Lead, Enterprise Quality Engineering (QA Governance & Transformation)

ICF is looking for aLead Enterprise Quality Engineering (QA Governance & Transformation)to support a large mission-driven federal client as they modernize and standardize quality practices across a complex technology and business ecosystem. This role willoperateat anenterprise level partnering closely with seniorIT and business leadership to assess current-state quality practices define a future-state QA operating model and drive adoption across multiple teams.

This position blendshands-on assessment and design workwithenterprise governance and change leadership. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in qualitymanagement andengineering Agile andDevSecOpsenvironments and enterprise transformation initiatives. If you are motivated by driving measurable improvements in delivery quality reducing rework andestablishingsustainable quality governance at scale this role offers a high-impact opportunity.

This position isHybrid with a preference for on-site presence inWashington DC. Remote candidates will be considered with the ability to travel quarterly.

Whatyoullbe doing:

• Work withSr. technology leaders toleadanenterprise-wide assessments of current Quality Assurance and Quality Engineering practices across IT and business teams including requirements quality development quality testing practices and business/UAT quality.

• Facilitate workshops interviews and working sessions with QA teams product owners developers and business stakeholders to document the current-state (As-Is) quality landscape.

• Design a future-state (To-Be) enterprisequality managementoperating model aligned with Agile andDevSecOpsbest practices and the clients broader operating model.

• Define and standardize enterprise QA governance including:

o Quality standards and guardrails

o Roles and responsibilities

o Quality metrics reporting and accountability mechanisms

• Develop a phased actionable roadmap to roll outquality managementstandards across previously siloed teams.

• Drive adoption of standardized quality practices working through organizational resistance with executive sponsorship.

• Improve upstream quality by strengtheningrequirementsreadiness acceptance criteria and Definition of Ready practices to reduce downstream defects and rework.

• Partner with Agile architecture delivery and business leaders to ensure quality is embedded across the full delivery lifecycle.

• Establish and track quality-related metrics and trends (e.g. defect leakagerequirementsquality delivery predictability) to inform leadership decisions.

• Provide executive-level briefings and recommendations on quality risks opportunities and progress.

• Conduct knowledge transfer and coaching to ensure sustainability of QA governance beyondinitialimplementation.

• Align QA governance with regulatory compliance and security considerations in a federal environment.

Required Skills:

• 9 years of experiencein Quality Assurance Quality Engineering or software delivery roles.

• 5 years of experience leadingenterprise-level QA governance or quality transformation initiatives.

• 5 years of experience supportingAgile andDevSecOpsdelivery environments.

• 5 years of experience driving organizational change and enforcing standards with executive backing.

• 5 years of experience defining QA governance across multiple platforms (Appianstrongly preferred but notrequired)

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Proven ability tooperateas adirector-level individual contributorwith light team leadership responsibilities.

• Prior experience supportingfederal or highly regulated organizations.

• Consulting or large-scale enterprise transformation background.

• Experience standardizing QA practices across multiple teams platforms or programs.

• Familiarity with modern quality engineering practices including test automation strategy and CI/CD integration.

• Strong facilitation communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to assess complex environmentsidentifysystemic issues and translate findings into actionable recommendations.

• Experience presenting findings and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Willingness to travel on-site quarterly if working remotely.

Working at ICF

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: