QA Manager

Australia-Employment; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Innovative product

Excellent benefits (medical, dental, V

Favorable PTO policy

Growth and upward mobility

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a hands-on QA Manager in Fairfax, VA to own the overall quality strategy for a complex software platform operating within a highly regulated environment. You will lead the QA function while remaining technically involved in test strategy, automation, release readiness, and overall product quality.

You will mentor QA and automation engineers, drive test automation, and participate in go/no-go decisions for production releases, ensuring release quality across functional,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of QA/Test Engineering experience with leadership or ownership of QA strategy.
• Strong understanding of the complete software testing lifecycle.
• Experience building or scaling automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with tools such as Selenium, TestNG, Jenkins or comparable technologies.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall QA strategy, standards, and testing processes across the software development lifecycle.
• Lead and mentor QA and QA Automation Engineers.
• Establish release-quality standards and participate in go/no-go decisions for production releases.
• Drive functional, regression, integration, performance, security, and acceptance testing.
• Develop and expand the organization’s test automation strategy.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Track defects, test coverage, escaped defects, and other quality metrics.
• Work closely with Engineering and Product to improve testability and release quality.

Skills

QA leadership

Test strategy

Test automation

CI/CD

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Selenium

TestNG

Jenkins

Job description

QA Manager

$140000 - $170000 per year | Fairfax, VA | On-site | Permanent

A bit about us:

We’re a growing technology company building secure software solutions for government and highly regulated environments. Our platform combines modern cloud infrastructure, security, and automation to support complex operations. We’re a collaborative engineering organization focused on building reliable and scalable technology.

Why join us?

• Competitive Compensation
• Innovative Product
• Excellent Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Favorable PTO Policy
• Growth and Upward Mobility

Job Details

We’re seeking a hands-on QA Manager to own the overall quality strategy for a complex software platform operating within a highly regulated environment. This person will lead the QA function while remaining technically involved in test strategy, automation, release readiness, and overall product quality.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall QA strategy, standards, and testing processes across the software development lifecycle.
• Lead and mentor QA and QA Automation Engineers.
• Establish release-quality standards and participate in go/no-go decisions for production releases.
• Drive functional, regression, integration, performance, security, and acceptance testing.
• Develop and expand the organization’s test automation strategy.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Track defects, test coverage, escaped defects, and other quality metrics.
• Work closely with Engineering and Product to improve testability and release quality.
• Maintain testing documentation and evidence required within a regulated/audited environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of QA/Test Engineering experience, including leadership or ownership of QA strategy.
• Strong understanding of the complete software testing lifecycle.
• Experience building or scaling automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with tools such as Selenium, TestNG, Jenkins, or comparable technologies.
• Experience testing APIs, backend systems, and integrated software platforms.
• Experience with performance and security testing.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with FedRAMP, NIST, government technology, or other regulated environments is highly preferred.

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