Director, Quality Engineering
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17 hours ago
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Job Summary
Who We Are; What We Do; Where Were Going
Magnet Forensics is a global leader in the development of digital investigative software that acquires analyzes and shares evidence from computers smartphones tablets and IoT-related devices. We are continually innovating so our customers can deploy advanced and effective tools to protect their companies communities and countries.
Serving thousands of customers globally our solutions are playing a crucial role in modernizing digital investigations helping investigators fight crime protect assets and guard national security.
With employees based around the world Magnet Forensics has been expanding our global presence. As a part of Magnet Forensics you can expect to make a difference in the world no matter what role you play. Youll be supported through learning and development not to mention an incredible team with unbelievable talent and integrity.
If you think you would be the right person to join our team working towards this goal we would love to hear from you!
Role Overview
Magnet Forensics is seeking an experienced Director Quality Engineeringto define and drive what softwarequality means across our organization. As we evolve from desktop software to SaaS-based digital investigation platforms quality reliability and accountability are central to our mission.
The Director Quality Engineeringwill lead Magnet Forensicsqualitystrategy ensuring that every product and release reflects the highest standards of reliability performance and user trust. This role is both strategic and hands-on defining the organization-wide approach toqualitywhile building scalable systems practices and culture to embedqualityinto every stage of our SaaS development lifecycle.
You will partner closely with Product Engineering and DevOps leadership to establish a unified definition ofquality formalize processes and metrics and implement the tooling and practices that enable continuous high-confidence delivery of SaaS software.
NOTE: This role is Hybrid therefore Candidate must be able to commute to the Waterloo Canada Headquarters about once a week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish a clear actionable definition of softwarequalitythat aligns with Magnet Forensics mission customer needs and engineering practices.
- Translatequalityinto measurable metrics standards and processes applicable across all teams and products.
- Define and formalize a Definition of Done that encapsulates code testing documentation deployment and observability requirements.
- Lead the implementation of SaaS-oriented testing practices including continuous integration testing automated regression load testing and production monitoring.
- Partner with platform and DevOps teams to refine deployment environments and methods that ensure accountability and repeatability in releases.
- Drive the adoption of shift-left practices and ensurequalityvalidation happens throughout the development process.
- Lead the selection and rollout of tools and frameworks for test automation performance validation andqualityreporting.
- Define and monitor organization-widequalityKPIs (e.g. defect escape rate test coverage release confidence metrics MTTR deployment success rate).
- Establish dashboards and feedback loops to give leadership and teams visibility intoquality and release readiness.
- Build mentor and lead a distributed team ofqualityengineers who are embedded in feature squads but aligned through a centralized vision and standards.
- Foster a culture ofqualityand accountability across all engineering disciplines encouraging teams to viewqualityas a shared responsibility not a gatekeeping function.
- Partner with Engineering Directors Product Management and SREs to continuously improve delivery maturity.
Define the OrganizationsQualityFramework
BuildQualityinto SaaS Development
Tools Automation and Measurement
Leadership and Culture
Required Qualifications:
- 10 years of experience in softwarequality test engineering or software development roles with at least 3 years leading aqualityor test organization.
- Proven success establishing or scalingqualityprograms in SaaS or cloud-native environments.
- Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices: CI/CD automated testing blue/green and canary deployments.
- Hands-on familiarity with test automation frameworks (e.g. Cypress Playwright and Selenium) and CI/CD toolchains (e.g. GitHub Actions Azure DevOps Jenkins).
- Experience defining and operationalizing softwarequalitymetrics and translating them into business outcomes.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills; ability to influence and drive cross-functional alignment.
Nice To Haves:
- Experience in regulated or mission-critical software domains (e.g. forensics security defense healthcare).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Exposure to DevSecOps practices observability systems and post-releasequalitymonitoring (APM tracing etc.).
Success in This Role Looks Like:
- A clearly defined and adoptedqualitystrategy and definition of done across all engineering teams.
- Automated testing pipelines integrated into CI/CD with measurable improvement in release confidence and defect rates.
- Qualityengineers embedded effectively within feature teams but aligned through shared standards and leadership.
- Release processes that are predictable observable and auditable.
- A culture ofqualityownership where teams proactively prevent issues not just detect them.
Compensation & Benefits:
- The Compensation Range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. Please note that the actual compensation may vary depending on location and job-related factors such as qualifications experience knowledge and skills. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location and you are selected for an interview the Talent Acquisition Partner can share more information with you.If the compensation structure for the role includes an incentive component (ie. most Sales roles) the range below represents total target compensation (TTC) (base salary variable).
- MIN: $163100 - MID: $233000 - MAX: $279600 CAN
Compensation Range:
Magnet Forensics is proud to offer Benefits such as:
- Generous Time Off Policies
- Competitive Compensation
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Reward and Recognition Programs
- Employee Committees & Resource Groups
- Healthcare and Retirement Benefits
The Most Important Thing
Were looking for candidates that can provide examples of how they have demonstrated MagnetCODEin their previous experiences:
CARE We care about each other and our mission to make a difference in the world.
OWN We are accountable for our results while never forgetting to act with integrity empathy and respect.
DEDICATE We put our heart and soul into meeting the needs of our customers and helping them serve the people they protect.
EVOLVE We are constantly innovating and exploring new ways to work together to make an impact with our work.
Here at Magnet Forensics we are committed to continuous learning and are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. This commitment will be reflected in our hiring processes and embedded in our values and how we treat one another. If youre interested in this role but do not meet all of the qualifications listed above we encourage you to apply anyways.
Magnet Forensics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race colour religion sex orientation national origin age disability genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal provincial or local law. We are committed to providing an inclusive accessible recruitment process and work environment. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request throughout the hiring process. Please contact emailprotectedshould you require any accommodations.
All offers of employment at Magnet are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check. All background checks will be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws. Magnet will consider each positions job duties among other factors in determining what constitutes satisfactory completion of the background check. Refusal to consent to a background check may be grounds for revoking an offer of employment.
US Applicants: Magnet Forensics participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
About Company
Unlock the truth. Protect the innocent. We provide organizations with innovative tools to investigate cyberattacks and digital crimes.
