Director, Quality Engineering
Lexington, KY - USA
Job Summary
Role : Director Quality Engineering
Location: Lexington Kentucky USA (Onsite -2 Days in a Months)
Long Term contract
Reports to: Chief Information Officer (CIO)
About the Role
seeking a strategic and forwardthinking Director of Quality Engineering to lead the organizations enterprise-wide QA and QE initiatives. This leader will be responsible for driving a culture of quality reliability and continuous improvement across all technology platforms digital products and enterprise applications. Reporting directly to the CIO the Director will define and execute a modern quality strategy that enables faster delivery improved resilience and superior customer experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Engineering Strategy & Leadership
- Develop and execute Valvolines enterprise Quality Engineering strategy aligned to IT and business priorities.
- Build a scalable QE operating model with an emphasis on automation DevSecOps integration and shiftleft practices.
- Lead mentor and grow a high-performing Quality Engineering team including managers SDETs automation engineers and QA analysts.
- Champion engineering excellence testability principles and continuous improvement across the technology organization.
Enterprise Quality Governance
- Establish and maintain enterprise QA/QE standards policies and frameworks to ensure consistency compliance and risk mitigation.
- Oversee the implementation of quality metrics KPIs dashboards and reporting mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure quality processes meet regulatory and internal audit requirements.
Automation & Technology Enablement
- Drive adoption of automated testing frameworks for functional performance security and regression testing.
- Evaluate and implement modern tools technologies and platforms that improve speed repeatability and coverage.
- Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to embed quality into the software development lifecycle.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Product Engineering Infrastructure Security and Business stakeholders to ensure quality is integrated throughout all project phases.
- Participate in strategic technology planning roadmap prioritization and release governance.
- Collaborate with vendors and partner organizations to ensure adherence to Valvolines quality standards.
Operational Excellence
- Oversee quality planning and execution for enterprise releases major technology initiatives and production deployments.
- Establish efficient processes for defect management root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
- Lead continuous improvement efforts to reduce defects increase automation coverage and improve cycle times.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or related field.
- 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance/Quality Engineering with at least 5 years in leadership.
- Proven experience building or transforming QA/QE organizations toward automation and DevOps maturity.
- Strong expertise in testing methodologies automation frameworks CI/CD pipelines and enterprise software delivery.
- Experience supporting large-scale mission-critical digital platforms and enterprise systems.
- Excellent leadership communication and cross-functional partnership skills.
Preferred
- Experience in retail automotive services or consumer product industries.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure AWS) API testing and microservices architectures.
- Experience managing global teams and vendor partnerships.
- Certifications such as ISTQB SAFe or equivalent.
Regards
Manoj
Derex Technologies INC
Contact : Ext 206
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
About Company
Derex Technologies Inc specializes in providing IT consulting, staffing solutions and software services. Globally headquartered in Harrison New Jersey since 1996 Derex delivers the highest quality technology professionals and an array of customized IT talent solutions designed to impr ... View more