Principal Quality Assurance Engineer contract role Deerfield Beach, FL

Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

Contract, 2‑month engagement at Deerfield Beach, FL

Overview

We are seeking a Principal QA Consultant / QA SME to support a short‑term, SOW‑based engagement focused on improving delivery speed and quality through scalable QA/QE practices and environment management capabilities. This individual will act as a senior, consultative partner, helping accelerate alignment on a QA/QE vision, finalize a multi‑year maturity roadmap, and define a pilot approach to drive measurable improvement across a complex enterprise environment. The role will operate across enterprise, Salesforce, and Azure‑based product teams, partnering closely with stakeholders to deliver both near‑term impact and a long‑term roadmap for scale.

Engagement Objectives

• Assessment & Alignment: Evaluate current QA/QE processes, automation maturity, and environment management capabilities, and align stakeholders on a clear vision, guiding principles, and success metrics.
• Roadmap Finalization: Complete and gain alignment on a multi‑year QA/QE maturity roadmap tied to business goals around delivery speed, quality, and scalability.
• Pilot Definition & Readiness: Identify and define a pilot initiative, including scope, approach, baseline metrics, and measurable KPIs, along with a clear execution plan.
• Measurement & Scale Framework: Establish a framework to measure success, capture lessons learned, and support broader rollout across the organization.

Key Deliverables

• QA/QE current state assessment and gap analysis
• Defined QA vision, guiding principles, and success metrics
• Finalized multi‑year QA/QE maturity roadmap
• Pilot initiative with defined scope, KPIs, and execution approach
• Measurement framework and scale strategy
• Executive‑level readout and recommendations

Required Experience

• 10+ years in Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering
• Proven experience leading QA transformations, maturity assessments, or roadmap initiatives
• Strong expertise in test automation strategy and frameworks
• QA governance and best practices
• Enterprise‑scale, highly automated environments
• Experience with cloud (Azure preferred)
• Experience with complex ecosystems (Salesforce preferred)
• Familiarity with tools such as: Azure DevOps, qTest, Tosca (Tricentis), Dynatrace

Preferred

• Experience building QA maturity roadmaps and pilot programs
• Exposure to AI/ML in QA
• Strong ability to influence executive stakeholders