Director of Quality Engineering

About the role

Eftsure is seeking a Director of Quality Engineering to define, build, and govern quality across its technology organisation as it moves to AI‑led software development. Reporting to the CTO, you will lead a distributed team and have equal say in engineering decisions, ensuring both human‑written and AI‑generated code meet rigorous standards.

Key responsibilities

• Define standards and processes for reviewing and validating AI‑generated code and tests.
• Design and operate quality gates in CI/CD pipelines, setting criteria for production readiness.
• Shift the quality function from pure test execution to risk‑based assessment, focusing on high‑impact exposure.
• Lead and develop QA Engineers across Sydney, Cape Town and Lyon, evolving their role from test automation to quality analysis and AI output validation.
• Establish metrics and reporting for quality, production incidents, MTTR and meaningful coverage.
• Advise on the future structure of the quality team and recruit as needed.

Required profile

• Strong background as a software engineer who transitioned into quality, capable of coding and discussing architecture with senior engineers.
• Hands‑on experience building or governing AI‑assisted development workflows.
• Proven leadership of distributed engineering or QA teams.
• Ability to influence engineering decisions at a director level and push back when necessary.

Required skills

• CI/CD pipeline design and implementation.
• AI tooling and AI‑generated code validation.
• Risk‑based quality assessment and incident analysis.