
• Support training strategy and delivery for quality engineering methodologies, tools, standards, and ways of working.
• Help lead Quality Engineering Community of Practice activities that promote shared learning, consistency, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate QE learning initiatives that strengthen associate capability, technical proficiency, and alignment to enterprise standards.

Skills

Quality engineering

Governance leadership

SDLC practices

Agile/DevOps

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Humana is seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to advance enterprise quality engineering standards, governance, onboarding practices, and enablement programs across the technology landscape. You will partner with Quality Engineering, Engineering, Product, Agile, Risk, and Compliance to drive measurable improvements in maturity, adoption, and compliant delivery.

The role requires strong governance capabilities, experience transforming quality practices at scale, and the ability to influence across a