Director of Quality Engineering

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Director of Quality Engineering

Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite/week)

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

A growing and innovation-focused organization in the insurance and financial services sector is seeking a Director of Quality Engineering to lead the charge in modernizing and elevating its software quality practices across multiple product lines. This is a highly visible and strategic leadership role reporting directly into Platform Leadership, with influence across engineering, product, architecture, and security domains.

The right candidate will be both a visionary and a hands-on technical leader—someone who can define a scalable quality strategy while also driving the implementation of automation, governance, and process excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Execution

Define and drive a quality engineering strategy aligned with Agile, DevOps, and enterprise engineering goals.

Serve as a technical thought leader in automated testing, code quality, and software performance assurance.

Lead a geographically distributed team of QA engineers embedded across multiple value streams.

Process Engineering & Governance

Standardize defect management, triage, and resolution processes to accelerate issue resolution.

Promote consistency in tools, automation frameworks, and testing methodologies.

Develop and report on meaningful quality KPIs to enable transparency and drive continuous improvement.

Team Development & Cross-Functional Influence

Mentor QA professionals and develop technical leaders within the team.

Foster a culture of accountability, curiosity, and innovation in quality engineering.

Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and Cybersecurity teams to embed quality into all phases of software delivery.

Qualifications

10+ years in software engineering or quality assurance, with 5+ years in leadership roles.

Demonstrated success leading QA or QE strategy within an enterprise Agile environment.

Proficiency in modern CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, cloud-native architectures, and DevOps QA practices.

Hands-on experience with performance testing, test data management, and test observability tools.

Prior exposure to regulated or compliance-driven industries such as insurance, fintech, or healthtech is preferred.

Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and business audiences.

Competitive 401(k) with matching

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options

Generous PTO, company holidays, and floating holidays

Paid parental leave and sabbatical eligibility

Adoption and medical travel reimbursement programs

Wellness incentives, including fitness reimbursements and mental health subscriptions

Strong emphasis on DEI, community involvement, and charitable matching programs

Creative, purpose-driven, and inclusive work culture

If you're a quality-focused engineering leader ready to drive transformation and build scalable excellence in a fast-moving environment, we’d love to connect.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Insurance

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atlanta, GA, 30383, US

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