Manager, Quality Engineering

Versant•Orlando, FL

16h

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Manager, Software Quality to lead our Quality Engineering team in delivering high-quality, reliable, and scalable products. This role will drive quality strategy across the software development lifecycle, leveraging modern testing practices, test automation frameworks, and AI-driven quality engineering solutions. The ideal candidate is both a strong technical leader and a people manager who can build high-performing teams, modernize testing practices, and embed quality ownership across engineering. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Manager, Quality Engineering on our team, you will: Lead by example through hands-on involvement in test design, automation development, and exploratory testing when needed. Define and execute a comprehensive quality strategy aligned with product and engineering goals. Establish quality standards, KPIs, and metrics to measure product reliability, performance, and customer impact. Promote a “shift-left” and quality-first culture across development teams. Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, SDETs, and automation engineers. Increase automation coverage across regression, smoke, and end-to-end test suites. Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation. Implement AI/ML-based testing tools for Test case generation, healing and execution. Partner with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Security teams to embed quality across releases. Actively participate in critical test cycles, high-risk releases, and defect triage to ensure quality standards are met. Support release management with risk assessment and go/no-go recommendations. Standardize QA processes, documentation, and best practices.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Engineering.
3+ years in a QA leadership or managerial role.
Strong experience with: Testing and Agile/Scrum methodologies
Test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, etc.)
API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured, etc.)
CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
Experience implementing automation strategy at scale.
Strong understanding of SDLC, test strategy, and release management.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI-driven testing platforms or ML-based quality tools.
Exposure to cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Knowledge of performance testing tools (JMeter, k6, Load Ninja).
Experience with DevOps and DevSecOps practices.
Background in data analytics for quality metrics.
Knowledge of micro-services and event-driven architectures at enterprise scale
Experience validating payment platforms, including EMV, card reader integrations, and transaction lifecycle testing.
Experience in test development, test augmentation, and building automated test frameworks.
Understanding of the mindset of “Fail Fast, Learn Fast” and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

Lead by example through hands-on involvement in test design, automation development, and exploratory testing when needed.
Define and execute a comprehensive quality strategy aligned with product and engineering goals.
Establish quality standards, KPIs, and metrics to measure product reliability, performance, and customer impact.
Promote a “shift-left” and quality-first culture across development teams.
Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, SDETs, and automation engineers.
Increase automation coverage across regression, smoke, and end-to-end test suites.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines for continuous quality validation.
Implement AI/ML-based testing tools for Test case generation, healing and execution.
Partner with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and Security teams to embed quality across releases.
Actively participate in critical test cycles, high-risk releases, and defect triage to ensure quality standards are met.
Support release management with risk assessment and go/no-go recommendations.
Standardize QA processes, documentation, and best practices.