Quality Engineering Architect

Farm Credit Services; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Farm Credit Services in Omaha, Nebraska seeks a Quality Engineering Architect to lead software quality, test automation, and quality practices across the SDLC. You will define strategy, governance, and standards, partner with multiple teams to embed quality from design to delivery.

The role emphasizes automation, DevOps, and AI-assisted testing, guiding modernization efforts and establishing metrics, scorecards, and quality gates to ensure secure, reliable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, software development, test automation, or related technology disciplines.
• 5+ years of experience defining and implementing quality engineering, testing, or automation strategies.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, software testing methodologies, and quality engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the quality engineering strategy, standards, and roadmap.
• Establish and govern test automation standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Define quality metrics, scorecards, and reporting capabilities that provide visibility to quality performance and trends.
• Drive adoption of shift-left testing practices to improve quality early in the software development lifecycle.
• Integrate automated testing, quality gates, and quality controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Consult on major technology initiatives, solution designs, and architecture reviews to ensure quality, reliability, and testability considerations are addressed.
• Coach and mentor quality engineers, software engineers, product teams, and technology leaders on modern quality engineering practices.
• Evaluate and recommend AI-assisted testing, automation, and quality engineering solutions to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Promote a culture of quality, continuous improvement, automation, and engineering excellence across technology teams.
• Partner with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, and Application Development leaders to align quality practices with organizational objectives.

Skills

Quality engineering

Test automation

Leadership

Quality strategy

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

We are seeking a Quality Engineering Architectto join our team. This role provides strategic leadership for software quality, test automation, and quality engineering practices. This role is responsible for defining and advancing the organization’s quality strategy, standards, frameworks, and governance processes to ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, scalable, and high-quality technology solutions.The QA Architect partners with Application Development, Architecture, Product, Platform Engineering, Security, and business leaders to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle. This role serves as a trusted advisor and technical leader, driving modernization of quality engineering capabilities through automation, DevOps practices, and emerging technologies, including AI-assisted testing and quality assurance.

• Define and execute the quality engineering strategy, standards, and roadmap.
• Establish and govern test automation standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Define quality metrics, scorecards, and reporting capabilities that provide visibility to quality performance and trends.
• Drive adoption of shift-left testing practices to improve quality early in the software development lifecycle.
• Integrate automated testing, quality gates, and quality controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Consult on major technology initiatives, solution designs, and architecture reviews to ensure quality, reliability, and testability considerations are addressed.
• Coach and mentor quality engineers, software engineers, product teams, and technology leaders on modern quality engineering practices.
• Evaluate and recommend AI-assisted testing, automation, and quality engineering solutions to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Promote a culture of quality, continuous improvement, automation, and engineering excellence across technology teams.
• Partner with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, and Application Development leaders to align quality practices with organizational objectives.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Years of Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, software development, test automation, or related technology disciplines.

Certification and Technical Requirements

• 5+ years of experience defining and implementing quality engineering, testing, or automation strategies.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, software testing methodologies, and quality engineering best practices.