QE TCOE Lead
Location: Chicago, IL // Fort Lauderdale, FL – Remote ((If needed, Travel to client site twice a month at own expense)
Job Type: Full time
Experience: 12+ Years
Job Description:
Client Expectations:
· Proven experience leading large QE teams (80+ members) across onsite/offshore models.
· Hands-on expertise in QE-to-QE transformation initiatives.
· Proficiency with any ALM tool.
· Strong automation background with tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Tosca, or similar.
Job Summary:
- We are seeking an experienced and strategic QE TCOE (Quality Engineering – Testing Center of
- Excellence) Lead to drive enterprise-wide quality engineering initiatives and transformation
- programs.
- The ideal candidate will lead QE governance, automation strategy, testing best practices, delivery excellence, and stakeholder management across multiple lines of business.
- This role requires strong leadership capabilities, deep expertise in quality engineering methodologies, and hands-on experience managing large-scale testing programs in enterprise
environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the QE TCOE function across multiple programs and business units.
Define and implement enterprise-wide QA/QE strategy, standards, governance, and best
practices.
- Drive QA transformation initiatives, including automation, CI/CD integration, shift-left
testing, and quality metrics.
- Establish and monitor KPIs, dashboards, governance reports, and testing maturity
models.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, program managers, development teams, and
leadership for successful delivery execution.
- Lead test planning, estimation, resource allocation, risk management, and execution
oversight.
- Ensure quality processes align with Agile, DevOps, and enterprise delivery methodologies.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives for test automation, performance testing, API
testing, and data validation.
- Manage offshore/onshore QE teams and provide technical and strategic guidance.
- Support client discussions, audits, governance reviews, and executive reporting.
- Identify delivery risks proactively and implement mitigation strategies.
Required Skills & Experience
- 12+ years of experience in Quality Engineering / Software Testing.
- 10+ years of experience leading QE TCOE or enterprise testing programs.
- Strong experience in QA governance, testing transformation, and delivery management.
- Expertise in test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Playwright,
Cypress, Tosca, or similar.
- Experience with API testing, performance testing, and data validation/testing.
- Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
- Experience managing distributed onsite/offshore delivery models.
- Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.
- Strong analytical, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in insurance, healthcare, banking, or enterprise digital transformation
programs.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
- Experience with enterprise reporting and dashboarding tools.
- Relevant certifications in QA, Agile, or cloud technologies are preferred.
Soft Skills:
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced enterprise environment
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills