Quality Engineering Architect

Job Title Quality Engineering Architect (Tester)

Location

Remote (Boston, MA area preferred)
Occasional travel required, approximately once per month.

Job Summary

STAFFXPERT LLC is seeking a Quality Engineering Architect (Tester) on behalf of our client in Remote/Boston, MA. This role is responsible for defining and governing the end-to-end quality engineering and testing strategy across a large-scale transformation program. The ideal candidate will establish quality standards, release readiness criteria, and risk-based testing approaches while serving as the neutral owner of quality assurance across multiple delivery teams and platforms. This is a strategic, architecture-level role focused on quality governance and test strategy rather than hands-on test execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end test strategy for complex enterprise programs.

• Establish quality standards, testing methodologies, and evidence-based release gates.

• Drive risk-based testing approaches to ensure optimal test coverage and business confidence.

• Define quality metrics, readiness criteria, and acceptance standards across all testing phases.

• Collaborate with delivery teams, quality leads, and stakeholders to ensure alignment with program objectives.

• Evaluate quality signals and testing outcomes to support executive decision-making during releases and cutovers.

• Ensure seamless quality governance across both new platform implementations and existing enterprise systems.

• Provide strategic guidance on AI Quality Assurance practices and quality engineering frameworks.

• Identify testing risks, mitigation strategies, and continuous improvement opportunities.

• Support program leadership with quality insights, recommendations, and release readiness assessments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Test Architecture, Quality Assurance, or related disciplines.

• Proven experience defining and implementing enterprise-wide test strategies across multiple teams and platforms.

• Strong expertise in:

  • Test Strategy Definition

  • Quality Management

  • Risk-Based Testing

  • AI Quality Assurance

  • Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM)

• Experience establishing release governance, quality gates, and testing evidence standards.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end testing, integration testing, and enterprise application quality frameworks.

• Ability to assess quality risks and communicate recommendations to executive stakeholders.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Healthcare industry experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading quality strategy for large-scale digital transformation or modernization programs.

• Familiarity with regulated healthcare environments and industry compliance requirements.

• Knowledge of modern quality engineering tools, automation frameworks, and AI-driven testing methodologies.

• Experience supporting production cutovers, release management, and enterprise platform migrations.