Team8 Stealth Mode Startup- QA Lead (Automation & System Integrity)

We are an exciting stealth-mode Enterprise software startup, backed by significant seed funding from Team8, a leading venture capital firm in the cybersecurity space!

Joining Orchid Security at this early stage provides a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. Our mission is to revolutionize the way IAM is consumed and managed. We're building a team of brilliant, curious, and driven individuals to help us innovate and scale our cutting-edge technology.

We are looking for a QA Lead (Automation & System Integrity) who is self-motivated, detail-oriented, and experienced in testing complex, multi-component systems. This role is crucial in ensuring the quality and reliability of our product, which spans several critical areas including infrastructure, large-scale distributed environments, and cross-component flows.

Responsibilities:

Define and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for critical product features, ensuring quality metrics are met across the board.
Oversee and manage the end-to-end testing process, including manual and automated test flows, for the entire system.
Collaborate with development teams to provide the testing infrastructure for writing comprehensive and complex test cases.
Validate cross-component flows across the system, thoroughly testing integration points between different services and modules.
Report test results and quality status regularly to management and team leads, providing clear visibility into the quality and readiness of releases.

Requirements:

5+ years of experience in QA processes, methodologies, and testing of complex systems.
Proven ability to work with multiple teams, including developers, product managers, and operations teams, to deliver high-quality software.
Strong skills in documentation and reporting, able to present testing results and quality metrics to senior management.
Ability to govern and guide the testing strategy across different teams, ensuring alignment and coverage of critical system flows.
Strong experience with automation frameworks and UI testing (e.g., Selenium) and proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java, C#).
Hands-on experience with Linux, networking, and database systems (e.g., SQL), along with experience in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and integrating automated tests into deployment processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and guide technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proven experience ensuring cross-team collaboration and governance over multiple test environments and test case ownership.
Experience in creating test automation frameworks for complex user journeys and end-to-end testing.
Experience with agent-based architectures is an advantage.

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