Lead Quality Engineer

Randstad
Boston, United States of America
14 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 146K

Job location

Boston, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
Artificial Intelligence
Automation of Tests
Continuous Integration
Systems Development Life Cycle
Software Engineering
GitHub Copilot
Information Technology
Software Coding

Job description

Define and drive the overall quality engineering strategy across applications and initiatives

  • Own and evolve test and automation strategies, ensuring alignment with architecture and

business goals

  • Lead end-to-end test design, execution, and automation across multiple workstreams

  • Drive the development and adoption of scalable automation frameworks and best practices

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QE engineers, guide design and execution

  • Collaborate with business, product, and engineering teams to translate complex requirements

into effective test strategies

  • Establish and enforce quality gates and release standards across the SDLC

  • Proactively identify, track, and mitigate delivery risks and quality issues, providing regular

updates to stakeholders

  • Lead efforts to diagnose and resolve performance, scalability, and stability issues in complex

systems

  • Champion QE best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement, including adoption of AI-

driven testing solutions

  • Lead proof-of-concepts (POCs) for new tools, frameworks, and automation approaches

  • Drive and optimize CI/CD integration, enabling continuous testing and faster, reliable releases

  • Collaborate effectively across onshore and offshore teams, ensuring alignment and delivery

Requirements

8+ years of QE experience with a proven leadership track record.

Deep expertise in functional, performance, and end-to-end testing.

Hands-on experience with BDD automation frameworks, CI/CD, and AI-assisted tools.

Bonus: Background in Order Management systems, trading workflows, and Java., Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

  • 8+ years of QE/testing experience

  • Proven experience leading QE efforts or managing QE teams

  • Deep expertise across multiple testing types, including functional, performance and end-to-end

  • Strong hands-on automation experience with working knowledge of BDD frameworks

  • Strong understanding of software engineering practices, design principles and coding standards

  • Hands-on experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across levels

  • Experience leveraging AI-assisted development and testing tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude

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