Director of Quality Assurance

1Kosmos

full-time

Posted on: 9/19/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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About the role

Lead and scale the QA team, including recruitment, mentoring, and performance management.
Define and implement the overall QA strategy, encompassing functional, regression, performance, and security testing.
Establish and enforce quality standards, test plans, and best practices across all projects.
Drive test automation strategy to increase efficiency and reduce manual testing overhead.
Partner with Engineering and DevOps to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Monitor and report on key quality metrics (defect density, test coverage, release stability).
Collaborate with Product and Engineering to ensure requirements are testable and aligned with customer expectations.
Ensure adherence to compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR) as applicable.
Manage QA tools, infrastructure, and budget for testing environments.
Serve as the voice of quality in release readiness reviews and executive meetings.
Embed quality into every stage of the development lifecycle and define metrics to improve release confidence, reduce defects, and accelerate time-to-market.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
10+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
Proven track record of building and scaling QA teams in fast-paced environments.
Deep knowledge of QA methodologies, test automation frameworks, and performance testing tools.
Strong experience with CI/CD integration and automated testing pipelines.
Familiarity with cloud-based architectures (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on execution.
Experience in SaaS or enterprise software environments (preferred).
Familiarity with security testing and regulatory compliance requirements (preferred).
Background in AI/ML product QA or identity verification software testing (preferred).
Experience managing offshore or distributed QA teams (preferred).
Knowledge of performance, load, and scalability testing tools (preferred).