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Signet Jewelers

IT Director, Quality Engineering – Process Engineering

Signet Jewelers

IT Director responsible for leading quality and performance engineering transformation using Generative AI. Managing engineering excellence and delivering best-in-class customer experiences.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeAkron • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudJMeterMicroservicesSelenium

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define and execute a strategic QE/PE roadmap aligned with business goals.
  • Build and lead a high-performing team focused on test automation and performance engineering practices.
  • Drive AI-enabled agentic testing and shift-left practices within CI/CD pipelines and workflows.
  • Establish KPIs for quality, velocity, performance, and defect reduction.
  • Monitor, analyze, and report on quality and performance metrics while recommending improvements
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to align technology strategy and delivery with the application development teams.
  • Drive AI-enabled testing practices for predictive defect detection, intelligent test case generation, agentic testing, and root cause analysis.
  • Establish frameworks to reduce production defect leakage and improve release quality.
  • Scale test automation coverage across functional, integration, regression, and performance layers.
  • Implement shift-left testing and continuous quality practices within CI/CD pipelines.
  • Develop a comprehensive performance engineering approach, including load, stress, scalability, and resilience testing.
  • Integrate performance monitoring and predictive analytics for proactive issue resolution.
  • Define and track KPIs for quality, automation coverage, performance benchmarks, and production defect rates.
  • Build and mentor a high-performing QA/PE team, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years of experience in QA and Performance Engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
  • Proven expertise in test automation frameworks, performance testing tools, and AI-driven QA solutions.
  • Proven experience implementing Gen AI and automation in testing environments
  • Strong understanding of eCommerce platforms, IT applications, and cloud environments.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, microservices architecture, and observability tools.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Familiarity with tools like Selenium, JMeter, LoadRunner, Perfecto, and AI-based testing platforms.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive healthcare, dental & vision insurance
  • 401(k) matching after one year of employment
  • Generous time off + company holidays
  • Merchandise discount
  • Learning & Development programs
  • Much more!

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Hard Skills & Tools
test automationperformance engineeringAI-driven QA solutionsload testingstress testingscalability testingresilience testingpredictive defect detectionintelligent test case generationshift-left testing
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementanalytical skillsproblem-solvingdecision-makingcollaborationinnovationcontinuous improvementmentoring
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Engineering