Quality Engineering & Release Manager

Quality Engineering & Release Manager Location: Lake Mary, FL (Hybrid) Department: Technology/AI, & Product Experience Status: Full-Time | Exempt About The IIA The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is the global leader and recognized authority for the internal audit profession. We advance the profession worldwide through education, advocacy, certifications, and professional resources. Guided by our values of People First, Integrity, Collaboration, Accountability, and Innovation, we offer a collaborative, purpose-driven workplace where employees can grow professionally while making a global impact. Why Join The IIA? Build and shape an automated quality engineering capability from the ground up. Take ownership of quality standards and release readiness for technology that supports a global professional organization. Work closely with Engineering, Product, and Agile teams in a highly collaborative environment. Help establish scalable testing, release, and change-control practices that improve software quality and reliability. Join a values-driven organization committed to innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Position Summary The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is seeking a Manager, Quality Engineering & Release to build and own our automated quality engineering capability and the release gate that capability makes possible. This is a hands-on build role for an experienced quality engineering professional who can establish automated testing from the ground up, define risk-based quality standards, and ensure releases meet clear readiness criteria before deployment. The Quality Engineering & Release Manager will design and implement the automated test framework, establish testing and regression strategies, and own release readiness, change control, release documentation, and post-release verification. The role will also serve as an escalation point for production issues and drive continuous improvement across quality and release practices. Success in this role requires strong technical expertise, sound risk-based judgment, and the ability to make and hold go/no-go release decisions. You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, the Scrum Master, and other stakeholders to ensure quality and release readiness are considered throughout the development lifecycle. Work Arrangement This is a hybrid position based in Lake Mary, Florida . What You'll Do Design, build, and own the automated test framework from the ground up, including framework selection, initial test development, full end-to-end regression testing, CI integration, and adoption across Engineering. Establish risk-based test coverage standards and determine what should be automated, remain manual, or not require testing. Own the Definition of Done, sprint exit criteria, regression strategy, test data strategy, and test environment strategy. Shift quality earlier in the development lifecycle by reviewing acceptance criteria…