Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (Remote)

Maximus is a mission-driven consumer health company focused on optimizing men's health through an advanced telemedicine platform. As the Lead QA Engineer, you will establish and lead the QA strategy, build and manage the QA team, and implement scalable testing processes to ensure the quality and reliability of the platform.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of our QA strategy across our applications
• Build and manage a high-performing QA team, establishing best practices and mentoring team members
• Design and implement automated testing frameworks that support our event-sourced architecture
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams during sprint planning to ensure quality is built into our development process
• Establish quality metrics and reporting mechanisms to track and improve system reliability
• Ensure testing coverage for HIPAA compliance and healthcare-specific requirements
• Create and maintain test plans for critical systems including prescription management, lab testing integrations, and payment processing
• Participate in sprint ceremonies and provide quality-focused input during backlog refinement

Requirements:

• 5+ years of QA engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Strong experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Ruby/Rails and React testing frameworks
• Strong understanding of API testing
• Proven track record of building and scaling QA processes in fast-growing organizations
• Experience with performance testing and monitoring tools
• Excellence in written communication and documentation
• Background in agile methodologies and sprint-based development
• Testing Frameworks: RSpec, Jest, Cypress
• CI/CD: Experience with automated testing pipelines
• Monitoring & Debugging: Familiarity with APM tools
• Database Testing: PostgreSQL
• API Testing: REST, GraphQL
• Security Testing: Understanding of OWASP and security best practices
• Performance Testing: Load testing, stress testing, scalability testing
• A dedication to keeping things simple and pragmatic
• Attitude of shared ownership of the system, frequent integration. Collaborates proactively, in service of the shared highest priority
• Strong communication and teamwork skills: Proven ability to build strong relationships with technical and non-technical members of the team to solve challenging technical and business problems
• Relentlessly Resourceful: highly proactive, does not quit, and finds innovative solutions with little guidance. Bias for action and ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment with a high degree of autonomy
• Passion for Men's Health & Development: interest in helping men develop a healthy masculinity. Demonstrates personal dedication and interest in health optimization (e.g. diet, exercise, sleep, focus, and relationships)
• Background in healthcare technology or HIPAA-compliant systems