Software Quality Engineering Platforms Leader, Vice President

State Street•Quincy, MA

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced technology leader to drive the strategy, engineering, governance, and enterprise adoption of Software Quality Assurance and Testing platforms across the SDLC. The role is responsible for managing the quality engineering tool ecosystem, enabling automation at scale, and ensuring alignment with enterprise engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives. This role requires not only managing but also hands on tasks which relate to infrastructure set up and cloud services (AWS and Azure), ensuring the reliability and performance of the systems. This leader will serve as the strategic owner for QA and test automation platforms, partnering with application teams, architecture, cybersecurity, cloud engineering, and vendors to deliver a modern, scalable, and efficient quality engineering capability.

Requirements

Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills are paramount
Experience managing a semi-large team both on-shore as well as off-shore is critical
Must be self-motivated and have a go-getter attitude
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies, JIRA product and product & software development life cycle.
Bachelor’s degree in Information System, Computer Science or a related field.
10+ years in software development, QA, or automation roles, with a focus on tools management
Established background in quality assurance, including testing methodologies and best practices.
In depth understanding of automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Tosca, Playwright, UFT, etc).
In depth understanding of performance testing platforms (LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, etc.).
Experience with operating in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure)

Responsibilities

Define and execute the roadmap for enterprise quality engineering and test automation platforms.
Define and communicate the vision and roadmap for tool development, aligning with overall business goals.
Lead and mentor a globally distributed team of engineers and platform specialists.
Assess and recommend automation tools that fit organizational needs.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including business, developer, QA, and vendors to gather requirements and ensure successful implementation.
Develop training materials and conduct workshops to promote tool adoption.
Provide thought leadership and technical guidance for users of automation tools for UI Testing, Performance Testing, like TOSCA, LoadRunner, etc.
Lead initiatives to drive continuous automation and ensure best practices are followed.
Manage the upgrade, maintenance and support of automation tools and cloud services which host the tools.
Responsible to migrate all the tools to Public cloud – AWS or Azure
Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in automation tools.

Benefits

our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
access to our Employee Assistance Program
incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
inclusive development opportunities
flexible work-life support
paid volunteer days
vibrant employee networks