Manager, Quality Engineering

Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE

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.

Qualifications

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 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.

BONUS POINTS FOR

• 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

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

For LA County and City Residents Only: VERSANT Media will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com.

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

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