[Hiring] Engineering Lead, Test @ScienceLogic

Role Description

This QA Lead position offers the opportunity to shape the quality of an advanced AI product and functionally lead a talented QA team. Skylar AI team is looking for a quality champion who will advance our standards of excellence. Activities include:

• Quality Strategy & Planning: Define and own the overall testing strategy, plans, and standards for Skylar Advisor. This includes outlining test approaches for new features, determining the scope of testing, and resource planning for the QA team.
• Test Automation Leadership: Provide technical leadership in building and maintaining robust test automation frameworks for both backend and front-end testing.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Functional leadership to a distributed QA team of four automation engineers in India. Manage day-to-day team activities and mentor team members.
• Hands-on Testing & Execution: Participate in execution of test plans and handle complex testing scenarios.
• Defect Management: Ensure thorough tracking of defects using Jira and Xray.
• Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve QA processes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as QA liaison across engineering, product, UX, and DevOps.
• Quality Metrics & Reporting: Monitor testing progress and product quality through defined KPIs.
• Stakeholder Communication: Present QA program and results to senior leadership.
• Innovation and Tooling: Adopt new testing tools, including AI-driven tools.
• Global Team Coordination: Ensure effective coordination between US and India teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in software QA with strong test automation background, and a minimum of 2 years in a QA leadership role.
• Proven expertise in testing planning, execution, and reporting, with a strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Expertise in Python for test scripting.
• Proficiency with Jira and Xray.
• Experience testing AI/ML-driven applications.
• Familiarity with AI-based testing tools.
• Knowledge of CI/CD processes and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Solid understanding of backend systems and databases; Go and SQL familiarity is a plus.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Ability to present QA programs and results to senior leadership.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapts to changing priorities.

Requirements

• Domain knowledge in AI/ML development and evaluation.
• QA certifications (e.g., ISTQB).
• Experience with performance or security testing.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Flexible Paid Time Off (FTO) so that you can take the time that you need to re-energize.
• Volunteer Time Off (VTO) - take two days off per calendar year to volunteer with your preferred charitable organization.
• 5-year Service Milestone Sabbatical.
• Paid parental leave.
• Generous employee referral bonus program.
• Pet insurance.
• HQ Office centrally located in Reston Town Center featuring a well-stocked kitchen with rotating snacks and beverages, and catered lunch on Thursdays.
• Regular virtual company-wide events, including cooking classes, yoga, meditation and more.
• The opportunity to learn and develop from some of the best and brightest minds in the industry!