Hiring: Corporate Vice President - Enterprise Quality Engineer Lead Company: New York Life Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 11:15:49 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, CI/CD, Change Management, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architecture, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •12+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, technology delivery, quality engineering, or enterprise technology leadership, including significant senior leadership experience. Required Skills: •Define and execute the enterprise Quality Engineering strategy, establishing governance, standards, operating models, and quality-by-design practices that align with New York Life's technology strategy, business priorities, and regulatory expectations. •Lead the transformation to an automation-first quality engineering model by embedding modern testing, quality engineering, DevSecOps, and CI/CD practices across application development, cloud platforms, APIs, performance engineering, and enterprise release pipelines. •Partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Release Management, Change Management, and Production Support leaders to improve release confidence, production stability, operational resilience, and delivery predictability while proactively identifying systemic quality risks and driving root-cause remediation. •Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing enterprise Quality Engineering organization, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration across multiple value streams. •Establish executive-level quality metrics, dashboards, and governance processes that provide actionable insights into quality health, automation maturity, production readiness, operational risk, and enterprise technology performance to support strategic decision-making. •Operational familiarity with enterprise architecture, cloud platform modernization, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), platform engineering, and large-scale digital transformation initiatives. •Advanced certifications or demonstrated expertise in Agile delivery, DevSecOps, Quality Engineering, cloud technologies, or enterprise technology leadership. •Success in this role will be measured by the ability to establish Enterprise Quality Engineering as a strategic capability that improves delivery confidence, operational resilience, and technology quality across New York Life. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience) with 12+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, technology delivery, quality engineering, or enterprise technology leadership, including significant senior leadership experience. •Proven success leading enterprise-scale Quality Engineering organizations within complex, highly regulated environments, with demonstrated experience establishing enterprise standards, governance models, operating frameworks, and automation strategies. •Deep expertise in modern Quality Engineering, test automation, CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, release management, and engineering best practices that improve software quality and delivery outcomes. •Strong business, operational, and risk management acumen with the ability to balance speed, innovation, resilience, quality, and regulatory compliance while influencing enterprise technology strategy. •Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with demonstrated success building high-performing organizations, developing leaders, and influencing executive decision-making across large, matrixed enterprises. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!