QA Delivery Lead: Software Quality & Testing

Hillman Group; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillman Group is seeking a Manager, Software Quality Assurance to lead the QA function and ensure high-quality software through testing strategies, methodologies, test automation, and continuous improvement. Partners with Engineering, Product Management, and stakeholders to meet requirements and quality expectations.

The role drives quality across the SDLC in an Agile environment and leads a team responsible for validating releases, performance, security, and user experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field required.
• Minimum 5 years of Software Quality Assurance or Software Testing experience required.
• Minimum 2 years of QA leadership or management experience required.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies required.
• Experience with test management tools such as TestRail and defect tracking tools such as Jira required.
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks strongly preferred.
• Experience testing web, mobile, enterprise, and integrated systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage a team of Software QA Engineers and Test Analysts.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce software quality assurance standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Oversee test planning, test case development, execution, and reporting activities across all phases of testing.
• Manage user acceptance testing (UAT), regression testing, system integration testing, and release validation efforts.
• Develop and execute quality assurance strategies that align with Agile software development methodologies.
• Ensure performance, scalability, security, reliability, and usability testing activities are incorporated into project plans.
• Drive test automation initiatives to improve software quality, test coverage, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Software Engineering teams to identify quality risks, root causes, and preventative measures.
• Partner with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to validate requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate software quality metrics, testing outcomes, trends, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
• Evaluate software releases and provide release readiness assessments and deployment recommendations.
• Ensure software defects are properly documented, prioritized, tracked, and resolved in a timely manner.
• Support release management activities, including review of release content, release notes, and end-user documentation.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to enhance testing processes, product quality, and team effectiveness.
• Coach, mentor, and develop QA team members through training, performance management, and career development planning.
• Participate in software development planning, sprint activities, backlog refinement, and Agile ceremonies.
• Support organizational compliance requirements and software testing processes related to PCI and other applicable standards.
• Collaborate with technology leadership to evaluate and implement emerging quality assurance tools and best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Quality assurance

Agile practices

Communication

Problem solving

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Engineering

Tools

TestRail

Jira

Job description

Hillman Group is seeking a Manager, Software Quality Assurance to lead the QA function and ensure high-quality software through testing strategies, methodologies, test automation, and continuous improvement. Partners with Engineering, Product Management, and stakeholders to meet requirements and quality expectations.

The role drives quality across the SDLC in an Agile environment and leads a team responsible for validating releases, performance, security, and user experience.