Director, Quality Engineering – Primary Care

Humana

. Lead quality engineering strategy and execution across a defined portfolio, domain, or segment .

Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • New York • United StatesLead💰 $156,600 - $215,400 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading quality engineering strategies and execution, with a strong focus on automation, metrics-driven improvement, and compliance with security and regulatory standards. Proven ability to manage and develop teams while aligning quality goals with broader organizational objectives.

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Quality Engineering LeadershipTest Automation ManagementAgile And DevOps PracticesCI/CD Pipeline IntegrationAPI And Distributed Systems Testing

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Hard Skills

Quality EngineeringTest AutomationAgile MethodologiesDevOps PracticesCI/CD PracticesAPI TestingIntegration TestingRegression TestingEnd-To-End TestingMetrics-Driven Execution

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationStakeholder ManagementInfluencing SkillsTeam LeadershipCross-Functional Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

Quality FrameworksAutomation ToolsTesting ToolsCloud-Native PlatformsAI-Enabled Quality Engineering

Industry Keywords

Quality GoalsKPI GovernanceQuality Risk ManagementOperational ReadinessSecurity CompliancePrivacy StandardsRegulatory ComplianceMatrixed OrganizationsGeographically Distributed TeamsPHI / HIPAA Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead quality engineering strategy and execution across a defined portfolio, domain, or segment
Lead and develop quality engineering managers, leads, engineers, and SDETs
Drive organization design, talent growth, and team performance
Establish portfolio quality goals, KPIs, and governance
Embed built-in quality across planning, design, development, testing, and deployment
Oversee functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, and release validation testing
Own portfolio-level quality risk management, including defect trends, release concerns, environment issues, and cross-team dependencies
Drive automation-first practices and integrate quality signals, validation, and gates into CI/CD pipelines
Lead adoption of AI-enabled quality engineering capabilities
Sponsor modernization of quality frameworks, tooling, and test approaches for APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native platforms
Oversee performance, resiliency, operational readiness, and security validation
Use metrics and production insights to drive continuous improvement, maturity, and investment priorities
Partner with segment and enterprise stakeholders to align execution with broader quality engineering strategy, standards, and reference architecture direction
Ensure responsible AI adoption and compliance with security, privacy, regulatory, and operational standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, testing, or related technical disciplines
5+ years of leadership experience managing quality engineering, test automation, or software delivery teams in large enterprise environments
Experience leading quality engineering execution across multiple agile teams or a complex application/product portfolio
Demonstrated success driving quality engineering modernization, including automation, tooling, process improvement, and metrics-driven execution
Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices
Experience with API, UI, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing approaches
Familiarity with distributed systems and modern application architectures
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional leaders
Experience working in matrixed organizations and leading geographically distributed teams
Minimum home internet speed of 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload
Ability to work from a dedicated space without ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus incentive plan based on company and/or individual performance
Medical benefits
Dental benefits
Vision benefits
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Company holidays
Personal holidays
Paid parental leave
Paid caregiver leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Life insurance
Remote work arrangement
Occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings
Self-provided internet service for home employees
Dedicated workspace to protect member PHI / HIPAA information