
Engineering Lead, Test
ScienceLogic
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Reston • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
Visit company websiteJob Level
Senior
Tech Stack
GoJenkinsPythonSQL
About the role
- Define and own the overall testing strategy, plans, and standards for Skylar Advisor.
- Provide technical leadership in building and maintaining robust test automation frameworks for both backend and front-end testing.
- Functional leadership to a distributed QA team of four automation engineers in India.
- Participate in execution of test plans and handle complex testing scenarios.
- Ensure thorough tracking of defects using Jira and Xray.
- Continuously evaluate and improve QA processes.
- Act as QA liaison across engineering, product, UX, and DevOps.
- Monitor testing progress and product quality through defined KPIs.
- Present QA program and results to senior leadership.
- Adopt new testing tools, including AI-driven tools.
- Ensure effective coordination between US and India teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 10+ years of experience in software QA with strong test automation background, and a minimum of 2 years in a QA leadership role.
- Proven expertise in testing planning, execution, and reporting, with a strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Expertise in Python for test scripting.
- Proficiency with Jira and Xray.
- Experience testing AI/ML-driven applications.
- Familiarity with AI-based testing tools
- Knowledge of CI/CD processes and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI)
- Solid understanding of backend systems and databases; Go and SQL familiarity is a plus.
- Strong leadership, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.
- Ability to present QA programs and results to senior leadership.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapts to changing priorities.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
- 401(k) plan with employer match.
- Flexible Paid Time Off (FTO) so that you can take the time that you need to re-energize.
- Volunteer Time Off (VTO) - take two days off per calendar year to volunteer with your preferred charitable organization.
- 5-year Service Milestone Sabbatical.
- Paid parental leave.
- Generous employee referral bonus program.
- Pet insurance.
- HQ Office centrally located in Reston Town Center featuring a well-stocked kitchen with rotating snacks and beverages, and catered lunch on Thursdays.
- Regular virtual company-wide events, including cooking classes, yoga, meditation and more.
- The opportunity to learn and develop from some of the best and brightest minds in the industry!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
test automationtesting planningtesting executionQA methodologiesPythonAI/ML testingCI/CDJenkinsGitLab CISQL
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcross-team collaborationadaptabilitypresentation skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information Technology