Director of Quality Assurance

1Kosmos•Edison, NJ

2d•$200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to shape the future of authentication? Join 1Kosmos and help lead the next wave in identity assurance and passwordless innovation. 1Kosmos is driving the future of identity security, empowering organizations to eliminate passwords and establish trust at every step of the identity lifecycle. As a vibrant team of innovators, we develop advanced authentication solutions trusted by some of the world’s leading brands. Join us as we create a passwordless world and set new standards for digital identity assurance.

Requirements

10+ years of software QA experience, including at least 5+ years of hands-on QA leadership at the Head of QA or Director level in high-growth B2B SaaS or cybersecurity.
A proven record of building and scaling QA teams in fast-paced environments.
Deep technical credibility across QA methodologies, test automation frameworks, and performance testing, spanning both automation and manual testing.
Domain fluency in identity verification and authentication, with a genuine customer mindset.
A working toolset: Selenium, scripting languages, Node.js, JMeter, CI/CD pipelines, and API integrations, in cloud-based architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
You can write code when the job calls for it.
Real, hands-on AI fluency. You already use AI copilots daily to write tests, generate test cases, and accelerate QA work, and you have hands-on experience building with AI and agentic systems as part of the QA function.
Sharp analytical instincts and strong communication. You grasp ideas in real time, follow technical conversations, manage stakeholders with confidence, and balance strategic planning with hands-on execution.

Nice To Haves

Experience at companies known for engineering rigor is a strong signal.
You understand the cost of shipping features without test automation, and you know how to close that gap.
You understand what is at stake when the product is a security control.
Experience in SaaS or enterprise software environments, ideally cybersecurity or identity.
Background in AI/ML product QA or identity verification software testing.
Experience managing offshore or distributed QA teams.
Familiarity with security testing and regulatory compliance requirements.
Depth in performance, load, and scalability testing tools.

Responsibilities

Define and run the QA strategy across functional, regression, performance, and security testing, for a platform that spans web, mobile, API, and biometric components and thousands of document types and integrations.
Establish and enforce quality standards, test plans, and best practices across all projects, and make sure requirements are testable and aligned with customer expectations.
Design, build, and scale automated test platforms (Selenium, Node.js, scripting, JMeter) integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
Own the manual testing that still matters and decide what gets automated and what does not.
Lead, mentor, and grow the distributed QA team, including recruitment and performance management.
Build and maintain trust with Customer Success, engineering, and leadership so QA is the trusted quality partner across the business.
Own the quality gate for releases so the company ships with confidence.
Define KPIs and report on what matters: defect density and escape rates, test coverage, automation velocity, release stability, and on-time delivery.