[Remote_$3000-$4500]_QA & Automation Leader

● Hire and Lead a diverse group of incredibly smart, mission-driven SDET engineers.
● Manage distributed teams (US / International) to the highest production rate.
● Stay on the forefront of the latest technology stacks, while balancing testability, scalability and stability.
● Shape and nurture a culture of openness, excellence, ingenuity, and passion as company continues to scale.
● Assess current teams structure and advise CTO on what's the best structure for company
● Along with the CTO, oversee the day-to-day management of the company platform and technology strategy focusing on QA infrastructure, automation architecture, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance efforts with a focus on optimizing for quality, predictability, performance and scalability.
● Maintain the QA and Automation technology roadmaps and continually assessing the build vs. buy vs. partner options.
● This is a player-coach role requiring deep technical expertise, as well as leadership and mentorship of the teams.
● Recruit, develop, and grow an incredible SDET and Automation engineering guild committed to developing innovative solutions aligned with the company's business model, values, and vision.
● Work closely with CTO on the selection and interdependencies of QA and Automation frameworks and infrastructure to scale the company technology platforms.
● Collaborate with the Program Management group and other departments to evolve SDLC including functional requirements analysis, design specification, technical code review, project planning, quality assurance and implementation of company systems.
● Work directly with product management leaders to deliver on an aggressive roadmap balancing both new releases and enhancement to the existing product always factoring in quality, time and cost.
● Align the Software Engineering in Test and Automation department to stay ahead of the industry while continuing to distinguish company as the leader in their segment.