Senior Director, Quality Engineering & Automation

Starr Insurance Holdings, Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Starr Insurance Holdings, Inc. seeks a Director of Quality Engineering to operationalize and scale its QE strategy. In this role, you will lead and mentor a diverse team, ensuring quality through automation and processes in a collaborative environment.

Your responsibilities include overseeing QE delivery, tracking KPIs, and championing automation initiatives. A degree in a related field and extensive experience in QE, particularly in the P&C insurance sector, is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in software quality engineering or QA, with 5+ years in management roles leading distributed teams.
• Experience with hands-on QE within the P&C Insurance industry is required.
• Proven track record driving automation adoption and measurable improvements in quality KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a diverse team of QE test engineers and automation specialists.
• Oversee day-to-day QE delivery across multiple streams/programs, ensuring timely, high-quality results.
• Track and analyze QE KPIs, providing regular reporting and implementing remediation plans.

Skills

Quality Engineering leadership

Automation frameworks

Stakeholder engagement skills

Test management

Performance testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Tosca

LoadRunner

Postman

Job description

Starr Insurance Holdings, Inc. seeks a Director of Quality Engineering to operationalize and scale its QE strategy. In this role, you will lead and mentor a diverse team, ensuring quality through automation and processes in a collaborative environment.

Your responsibilities include overseeing QE delivery, tracking KPIs, and championing automation initiatives. A degree in a related field and extensive experience in QE, particularly in the P&C insurance sector, is required.