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Software QA Technical Lead
Software QA Technical LeadSunSoft Online • Phoenix, AZ, us
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Software QA Technical Lead

Software QA Technical Lead

SunSoft Online • Phoenix, AZ, us
25 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The Impact

Lead the quality platform behind mission-critical software at ASRS. Partner directly with architects to fix today’s framework pain, modernize our stack, and hard-wire a true shift-left culture—while piloting AI-assisted testing to boost coverage, speed, and confidence.

What You’ll Do

  • Own the quality platform : Set strategy, architecture, and standards for automation—Java today, with pragmatic evolution to modern UI / API automation where it improves reliability.
  • Embed quality early : Drive PR-level tests, contract / API checks, and CI / CD quality gates for rapid, trusted developer feedback.
  • Apply AI where it counts : Use AI / LLM-assisted test generation, self-healing locators, flake triage, and test-impact analysis to reduce toil and raise signal.
  • Simplify the SDLC : With DevOps, streamline pipelines, test data management, environment provisioning, and release guardrails for faster flow.
  • Solve hard problems with architects : Tackle cross-cutting issues (auth, data, performance, flakiness) and retire tech debt with durable solutions.
  • Build the right tests : Expand reliable web / UI, API, and integration coverage; harden environments and test data.
  • Coach and elevate : Mentor QA engineers, review automation code, and set standards for readability, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Measure what matters : Stand up live dashboards (coverage, pass / fail, flakiness, MTTR) to inform decisions and continuously raise the bar.
  • Own root cause : Lead deep-dive debugging across test and prod, driving prevention—not just fixes.

Your Toolbox (What We Use & Value)

  • Languages / Frameworks : Java, JUnit, Maven; BDD with Cucumber / Gherkin.
  • Automation : Selenium WebDriver (today); informed experience with Playwright (Java / TypeScript) a plus.
  • CI / CD & SCM : Jenkins, GitHub Actions; GitHub for collaboration.
  • Observability & Metrics : Grafana (quality and performance dashboards).
  • Backend / Platform context : Spring Boot / Spring Security; Oracle DB; FileNet / content systems.
  • Scripting : PowerShell or similar for utilities.
  • Quality practices : Testing pyramid, risk-based design, code reviews, and environment parity.

    • Where We’re Headed (And Where You’ll Lead)

  • GitHub-native CI / CD : Standardize on GitHub pipelines for frequent, automated deployments—define branch strategy, environment promotions, and reusable workflows that make shipping safe by default.
  • Reliable testing for high velocity : Build a strategy that scales with cadence—PR checks, contract / API tests, fast UI smoke suites, test-impact analysis, deterministic data & ephemeral envs, parallelization, and rigorous flake control.
  • AI-assisted, data-driven quality : Apply LLM-assisted test generation / self-healing and enforce quality gates backed by live dashboards (coverage, flakiness, MTTR, DORA) to boost signal and confidence.
  • Framework evolution (tool-agnostic) : Evaluate and pilot modern UI / API automation options against clear criteria (reliability, speed, parity, maintainability, ROI) and recommend phased adoption that protects delivery.

    • What You Bring

  • 10+ years in QA / automation with 5+ years leading / architecting frameworks.
  • Proven success embedding automated quality gates into CI / CD for high-velocity releases.
  • Track record mentoring engineers and raising the bar on code quality and test design.
  • Comfort collaborating with architects and senior engineers on systemic quality problems.

    • Nice-To-Have

  • Experience introducing AI tooling (e.g., Copilot, test-gen, self-healing) into real teams.
  • Performance, security, or contract-testing exposure.

    • Work Setup & Logistics

  • Hybrid : Mostly remote; design / whiteboard sessions in Phoenix as needed.
  • Equipment : Personal laptop required; Windows workstation provided for remote access.
  • Eligibility : Must be AZ-local and able to work for any U.S. employer (no sponsorship).

    • Why Join Us?

  • Real autonomy, minimal red tape. Engineers here actually choose and implement the right tech. If you can justify it, you can ship it—fast.
  • All-local teams, zero offshoring. Your partners sit in the same time zone, so feedback loops are tight and handoffs are clean.
  • Remote after onboarding. Following an initial training period in Phoenix, work remotely with periodic onsite whiteboarding / design sessions.
  • Direct access to decision-makers. You’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with architects and a hands-on technical management team that co-creates assignments with you—no telephone game.
  • Mandate to simplify & automate. We’re actively streamlining the SDLC—across Dev, QA, and DevOps—so you’ll lead the push on test frameworks, CI / CD, environment management, and quality gates.
  • Engaged core hours. This isn’t a background tab. We expect full engagement during our core business hours so the team can move quickly together
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