IT Quality Assurance Director jobs in Massachusetts

IT Quality Assurance Director is responsible for planning and directing the policies, programs, and initiatives used to monitor and measure the overall quality of IT services, systems, and software. Ensures that tracking systems capture useful operational metrics for use in reducing defects, improving service, and optimizing the implementation process. Being an IT Quality Assurance Director requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a top management. The IT Quality Assurance Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be an IT Quality Assurance Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Director, IT Quality Assurance
  • MKS Instruments
  • Andover, MA FULL_TIME
  • MKS Instruments enables technologies that transform our world. We deliver foundational technology solutions to leading edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications. We apply our broad science and engineering capabilities to create instruments, subsystems, systems, process control solutions and specialty chemicals technology that improve process performance, optimize productivity and enable unique innovations for many of the world's leading technology and industrial companies. Our solutions are critical to addressing the challenges of miniaturization and complexity in advanced device manufacturing by enabling increased power, speed, feature enhancement, and optimized connectivity. Our solutions are also critical to addressing ever-increasing performance requirements across a wide array of specialty industrial applications. Additional information can be found at .

    The Director, IT Quality Assurance sets, drives and executes the overall QA Strategy that aligns to the wider IT strategy for quality assurance, including new technologies, processes and/or procedures in pursuit of continuous improvement.

    Your Key Responsibilities will be:

    • Drives to centralize, modernize and update practices/policy to ensure scalability of resources is setup for success and efficiency.
    • Coordinate with the IT Leadership Team and other technology leaders to identify and prioritize key systems initiatives and ensure cohesive end-to-end quality assurance of all enterprise solutions.
    • Leads the IT Quality Assurance group through a clearly defined process-driven methodology to ensure project goals, QA standards, and internal best practices are routinely and meticulously followed.
    • Partners with Development teams to review business / technical requirements and guides and assists QA Test Managers in generating comprehensive test strategy, plans, impact analysis and test cases for effective assurance and testing functions.
    • Perform QA recruiting and vendor management activities. Responsible for hiring and managing employees and onshore and offshore contractors and managing vendor contracts and SLAs four sourced arrangements if applicable.
    • Contribute to and/or establish new set of best-practices, processes, scorecards and tooling for Quality Assurance organization. This is to ensure that overall productivity and quality is measured at all times and improved in line with targeted milestones.
    • Serves as the Test Automation expert, responsible for establishing a standards-based automation / performance testing competency with a robust testing framework, testing & test management tools, test data and test cases for key applications across the portfolio.
    • Publishes a standardized QA productivity as well as Project and Release Testing status reporting across all projects / applications on a routine basis.
    • Assumes ownership and governance of QA environment. This involves coordinating the refresh of databases, environments and review / approval of application build releases to QA environments and shakedown testing of these environments.

    What you bring to our team:

    • Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or related field is strongly preferred.
    • 7-10 years IT Quality Assurance experience required.
    • 5 years as a QA leader (lead, manager or director or above). Strong management and leadership experience
    • Experience is required in managing software / application quality assurance at scale.
    • Proven track record in leading development of test automation strategy, tools and frameworks. Communicating, deploying, and maintaining new quality assurance processes across project teams
    • Expert level, hands-on experience with Automation Testing Tools and Performance Testing Tools.
    • Experience/proficiency with Agile methodology
    • Strong hands-on experience with test planning and execution for UI as well as back-office systems that require Web services or batch-based integrations and implementations.
    • In-depth software and development lifecycle knowledge.
    • Strong understanding of network and security design and the implication of these on performance; and ability recommend alternative solutions for addressing application bottlenecks.
    • Comfortable with fast-paced and schedule driven development.

    Compensation and Benefits:
    Salary Pay Range: $150,500 to $279,500 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.At MKS, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role.

    Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].

    Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.].

    We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

    MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

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    Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. persons." "U.S. persons" are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

    MKS Instruments, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("MKS") is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

    MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at:.

    If applying for a specific job, please include the requisition number (ex: RXXXX), the title and location of the role

     

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Quality Assurance Engineer
  • Hatch IT
  • East Walpole, MA FULL_TIME
  • Hatch IT is partnering with HSI to find a Quality Assurance Engineer: About The Role:The Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for product and process quality through implementing and maintaining ...
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IT Quality Assurance Analyst
  • EG America LLC
  • Westborough, MA FULL_TIME
  • Position Summary: The IT QA Analyst is a supporting role to Application Management and Technology services efforts within the IT department. The IT QA Analyst will be responsible for the testing and c...
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IT Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
  • KYYBA, Inc
  • Norfolk, MA FULL_TIME
  • Job Description DETAILED LIST OF JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • As directed, provide oversight of day-over-day testing activity and support. • Participate in weekly meetings with the team as requi...
  • 24 Days Ago

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Sr. Director, Quality Assurance
  • Be Biopharma, Inc.
  • Cambridge, MA FULL_TIME
  • Role: Be Bio is seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Director, Quality Assurance, to establish our Quality Assurance team in support early phase clinical activities. The Sr. Director, Quality A...
  • 20 Days Ago

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Director of Software Quality Assurance
  • Symbotic LLC
  • Wilmington, MA FULL_TIME
  • Who we are With its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-den...
  • 22 Days Ago

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Quality Assurance Director
  • The Judge Group
  • Hanover, PA
  • JDP is seeking a Director of Quality Assurance in Hanover, PA area! The candidate will be responsible for establishing a...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Quality Assurance Director (Nutraceuticals)
  • Gummi World
  • Chandler, AZ
  • Gummi World is a fast-growing nutraceutical manufacturer based in Chandler, Arizona. We strive to deliver the highest qu...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Associate Director of Quality Assurance, Plum
  • Sun-Maid Growers of California
  • Fresno, CA
  • This role will lead our contract manufacturing and ingredient suppliers for Plum, PBC (Plum). The Associate Director of ...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director, Radiology Quality Assurance Program
  • Partners Healthcare System
  • Somerville, MA
  • About Us As a not-for-profit organization, Partners HealthCare is committed to supporting patient care, research, teachi...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Quality Assurance
  • Envision Unlimited
  • Chicago, IL
  • Job Description Job Description The Director of Quality Assurance is responsible for overseeing and implementing quality...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Quality Assurance
  • LHH
  • Elk Grove Village, IL
  • LHH is actively seeking a Director of Quality Assurance for a manufacturing company located in the Elk Grove Village are...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Quality Assurance Director
  • Conceal
  • Augusta, GA
  • Job Description Job Description As a Quality Assurance Director (QA Director), you will oversee the software quality con...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Quality Assurance
  • Skills Alliance
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • I am working exclusively with a client looking to hire a Director QA to support their team. The successful candidate mus...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Massachusetts is the 7th-smallest state in the United States. It is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States and has an area of 10,555 square miles (27,340 km2), 25.7% of which is water. Several large bays distinctly shape its coast. Boston is the largest city, at the inmost point of Massachusetts Bay, and the mouth of the Charles River. Despite its small size, Massachusetts features numerous topographically distinctive regions. The large coastal plain of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern section of the state contains Greater Boston, along with most of the state's po...
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Income Estimation for IT Quality Assurance Director jobs
$211,736 to $296,375

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Quality assurance provides the mechanisms for paying close attention to details so that tasks are completed correctly and accurately every step of the way.
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Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for IT Quality Assurance Director will increase 16 % over 5 years.
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