Director of AI Automation (Remote Opportunity)
VetsEZ · Dallas, TX
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**Director of AI Automation (Remote Opportunity)** VetsEZ is seeking a **Technical Director of Quality Assurance** to support the **Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)**. This product line manages software products, middleware platforms, system integrations, health data integrations, and **EHR integrations**. **Location / Eligibility** - **Must reside within the continental US** - **U.S. Citizenship required** - Must complete a **background check** and be able to obtain/maintain a **Government/Public Trust clearance** (including fingerprinting when required) --- ## Responsibilities - Define and drive the **enterprise Test Automation and Quality Engineering strategy** across multiple products, platforms, and delivery teams - Establish **testing standards, governance frameworks, quality metrics, and best practices** to ensure consistent software quality - Define and track **KQIs/KPIs**, dashboards, and executive reporting for software quality, test effectiveness, release readiness, and operational risk - Align quality engineering roadmaps with **product, technology, and business objectives** - Serve as the **executive escalation point** for critical quality issues (root-cause analysis, risk mitigation, corrective actions) - Lead and mentor QA managers, test leads, automation engineers, and quality engineering teams; foster continuous improvement - Partner with executive leadership, product management, engineering, and business stakeholders to align quality objectives - Improve testability, observability, and quality across the SDLC with enterprise architects and engineering leaders - Oversee scalable test automation frameworks for **web, API, middleware, data, cloud, and AI-enabled applications** - Integrate automated testing, quality gates, and **AI evaluation capabilities** into **CI/CD and DevSecOps** pipelines - Provide strategic oversight for **functional, integration, performance, accessibility, security, and regression testing** - Champion cloud-native testing practices for **AWS-based** solutions and enterprise integrations - Develop quality strategies for **AI-powered solutions**, including automated evaluation frameworks, model validation, human-in-the-loop review, and AI risk mitigation - Direct quality planning and **resource allocation** across multiple programs/projects to meet timelines and priorities - Ensure compliance with regulatory, accessibility, healthcare, and government quality requirements (including **Section 508** and VA-specific expectations) - Oversee **audit readiness**, quality controls, and remediation activities --- ## Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field - Master’s degree preferred (CS/Engineering/IT/MBA or related) - Preferred certifications: **ISTQB Advanced/Test Manager, CSQE, AWS certifications, SAFe Agilist, PMP** - **15+ years** progressive experience in software quality assurance/quality engineering/test automation/software delivery - **7+ years** leading enterprise QA organizations, test automation programs, or quality engineering teams - Experience partnering with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to drive quality outcomes - Proven ability to define and implement enterprise-wide quality strategies, governance models, testing standards, and quality metrics - Demonstrated success leading distributed quality engineering teams - Experience across cloud-native, web, API, middleware, da
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