Lead Quality Software Engineer

Transamerica•Cedar Rapids, IA

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Quality Software Engineer is a senior, hands-on technical leader responsible for defining, implementing, and continuously improving software quality practices across Transamerica’s technology ecosystem. This role emphasizes test automation, CI/CD integration, AI-enabled quality engineering, and enterprise-scale testing for cloud-native, distributed systems. The Lead Quality Software Engineer serves as a subject matter expert (SME) in modern testing strategies, mentors engineers, and drives a culture of quality, reliability, and continuous improvement across the full software development lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
5 years of experience with modern distributed applications, microservices, and database systems.
5 years of hands-on experience in software quality engineering with a strong emphasis on automation.
Strong proficiency in .NET/C# and/or Java/Spring Framework.
Advanced understanding of object-oriented and functional programming, service-oriented and microservices architecture, dependency injection, and core design patterns.
Test Automation: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman, REST-assured, NUnit, JUnit, Cucumber, SpecFlow.
Performance & Reliability (3–5 years): JMeter, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk.
CI/CD and DevOps enablement (5–8 years) using Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
4–6 years testing applications in AWS and/or Azure including EC2, ECS, S3, Kinesis, Azure VMs, Blob Storage, Cosmos DB, Event Hubs, Data Factory, and SQL Data Warehouse.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code such as ARM Templates.
4–6 years working with Angular, React, or Vue.js, ASP.NET MVC, HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and AJAX.
Experience applying AI-assisted and AI-driven development practices to improve software quality, test effectiveness, and delivery efficiency, including test generation, defect analysis, and quality insights.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a technical field.
Knowledge of the financial services industry.
Experience with Kiro for AI-driven development and testing is a plus.
Cloud certifications such as AWS or Microsoft Azure

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade testing frameworks and standards with an automation-first, shift-left focus.
Define and document best practices for automated testing, API testing, performance, security, and test data management.
Perform hands-on quality engineering including test strategy development, automated test creation, exploratory testing, and defect analysis.
Validate distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions to ensure testability and maintainability.
Lead the design and evolution of test automation frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
Embed automated quality gates into build and deployment workflows.
Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to ensure reliable, scalable test execution in cloud and containerized environments.
Mentor engineers on automation frameworks, tooling, and modern testing methodologies.
Communicate quality risks, metrics, and results to technical and business stakeholders.
Define, track, and analyze quality metrics including automation coverage, defect trends, and pipeline health.
Participate in enterprise initiatives to define and evolve Transamerica-wide quality standards.

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Bonus for Eligible Employees
Benefits Package
Pension Plan
401k Match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Disability Insurance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Employee Discounts
Career Training & Development Opportunities
Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
Adoption Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
Back-Up Care Program
PTO for Volunteer Hours
Employee Matching Gifts Program
Employee Resource Groups
Inclusion and Diversity Programs
Employee Recognition Program
Referral Bonus Programs