Vice President, Quality Engineering

Fidelity Investments is seeking a dynamic and experienced VP of Quality Engineering for Fidelity Stock Plan Services Technology Group. This role is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling modern quality engineering practices supporting SPS QE organization. This leader provides strategic and operational leadership in QE functions, embedding quality into every stage of the software development lifecycle while enabling rapid innovation. As a senior leader, the VP of QE partners closely with Engineering, Product Management, DevOps, Security, and Business stakeholders to establish quality standards, drive test automation and continuous testing, and ensure customer trust in the company's platforms and services. The position requires deep technical expertise in software architecture, test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and distributed systems, combined with the ability to lead and influence engineering teams at scale. This role will be based in Westlake.

Responsibilities

Define and own quality engineering strategy and roadmap aligned with SPS business and technology goals; Serve as the senior expert on quality practices, risk management, and release readiness; Oversee test strategy design, including functional, regression, integration with external systems and applications; Establish quality gates, metrics, and release criteria to support predictable and safe deployments using a data driven approach; Work with stakeholders to identify opportunities for end-to-end integrated testing strategies that maximize coverage and efficiency; Build, mentor, and lead high performing QE managers, engineers, and specialists

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; 15+ years of experience in software engineering and quality assurance; Proven experience leading QE/QA teams for complex, large scale technology platforms; Deep understanding of SDLC, DevOps, and CI/CD practices; Strong expertise in test automation, modern QA tools, and quality engineering principles; Excellent communication and collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross functional teams at a senior level; Strategic thinking and executive level decision making; Strong people leadership and organizational development skills; Data driven mindset with strong analytical skills; Ability to balance speed, innovation, and quality at scale; Strong architectural insight with the ability to design scalable, maintainable, and reusable software and test solutions

Nice to have

Master's degree