Software Quality Engineering Platforms Leader, Vice President

About the role

We are seeking an experienced technology leader to drive the strategy, engineering, governance, and enterprise adoption of Software Quality Assurance and Testing platforms across the SDLC. The role is responsible for managing the quality engineering tool ecosystem, enabling automation at scale, and ensuring alignment with enterprise engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives. This leader will serve as the strategic owner for QA and test automation platforms, partnering with application teams, architecture, cybersecurity, cloud engineering, and vendors to deliver a modern, scalable, and efficient quality engineering capability.

This role requires hands-on tasks related to infrastructure setup and cloud services (AWS and Azure), ensuring the reliability and performance of the systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the roadmap for enterprise quality engineering and test automation platforms.
• Define and communicate the vision and roadmap for tool development, aligning with overall business goals.
• Lead and mentor a globally distributed team of engineers and platform specialists.
• Assess and recommend automation tools that fit organizational needs.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including business, developer, QA, and vendors to gather requirements and ensure successful implementation.
• Develop training materials and conduct workshops to promote tool adoption.
• Provide thought leadership and technical guidance for users of automation tools for UI Testing, Performance Testing, like TOSCA, LoadRunner, etc.
• Lead initiatives to drive continuous automation and ensure best practices are followed.
• Manage the upgrade, maintenance, and support of automation tools and cloud services which host the tools.
• Responsible for migrating all tools to Public cloud – AWS or Azure.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in automation tools.

Requirements

• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Experience managing a semi-large team both on-shore and off-shore.
• Self-motivated with a go-getter attitude.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, JIRA, and the software development life cycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years in software development, QA, or automation roles, with a focus on tools management.
• Established background in quality assurance, including testing methodologies and best practices.
• In-depth understanding of automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Tosca, Playwright, UFT, etc.).
• In-depth understanding of performance testing platforms (LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, etc.).
• Experience with operating in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure).

Pay

Salary Range: $120,000 - $202,500 Annual. The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location, the applicable range could differ.

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match.
• Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages.
• Paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family care responsibilities.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans).
• Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
• Paid volunteer days.
• Vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most.