Vice President Quality Assurance

Role Overview: As the Vice President of Quality Assurance (SDET) at AppViewX, you will be responsible for defining and leading the overall test engineering strategy across the product portfolio. Your role will involve building and scaling a world-class QA organization that focuses on automation-first practices, product reliability, and secure, high-quality releases at velocity. Collaboration with Engineering, Product, and Security teams to embed quality at every stage of the SDLC will be crucial. This role demands deep technical expertise in SDET frameworks, a strong understanding of cybersecurity domains (IAM, PKI, CLM), and the ability to lead distributed QA teams in an Agile environment. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and scale the Global QA function with a focus on automation, test strategy, and continuous quality - Define and enforce quality engineering standards, processes, and tools across multiple product lines - Own end-to-end testing including functional, performance, security, integration, and regression testing - Implement robust automation frameworks to ensure consistent, scalable, and repeatable test coverage - Build a shift-left QA culture, tightly integrated into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows - Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Security to align on test coverage and release readiness - Establish KPIs and metrics around quality, reliability, and test efficiency to drive improvements - Ensure products meet the highest standards of security and compliance relevant to IAM, PKI, and cybersecurity best practices - Mentor and grow a high-performing team of QA engineers and SDETs across regions - Contribute to the broader engineering strategy and innovation roadmap Qualifications Required: - BE/B.Tech or ME/M.Tech/MS degree in Computer Science or related field - 15+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles - Proven success in building and managing large, distributed QA/SDET teams in a product-based environment - Deep hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, TestNG, REST Assured, JMeter, Cypress) - Strong experience with cloud-native QA strategies for SaaS platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) - Prior work in the Cybersecurity domain, especially in IAM, PKI, CLM, or Application Security is a must - Familiarity with Agile (Scrum/SAFe) delivery models, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices - Track record of building quality into every step of the development lifecycle - Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders (Note: Additional details about the company were not explicitly mentioned in the provided job description.),