Director, Quality Assurance

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About the role

  • QA Director centralizing India-based testing for Catalis government SaaS and payments platforms. Transforming automation, accessibility, performance, and AI-driven quality engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and lead a centralized shared services QA organization based in India across five product verticals
  • Define the target operating model, team structure, roles, and service delivery framework
  • Design and implement governance, SLAs, demand management, capacity planning, and resource allocation processes
  • Establish unified quality standards, policies, methodologies, and best practices
  • Own the QA roadmap and champion shift-left quality across the SDLC
  • Directly manage and develop offshore QA Managers in India and their QA Analyst teams
  • Build high-performing teams through hiring, onboarding, mentoring, career development, and skill-building programs
  • Establish communication and collaboration practices across India-based teams and US/Canada stakeholders
  • Drive KPIs, reporting cadences, engagement, and change management during team consolidation
  • Develop and execute AI-augmented quality engineering and intelligent automation initiatives
  • Evaluate and govern AI-assisted testing tools and establish responsible-use standards
  • Architect standardized test automation frameworks using Playwright or comparable tools
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and promote reusable components and utilities
  • Lead enterprise-wide adoption of the Aqua test case management platform
  • Oversee test strategies, plans, cases, and execution across functional, regression, integration, performance, and UAT testing
  • Define performance testing strategy and oversee load, stress, soak, and spike testing
  • Establish performance baselines, SLA thresholds, entry and exit criteria, and release-readiness standards
  • Align QA activities with Scrum and DevOps methodologies using Jira
  • Represent QA in client-facing discussions and communicate quality risks, timelines, and mitigation strategies
  • Report QA program status, shared services metrics, and roadmap updates to executives and clients
  • Own enterprise accessibility testing and WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance
  • Define accessibility standards and tooling, integrate checks into CI/CD, and oversee audits and remediation
  • Maintain VPATs for each product
  • Define enterprise QA metrics and drive continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, documentation, and communities of practice

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance
  • 5+ years in a senior leadership or director-level role
  • Proven experience building and leading a centralized shared services QA organization, ideally in India; this is a critical requirement
  • Experience with operating model design, team structure, SLA definition, demand management, and cross-vertical service delivery
  • Demonstrated success managing large-scale offshore QA teams in India
  • Deep understanding of the India talent market, engagement models, communication strategies, cultural nuances, and performance management across time zones
  • Track record of consolidating fragmented or siloed QA functions into a unified organization with standardized processes and tools
  • Experience leveraging AI and emerging technologies to transform QA practices
  • Experience with AI-assisted testing tools, intelligent test generation, and predictive quality analytics
  • Hands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, or Cypress
  • Experience implementing an enterprise test case management platform
  • Experience leading WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility testing programs
  • Experience with accessibility tooling, audits, and remediation workflows
  • Experience defining and implementing performance and load testing strategies, including tools such as k6, Locust, or JMeter, and CI/CD integration
  • Deep expertise in shift-left testing and embedding quality into early SDLC phases
  • Strong proficiency with Jira for defect tracking and QA workflow management
  • Ability to engage and communicate effectively with clients, executive stakeholders, and cross-functional teams across geographies
  • Strong understanding of Scrum and DevOps/CI/CD practices
  • Exceptional change management and organizational development skills
  • Willingness and ability to travel to India periodically, estimated at 15–20%
  • Preferred: enterprise SaaS, government technology, or multi-vertical software product experience
  • Preferred: familiarity with government technology domains
  • Preferred: GCC or shared services center setup and operations experience
  • Preferred: ISTQB Advanced or Expert certification or equivalent

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Unlimited PTO (paid time off)
  • HSA and FSA options
  • 401(k) plan with matching contributions
  • Paid parental leave
  • ABLE matching contributions for the disability community
  • Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Group term life insurance
  • Financial and legal assistance through the EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
  • Mission-driven, dynamic, and supportive work environment
  • Opportunity to impact government services and citizens' lives

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

CypressJMeterSDLCSelenium

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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