
QA Lead
Alula, an M2M Services Brand
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $95,000 - $98,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead, mentor, and develop a distributed QA team supporting both hardware and software product lines
- Build and maintain a well-structured QA organization capable of supporting Engineering sprint planning, backlog grooming, and early requirement review
- Coordinate workload, assign test responsibilities, and ensure consistent execution of test plans across multiple concurrent releases
- Oversee end-to-end test strategy, including manual and automated testing of features, firmware, and hardware components
- Develop and expand QA automation frameworks for both hardware and software releases to improve test coverage, speed, and repeatability
- Provide clear, timely, and actionable communication of test results, risks, and release impacts to Engineering, Product Management, and Operations
- Maintain documentation, test notes, and QA artifacts across multiple simultaneous projects
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in the residential alarm industry or a closely related hardware/software industry
- Knowledge of control panels (DSC, Honeywell, Vista, etc.) is a plus
- Demonstrated leadership experience in a QA or technical team environment, ideally with distributed or remote teams
- Proven experience building or working with QA automation frameworks for both hardware and software products
- Strong skills in prioritization, organization, and time management; proven ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills and comfort learning additional software and platforms
- High degree of integrity with the ability to manage sensitive information
- Flexibility in adapting to shifting priorities and business needs
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Great benefits
- Flex Time Off instead of PTO
- Access to products that keep your home protected
- Collaborative team culture
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
QA automation frameworksmanual testingautomated testingtest strategytest planstest coveragefirmware testinghardware testingbacklog groomingrequirement review
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationprioritizationorganizationtime managementflexibilityintegrity