Head of QA

Role Overview

• Define and execute the QA strategy for i6, with a specific focus on transitioning from manual to automated testing approaches across all products
• Lead, mentor, and develop the QA team, fostering a culture of quality, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
• Report on quality metrics, test coverage, and team performance to the CTO and executive leadership
• Drive the migration from manual testing processes to comprehensive automated testing frameworks
• Evaluate, select, and implement appropriate test automation tools and frameworks for i6's technology stack
• Adopt and integrate AI-powered testing tools to increase the capacity and effectiveness of the QA function
• Build automated test suites covering unit, integration, API, UI, and end-to-end testing
• Establish CI/CD integration for automated testing to enable rapid, confident releases
• Define the optimal balance between automated and manual testing for different scenarios
• Design and implement test strategies for complex, distributed systems in the aviation fuel management domain
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage across i6's product suite (Fusion6, Reconcile6, eHandshake, Perspective6, Synthesis6)
• Develop and maintain QA processes, standards, and documentation
• Oversee regression testing, performance testing, security testing, and exploratory testing activities
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to define acceptance criteria and quality gates
• Identify quality risks in product development and implement appropriate mitigation strategies
• Ensure testing approaches meet the stringent safety and reliability requirements of the aviation industry
• Support compliance with relevant certifications and standards (ISO 9001, ISO 27001, SOC 2)
• Partner with Engineering Managers and Product Managers to integrate QA early in the development process
• Work with Customer Success and Support teams to incorporate customer feedback into testing priorities
• Communicate quality status, risks, and improvements clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Proven track record of successfully leading a transition from manual to automated testing in a software organization
• this is critical
• Experience managing and developing QA teams, including distributed or remote teams
• Strong background in test automation frameworks, tools, and best practices
• Experience with complex, cloud-based SaaS products and distributed systems
• Demonstrated ability to build QA strategies from the ground up and execute them successfully
• Experience testing web and mobile applications, including the creation of automated test suites.
• Expertise in test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman/Newman, JUnit, pytest)
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• Experience evaluating and adopting AI-powered testing tools to enhance QA capacity and efficiency
• Proficiency with API testing, performance testing, and security testing methodologies
• Experience with Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, and quality metrics tools

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• Cypress
• Distributed Systems
• Docker
• Google Cloud Platform
• JUnit
• Kubernetes
• Selenium

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + your birthday day off
• Private healthcare
• 5% pension contribution