QA Manager: AI-Driven Testing & Quality Lead

The Atlantic; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

The Atlantic is seeking a hands-on QA Manager to build and own our engineering quality practice in Washington, D.C. This player-coach role blends testing, automation, and strategy to raise quality across the organization.

You will define standards, manage offshore QA relationships, and contribute directly to test design and automation while guiding teams through AI-powered features and CI/CD deployments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years QA experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or senior QA role
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar)
• Experience managing QA contractors, vendors, or offshore testing teams
• Experience developing or significantly improving QA processes and standards within an engineering organization
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and agile/CI-CD practices
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)

Responsibilities

• Own the engineering quality practice: define testing standards, processes, and tooling for the organization
• Manage the day-to-day relationship with our offshore QA partner and oversee the work of five QA contractors
• Work hands-on as a practitioner — designing test strategies, writing automated tests, and contributing directly to quality
• Partner with engineering teams across Reader Experience and Mobile to embed quality practices into their workflows
• Define and uphold quality standards for AI-powered features and CI/CD integrations
• Track and report on quality metrics and trends to engineering leadership
• Help build a culture of shared ownership around quality across teams
• Participate in on-call rotation to monitor production incidents and ensure uptime

Skills

QA leadership

Hands-on testing

Test automation

CI/CD collaboration

Vendor management

Quality processes

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

GitHub Actions

Chromatic

Applitools

Job description

The Atlantic is seeking a hands-on QA Manager to build and own our engineering quality practice in Washington, D.C. This player-coach role blends testing, automation, and strategy to raise quality across the organization.

You will define standards, manage offshore QA relationships, and contribute directly to test design and automation while guiding teams through AI-powered features and CI/CD deployments.