Quality Assurance Release Manager

Our client, a leader in fintech solutions is looking for a Quality and Release Manager to lead their DevOps and Quality Engineering teams. You will manage a group of 6-10 engineers, defining strategies that ensure rapid, high-quality releases. You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact, driving a culture of accountability, trust, and continuous improvement across the organization. This is more than just a management role—it’s an opportunity to shape the future of the company’s software delivery and engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, Inspire, Develop

• Manage and mentor your team: From hiring and onboarding to ongoing 1:1s and performance reviews, you’ll guide the growth of your engineers, helping them achieve their full potential.
• Set ambitious goals: Establish clear objectives for both the team and individual contributors, holding them accountable for timely and high-quality delivery.
• Foster development: Support your team’s professional and personal growth by providing the tools, feedback, and environment needed for success.
• Create a thriving culture: Build a team culture based on trust, psychological safety, and adaptability, where everyone is empowered to bring forward new ideas.

Drive Operational Excellence

• Lead technical operations: Ensure smooth day-to-day operations, including standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, while keeping everyone aligned and moving forward.
• Spot and fix gaps: Identify process or tooling weaknesses and take action to improve workflows, tools, and practices.
• Stay hands-on: Occasionally write and maintain test cases and suites, staying closely involved with the technical work.

Champion Quality & Release

• Ensure reliability and visibility: Oversee the integrity of test cases, releases, and infrastructure changes, ensuring everything is fully visible and auditable.
• Own delivery workflows: Take charge of the processes and tools used for application delivery and monitoring, ensuring consistency and efficiency.
• Measure success: Define and track KPIs to monitor the success of your efforts and the team’s performance.
• Empower the team: Provide the necessary training and resources for your engineers to make the most effective use of tools and practices.

Collaborate & Communicate

• Engage with key stakeholders: Work cross-functionally with other managers, contractors, and teams to align on goals and deliverables.
• Inspire clarity and alignment: Ensure transparent communication across the organization so everyone is aligned and moving toward shared goals.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• 7 years of leadership experience: Proven success in managing software teams, especially with a focus on DevOps and/or quality engineering.
• 5 years of direct management experience: You’ve led at least four individual contributors, guiding them to success.
• Quality-first mindset: Expertise in managing quality processes like workflows, ticketing, and reporting.
• Cloud-savvy: Experience with managing cloud-based infrastructure, ideally AWS.
• Emotional intelligence: Strong ability to empathize, listen, and lead with a collaborative, people-focused approach.
• Detail-oriented and organized: A sharp eye for detail and an ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Proficiency with tools: Experience with Atlassian suite, X-Ray, or similar test management tools.
• DevOps expertise: Comfortable with tools such as Docker, CloudFormation, Terraform, and Puppet.
• Tech stack familiarity: Knowledge of .NET Core, MySQL, Vue.js, and Node.js.
• Fintech experience: Familiarity with financial services or fintech industries is a plus.

Why Work for This Client?

Ready to lead a talented team at the forefront of innovation? This role gives you the opportunity to influence cutting-edge strategies, implement impactful processes, and drive high-quality software releases. Our client values creativity, growth, and excellence, providing a dynamic work environment that fosters collaboration and professional development. With a flexible work arrangement (remote, hybrid, or in-office) and a focus on work-life balance, this is your chance to thrive while contributing to a growing, forward-thinking company.

Compensation and Location Details

This role offers a competitive salary range of $170,000–$195,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications. The position is based in San Diego, CA, with flexible work options including in-office, hybrid, or remote. This is a key leadership position reporting directly to the CTO, offering you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the company’s engineering culture.

Contact:

Katie Illam at katie.illam@ingenuity-staffing.com