Engineer Lead , Quality

Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired :

Associate's Degree

At FIS, our technology and our people are moving forward. We advance the way the world pays, banks and invests. We believe in building inclusive, diverse teams. Together, we innovate to help our colleagues, clients and communities succeed. If you’re ready to grow your career and make an impact in fintech, we have one question: Are you FIS?

About the Role

As an Engineer Lead, Quality, you will lead quality engineering practices that ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions. You will be accountable for embedding quality across the software development lifecycle while guiding teams toward scalable, automation-first approaches. You will work closely with engineering, product, and delivery stakeholders to reduce risk and improve customer outcomes. Success in this role is measured through product quality, operational excellence, release confidence, and continuous improvement.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead quality engineering strategy across multiple products, applications, or platforms.
• Drive adoption of automation-first testing practices and continuous testing pipelines.
• Define and implement scalable test frameworks for functional and non-functional validation.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to identify quality risks and mitigation strategies.
• Establish quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting to drive data-informed decisions.
• Lead test planning, execution, defect management, and release readiness activities.
• Champion shift-left testing practices and quality ownership across development teams.
• Oversee performance, security, integration, and resilience testing initiatives.
• Mentor and develop quality engineers through coaching, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership.
• Ensure compliance with security, regulatory, governance, and data integrity requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading quality engineering, software testing, or quality assurance initiatives.
• Strong expertise in test automation frameworks, continuous integration, and continuous delivery practices.
• Deep understanding of software testing methodologies across functional and non-functional domains.
• Experience developing quality strategies for complex, distributed, and enterprise-scale systems.
• Proficiency in defect management, root cause analysis, and quality improvement practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.

 • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a skills-based equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within Agile, DevOps, or continuous delivery environments.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, APIs, and microservices testing.
• Experience with performance, security, accessibility, and resilience testing.
• Familiarity with quality engineering practices in highly regulated industries.
• Relevant quality, testing, automation, or cloud certifications.

What We Offer you

At FIS, you can grow your career as far as you want to take it. Here’s what else we offer:

• Opportunities to make an impact in fintech
• Personal and professional learning
• Inclusive, diverse work environment
• Resources to give back to your community
• Competitive salary and benefits

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Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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