Director of QA (Quality Assurance)

Job Title: Director of QA (Quality Assurance)

Location: Kansas City, MO

6 Months to Hire

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of QA experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role overseeing QA for financial systems or loan platforms.
• Strong expertise in manual testing principles and test case design.
• Proven hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., UiPath, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG, etc.).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD, version control (Git), and test integration in modern development pipelines.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum and SAFe methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in root cause analysis and defect tracking.
• Familiarity with regulatory testing in financial services (e.g., compliance test cases, audit preparation, risk-based testing).
• Experience with tools like JIRA, TestRail, Postman, SQL, and integration into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, BFSI, government, etc.).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of performance and security testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner, OWASP ZAP).
• Experience scaling QA teams in fast-paced, growth-stage or enterprise environments.
• Prior experience in fintechs, lending platforms, credit unions, banks, or mortgage servicing companies.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks such as CCPA, FCRA, ECOA, TILA, RESPA, or BSA/AML.
• Knowledge of cloud-based platforms (Azure, AWS) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience managing QA for integrations with financial partners (e.g., Plaid, Equifax, TransUnion, Experian, eVault providers).

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $85.00 - $90.00 per hour

Work Location: In person