Head Of QA

Summary

Join Wallarm, a global remote-first company, as the Head of QA and play a pivotal role in shaping the product's quality assurance strategy. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you will drive QA excellence across Node and Web engineering groups. You will lead a growing QA team, mentor team members, and implement automation-driven QA practices. Your leadership will be crucial in building a comprehensive QA strategy ensuring high standards throughout product development. The role involves creating and refining QA strategies, overseeing day-to-day testing, optimizing processes, and integrating testing frameworks with the CI/CD pipeline. You will also define and track OKRs and KPIs for QA success.

Requirements

• 6+ years in QA, with a proven background in leading and managing QA teams, setting QA strategies, and building quality processes with a strong focus on automation
• Ability to scale and evolve QA processes within a growing organization, with a focus on driving automation and long-term QA development
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing automation frameworks, with integration into CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Git is a plus
• Proficiency in Python/TypeScript/Go, with knowledge of GNU/Linux, HTTP, and networking technologies. Experience with Nginx or similar web servers is preferred
• Experience with complex, technology-driven products, ideally with exposure to cybersecurity or web application security
• Fluent English

Responsibilities

• Create and continuously refine the QA strategy, prioritizing automation across both Node and Web groups to streamline testing processes and improve coverage
• Initially take on the lead role for Web QA, overseeing day-to-day testing and process optimization until a dedicated Web QA lead is established
• Own end-to-end QA processes across the Engineering organization, optimizing and integrating testing frameworks with our CI/CD pipeline, emphasizing automation
• Build and lead a high-performing QA team. Mentor QA leads and team members, fostering growth, collaboration, and consistency across testing efforts
• Partner with engineering, product, and cross-functional teams to align QA practices with platform requirements and provide long-term quality solutions
• Leverage automation tools, particularly Playwright, alongside Allure and Jira Confluence to enhance test efficiency and reliability. Focus on continuous improvements, utilizing automation to drive faster release cycles and higher quality standards
• Develop a long-term QA roadmap aligned with the company’s technology roadmap. Establish best practices for automation, reporting on quality metrics, test coverage, and QA performance to senior leadership
• Define and track OKRs and KPIs for QA success. Promote a culture of continuous improvement in QA methodologies, with a focus on leveraging automation for impactful results

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of cybersecurity or web application security
• Load testing experience
• Proven experience managing QA within infrastructure teams
• Experience managing people in cross-functional and distributed teams

Benefits

• Ability to work on a product that makes the Internet safer
• Completely remote work and flexible working hours
• Competitive salary and bonuses
• Paid days off
• Medical insurance
• Working equipment
• Professional development and career growth