About the position
As a company that thrives on innovation, we are growing rapidly, solving complex challenges with elegant solutions. We seek a visionary leader to define and scale our quality assurance strategy. As Head of IT Quality Engineering, you will lead a QA organization prioritizing quality, resiliency, and innovation. You will shape the systems powering our next-generation financial services platform, overseeing a team of functional and automation QA engineers. Collaborating with product and engineering teams, you will drive high-quality, high-performing software. We're looking for a leader who thrives in fast-paced, high-impact environments, ensuring our team maintains a high release velocity while upholding the quality our customers expect.
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement a QA strategy that supports rapid growth and high delivery velocity
- Establish automated QA processes to ensure reliability, scalability, compliance, and seamless user experiences in a regulated environment
- Recruit, mentor, and lead a team of 8-10 QA and automation engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation
- Integrate QA processes into agile development workflows to enable rapid iteration without compromising quality
- Collaborate with engineering, product design, and DevOps to ensure flawless releases at scale
- Leverage technical expertise to develop advanced automation frameworks and testing pipelines
- Drive innovation in testing solutions to maintain high performance at scale
- Oversee functional, performance, and security testing to ensure system integrity and user trust, even under extreme conditions
- Define and track key QA metrics, fostering continuous improvement through data-driven insights
- Represent QA as a strategic leader, partnering with stakeholders to uphold the highest quality standards
Requirements
- Proven experience leading high-performing QA teams in innovative tech companies or high-stakes environments
- Expertise in Java, Python, Cucumber, and RestAssured test automation frameworks
- Strong knowledge of agile methodologies, test-driven development, and CI/CD pipelines
- Ability to translate complex challenges into actionable QA strategies
- Familiarity with microservices, cloud architectures, and security standards
- Passion for building intuitive, high-quality products that exceed user expectations
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in capital markets, particularly equities trading and FIX messaging
