Senior Staff - Quality Assurance Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Staff Quality Assurance Engineer defines and drives enterprise-wide quality engineering strategy, influences architecture standards, and advances long-term innovation across platforms and domains. As a recognized subject matter expert, this role shapes future-state testing capabilities, promotes engineering excellence, and advises senior leadership on quality risks, investments, and strategic direction. The position leads large-scale cross-functional initiatives to transform automation, scalability, and reliability across the organization. The role establishes enterprise automation strategy and quality engineering standards across platforms, leads modernization of testing capabilities, and partners with senior and executive leadership on quality goals, risk assessment, investment decisions, roadmaps, and release readiness. It identifies innovative testing approaches and promotes modern practices such as shift-left, TDD/BDD evolution, and CI/CD integration. It also serves as a technical leader and mentor to Staff and senior engineers, builds organizational capability through coaching and knowledge sharing, and represents QA engineering in enterprise forums. The work environment is a normal office environment, with remote or hybrid work available. Associates within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location are expected to be in the office 3 to 4 days per month. The position reports to a Director or above and has no direct reports. The stated base salary range is $139,800 to $223,700, with location-specific ranges that vary by state. Pay may depend on factors including work location, education, experience, and skills. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- One cloud certification: AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, or Google Cloud Digital Leader.
- 10–13 years of domain experience in quality engineering, test automation, or software engineering.
- Skills listed: Playwright, JavaScript, Cypress.io, Git, API testing, accessibility testing, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Structured Query Language (SQL), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), and Test Driven Development (TDD).
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- Experience with Playwright, Cypress, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- STQB (Advanced or Expert level), Certified Agile Tester (CAT), or Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP).
- 13–15 years of quality engineering or automation experience in complex, enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated experience shaping enterprise QA strategy and leading transformation initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Establish long-term quality engineering vision and enterprise automation strategy across platforms.
- Drive next-generation framework architecture, introduce emerging technologies, and ensure automation ecosystems are scalable, maintainable, and extensible across web, API, and data layers.
- Champion enterprise quality standards, governance, and best practices across engineering teams.
- Drive consistency in automation frameworks, test data strategy, and quality metrics.
- Lead large-scale initiatives to modernize testing capabilities, improve efficiency, and elevate engineering maturity.
- Partner with senior and executive leadership to define quality goals, assess risk, and inform investment decisions.
- Provide data-driven insights on quality trends, system health, and release readiness.
- Influence roadmaps by aligning quality strategy with business and technology priorities.
- Identify and implement innovative testing approaches, including advanced automation techniques, performance optimization, and quality engineering practices.
- Promote adoption of modern testing methodologies, including shift-left, TDD/BDD evolution, and CI/CD integration.
- Serve as a technical leader and mentor to Staff and senior engineers through coaching, knowledge sharing, and communities of practice.
- Represent QA engineering in enterprise forums and contribute to long-term talent and capability development.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic and optional life insurance
- Supplemental medical plans
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents after a 180-day waiting period
- 401(k) plan with immediate enrollment eligibility
- 11 paid holidays
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST)
- Illinois Paid Leave for associates located in Illinois
- Opportunity to purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December
- Annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance
- Career development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
