QA Tech Lead (m/f/d)
Publicis Groupe
- New Bremen, Ohio, United States
- New Bremen, Ohio, United States
À propos
Overview You will establish and scale Quality Assurance as a cross-cutting engineering capability across multiple cross-functional Scrum teams. In a matrix organization with distributed QA capacity, your mission is to:
Enable teams to own quality end-to-end
Build a scalable QA platform and operating model
Drive automation, AI adoption, and engineering best practices
You act as a Functional Lead for QA Engineering. QA Engineers are embedded in cross-functional Scrum teams, working alongside Lead Developers, Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers and Technical Product Managers. You ensure alignment, standards, and quality consistency across all teams.
Responsibilities
QA Strategy & Operating Model
Define and implement a scalable QA operating model across multiple teams
Establish clear QA standards, processes, and governance
Balance team autonomy with centralized QA best practice
Continuously evolve QA as a platform capability within Engineering
Cross-Team Leadership in a Matrix Organization
Lead QA engineers across multiple cross-functional teams (functional leadership)
Ensure consistent QA practices, tools, and quality standards across all teams
Act as the central point of coordination for QA topics across engineering
QA Enablement & Shared Ownership of Quality
Enable development teams to take shared ownership of quality (shift-left)
Collaborate closely with Lead Devs, DevOps Engineers, Technical Product Managers
Provide training, coaching, and guidelines for QA best practices
Reduce dependency on centralized QA execution through enablement
Automation & QA Platform Engineering
Design and drive test automation strategies (smoke, regression, API, E2E)
Build reusable QA frameworks and integrate them into our Engineering Platform
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, YAML)
Ensure scalability and maintainability of automation across teams
AI-driven QA Innovation
Evaluate and implement AI-powered QA solutions, such as:
Test generation
Regression automation
Test coverage analysis
Use AI to improve efficiency and scalability of QA across multiple teams
Quality Engineering & Governance
Define and enforce quality gates (e.g. SonarQube, pipeline checks)
Establish and track QA metrics (coverage, defects, release quality, etc.)
Implement monitoring, logging, and feedback loops for production quality
Ensure robust systems via performance, load, and security testing strategies
Team Development & Scaling
Build and develop the QA team as it grows
Define specialization areas (e.g. automation, performance, exploratory testing)
Mentor QA engineers and support their career growth
Ensure high-quality execution and continuous improvement of QA practices
Qualifications MUST HAVE
5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Software Engineering
Proven experience in leading QA across multiple teams or products
Strong expertise in test automation and QA architecture
Experience working in a matrix organization and cross-functional teams
Deep understanding of modern QA methodologies, tools, and processes
Hands-on experience with CI/CD and automated testing integration
Strong engineering background (ideally .NET / C# and distributed systems)
Experience with AI-driven QA tools or strong interest in applying AI in QA
GOOD TO HAVE
Experience with:
Test automation frameworks (e.g. Playwright, Selenium)
API testing (e.g. Postman)
Performance testing (e.g. JMeter, Azure Load Testing)
Cloud architectures (Azure, microservices, serverless)
Modern engineering platforms and internal developer portals (e.g. Port.io, Backstage).
What Success Looks Like
Within the first 6–12 months:
A clearly defined and adopted QA operating model across all teams
Consistent QA practices and standards across the organization
Significantly increased automation coverage and CI/CD integration
Development teams actively owning and executing quality practices
Successful introduction of AI-supported QA workflows
Quality Metrics and regular reporting
Improved product stability, performance, and release quality
Additional Information
Good Work-Life Balance : With flexible working hours and hybrid work possible
Appreciation : Regular discussions with supervisor for appreciation of work and to plan personal development
Real team spirit : High level of collegiality and fun at work as well as joint celebrations and events.
Working in global teams : Exciting and varied projects in a global environment (Germany, India, USA, UK, France, etc.)
Strategic partner of Microsoft : Sponsored acquisition of Microsoft certificates and direct collaboration with Microsoft experts
Further education and career : Continuous training and further education of our employees within the framework of Publicis Learning as well as diverse career perspectives in one of the world's largest agency networks
Your Benefits
Development with a digital learning platform
Individual career perspectives and structured development
Extensive national and international development programs
Open feedback culture with structured performance management
Mentoring program
Work Your World
Opportunity to work worldwide for up to 6 weeks per year
Flexible Work
Hybrid work model
Flexible working hours
Notfallmamas – company-supported emergency childcare
Subsidy for the Deutschlandticket and BusinessBike
Feel Well
Overtime compensation
30 days of vacation plus additional special leave days
Agency sports activities | Urban Sports Club
Mental Health Program and Working with Cancer Policy
Responsibility
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives
Sustainability Squad
Social projects
Your Start
Welcome Week
Buddy Program
Intensive onboarding
We value diversity and are excited to learn how your previous experience could enrich our team.
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Compétences linguistiques
- English
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