Software Quality Assurance Lead, Vice President

State Street

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Closes tomorrow Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Irvine, CA
Salary
$115,000–$205,000 / yr
Posted
37 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Sep 12, 2026 (soon)

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $171k
This role $160k
$104k most similar roles pay here $219k

This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $140,000–$201,212 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $160k versus about $171k for comparable roles.

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About State Street

State Street Corporation is one of the world''s largest custodian banks and asset managers, providing investment servicing, investment management, and investment research to institutional investors. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Custody

State Street currently has 176 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Quality Assurance Lead, Vice President

Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Lead, Vice President, Onsite will lead quality engineering efforts across modern cloud-native platforms and legacy enterprise applications within the financial services sector. The role involves defining enterprise quality strategies, establishing automation roadmaps, and managing testing for distributed systems to ensure scalability and resiliency. You will build and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Playwright, and Cucumber while integrating continuous testing into CI/CD pipelines. Key responsibilities include overseeing functional, regression, and end-to-end testing for applications on Amazon ECS and EKS. The position requires expertise in Sybase, Oracle, and COBOL environments alongside modern tools like GitHub Copilot and LLMs. You will mentor QA engineers while ensuring robust testing controls for audit, compliance, and risk management across both legacy technologies and next-generation cloud architectures to drive digital transformation.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute enterprise quality engineering strategies, standards, and automation roadmaps aligned with business goals.
  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Playwright, and Cucumber.
  • Drive automated testing across functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, smoke, and sanity initiatives.
  • Embed continuous testing practices into CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery frameworks in partnership with DevOps teams.
  • Lead testing for cloud-native applications on Amazon ECS and EKS to ensure scalability and disaster recovery.
  • Establish quality metrics, reporting, and governance processes to provide visibility into release readiness.
  • Integrate AI-powered tools like GitHub Copilot and LLMs to improve testing coverage and engineering efficiency.
  • Mentor and develop QA engineers in automation, cloud testing, and AI-enabled quality engineering practices.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 12+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Test Automation, or Quality Engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience leading QA teams and enterprise testing initiatives.
  • Experience leading quality engineering for large-scale financial services platforms across legacy and modern architectures.
  • Experience testing applications on AWS, including EC2, ECS, EKS, and cloud-native platforms.
  • Proficiency in developing test automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, Playwright, and Cucumber (BDD).
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools, DevOps practices, and database testing with Sybase or Oracle.
  • Preferred certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Developer, ISTQB, Certified Scrum Master, or AI/ML certifications.

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