IT Quality Assurance Director jobs in Vermont
IT Quality Assurance Director is responsible for planning and directing the policies, programs, and initiatives used to monitor and measure the overall quality of IT services, systems, and software. Ensures that tracking systems capture useful operational metrics for use in reducing defects, improving service, and optimizing the implementation process. Being an IT Quality Assurance Director requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a top management. The IT Quality Assurance Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be an IT Quality Assurance Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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Director, IT Quality
- National Life Group
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Montpelier, VT
FULL_TIME
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Summary
The Head of Quality Engineering will play a key leadership role on the IT Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) team. This role leads the Quality Engineering Center of Excellence (QECoE), which is responsible for the overall defining, implementing, and monitoring of National Life Group’s (NLG’s) enterprise quality standards.
This position operates with a high degree of independence and thought leadership, collaborating with business unit, IT leaders, and IT vendors to deliver projects and systems that meet NLG’s enterprise quality standards. In addition, this position is responsible for ensuring the performance of QE Leads in the QECoE, including coaching and mentoring, and performance evaluation through regular feedback sessions, in accordance with NLG’s standards and processes.
This position is responsible for ensuring that NLG QE frameworks and tools are adopted, and for the identification, evaluation, and implementation of new frameworks, technologies, and techniques in support of enterprise quality standards, as well as for advancing NLG’s Culture of Quality.
Collaboration with other IT and business leaders is critical to the success of the QECoE, ensuring teams have input on enterprise quality standards, and can support them, and that business objectives are met with the requisite level of quality. This role will be a direct report to the Vice President of Applications within the National Life IT organization and will be based either in Dallas (Addison), TX or Montpelier, VT.
Key Responsibilities- Provide overall QECoE leadership, mentoring and coaching QE Leads, vendor resources and NLG employees on enterprise quality standards, frameworks, and industry best practices.
- Collaborate with business and IT leaders to understand business and technical goals and objectives. Using this knowledge, define and achieve support for enterprise quality standards and a strategy to achieve those standards.
- “Roll up your sleeves” and deeply understand all enterprise projects. Participate from inception in order to connect the portfolio and play a key role in delivery
- Drive automation where possible to lower delivery timelines and improve quality
- Drive quality standards across multiple development methodologies and platforms (waterfall, agile and DevOps and development platforms including mainframe, open systems and cloud)
- Liaison with developers and business and lead the selection of tools, processes and talent for quality
- Advise and influence senior and executive leadership on all software quality matters
- Drive continuous improvement in QE performance by providing ongoing and regular performance metric reporting as compared to NLG quality standards & best practices.
- Actively lead and manage vendors, both software and resource providers, to ensure compliance with National Life Group’s enterprise quality standards and expectations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5-7 years of demonstrated, progressive leadership roles within Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering
- Advanced certification from a nationally recognized entity such as ASTQB or QAI preferred
- Strong QE knowledge and skills, with ability to lead teams through complex initiatives
- Life & Annuity insurance industry experience desired
- Experience working in an ITIL process environment
- Experience working with and managing IT outsourced vendors with strong ability to effectively lead and manage remote and offshore teams
- Must be a self-starter and be able to work independently as well as being a team player
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to think creatively and to drive innovation
- Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities
- Ability to work collaborative across business units and IT customers
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; strong organizational skills a must
Other rewards may include an annual bonus, quarterly bonuses, commissions, and other long-term incentive compensation, depending on the position. National Life offers a competitive total rewards package which includes: a 401(k) retirement plan match; medical, dental, and vision insurance; a company funded wellness account for director and below employees; 10 paid holidays; a generous paid time off plan (22 days of combined time-off for non-exempt employees and exempt employees have discretion in managing their time, including scheduling time off in the normal course of business, but in no event will exempt employees receive less sick time than required by state or local law); 6 weeks of paid parental leave; and 6 weeks of paid family leave after a year of full-time employment.
National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.
National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.
Fortune 1000 status is based on the consolidated financial results of all National Life Group companies.
National Life Group
1 National Life Dr
Montpelier, VT 05604
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Quality Assurance
- Leddy Group
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Royalton, VT
FULL_TIME
- Quality Assurance A leading manufacturer is now hiring for their Quality Assurance role in Royalton, VT. You’ll perform and document inspections on assigned molding machines. If you have prior quality...
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Quality Assurance Specialist
- Insight Global
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Saint Albans, VT
FULL_TIME
- This job offer is not available in your country. Job Description Insight Global is seeking a remote quality assurance specialist. The Quality Assurance Specialist maintains aspects of the Document Con...
- 2 Days Ago
Quality assurance associate
- Food Lion
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Montpelier, VT
FULL_TIME
- PRIMARY PURPOSE Provide our customers with a clean, safe, inviting place to shop by maintaining standards in accordance with the standard practice manual. Minimize shrink through proper utilization of...
- 2 Days Ago
Quality Assurance Supervisor
- DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.
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St. Albans, VT
FULL_TIME
- Safely make and deliver a quality product right the first time. Assist the Quality Manager to ensure that all members of the team are well educated with regard to quality standards, processes, practic...
- 3 Days Ago
Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Dairy Farmers of America
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St Albans, VT
FULL_TIME
- Safely make and deliver a quality product right the first time. Assist the Quality Manager to ensure that all members of the team are well educated with regard to quality standards, processes, practic...
- 3 Days Ago
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Vermont is located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States and comprises 9,614 square miles (24,900 km2), making it the 45th-largest state. It is the only state that does not have any buildings taller than 124 feet (38 m). Land comprises 9,250 square miles (24,000 km2) and water comprises 365 square miles (950 km2), making it the 43rd-largest in land area and the 47th in water area. In total area, it is larger than El Salvador and smaller than Haiti. It is the only landlocked state in New England, and it is also the easternmost and the smallest in area of all landlocked sta...
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Income Estimation for IT Quality Assurance Director jobs
$194,767 to $270,434
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