Lead QA Engineer – Automation & Enablement

This role is for a QA Lead responsible for enabling quality assurance practices across multiple teams, focusing on test automation and quality enablement in a complex enterprise environment.

Location: Remote

Salary: $99,000–$168,000/yr plus annual bonus

Responsibilities

• Lead QA enablement efforts across 24 teams within Workplace Solutions, helping teams adopt consistent, scalable testing practices.
• Define and execute an iterative QA automation strategy across diverse tech stacks including microservices, legacy systems, and AWS environments.
• Partner with BAs, engineers, and architects to integrate quality practices early in the software development lifecycle (shift-left). Provide hands-on technical guidance on automation tools including qTest, Cucumber, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Karate, and Postman.
• Analyze team readiness for automation adoption and prioritize engagement based on complexity and impact.
• Create and enforce QA governance standards, frameworks, and best practices across the program.
• Mentor team members and support upskilling of BAs and engineers on test automation fundamentals.
• Collaborate with the QA Program Manager and Change Manager to align technical QA strategy with broader program goals.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in QA engineering with a strong focus on test automation and quality enablement.
• Proven ability to lead QA initiatives in complex, multi-team or enterprise environments.
• Proficiency with test automation tools including Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Karate, and/or Postman.
• Strong understanding of API testing and integration test strategies.
• Experience working across varied tech stacks including microservices, legacy systems, and cloud environments (AWS preferred); proficiency in Java and/or JavaScript.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; comfortable working with BAs, engineers, architects, and program leadership.
• No sponsorship requirement now or in the future.

Benefits

• Estimated Salary: Minimum: $99,000 MidPoint: $133,500 Maximum: $168,000, plus annual bonus.
• 401(k) plan with a 2% company contribution and 6% company match.
• Work-life balance with vacation, personal time and paid holidays.

Additional Information

• This role is classified as remote; however, periodic in-person attendance will be required at times for activities such as quarterly or project planning, training, or other business-critical meetings.
• Applicants for this position must not now, nor at any point in the future, require sponsorship for employment.