--- title: 'Senior Quality Assurance Engineering Lead at Evolver' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-quality-assurance-engineering-lead-evolver-palo-alto-jeq2epetdz9v' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-14' --- # Senior Quality Assurance Engineering Lead at Evolver - **Company:** Evolver - **Location:** Palo Alto, CA - **Posted:** 2026-10-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/evolver/jobs/4434747009 ## Job description ## About Us We are an innovative AI startup with a team of 100+ people focused on transforming core enterprise functions in Fortune 500 companies. Our platform combines a rich understanding of a company’s current state with deep domain expertise to execute these functions with accuracy and consistency through deterministic code, statistical methods, and guided ML and LLM execution. It handles processes end-to-end, engaging humans when needed to maximize efficiency and quality. Join us at the forefront of AI innovation, where your expertise will directly shape the future of enterprise operations. ## Role Overview We are looking for a hands-on Senior Quality Assurance Engineering Lead to lead our QA team and ensure the quality of processes and outputs across our enterprise platform. You will set the team’s priorities, define our quality strategy, build scalable test automation, and establish standards for validating end-to-end processes and the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of their outputs. Working closely with engineering, product managers, and domain experts, you will validate how the platform uses company state and domain knowledge across deterministic code and guided LLM execution. This role combines team leadership, practical test engineering, and mentorship to ensure our solutions are reliable, secure, and ready for production. ## Key Responsibilities - Process and Output Quality: Own the quality strategy across the development lifecycle, working with product managers and domain experts to define test plans, acceptance criteria, and release standards. Validate that enterprise processes use the correct company state and domain rules to produce accurate, complete, and consistent outputs. - Develop evaluation frameworks and datasets to validate business logic, accuracy, grounding, retrieval relevance, and consistency. Test the handoffs between deterministic code and guided LLM execution, including state updates, failure recovery, and human review paths. - QA Team Leadership: Lead and mentor the QA team, set priorities, coordinate testing activities, and develop the team’s capabilities to ensure the quality of processes and outputs. - Test Automation and Continuous Delivery: Build and maintain Python-based automation for APIs, services, user interfaces, and end-to-end workflows, integrating tests and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines. - Reliability and Continuous Improvement: Lead validation of Azure-based applications for scalability, performance, resilience, data integrity, and security. Partner with engineering to resolve defects, prevent regressions, and use quality metrics to improve processes and outputs. ## Qualifications ## Experience - 6+ years of experience in quality assurance or quality engineering, including substantial hands-on test automation experience. - 2+ years of experience leading QA teams, setting testing priorities, establishing quality standards, and mentoring engineers. - Experience validating end-to-end business processes and assessing the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of their outputs. - Hands-on experience evaluating AI/ML or Generative AI applications, preferably platforms that combine deterministic business logic, company data, and guided LLM execution. - Experience testing cloud-native applications, preferably on Azure. Education - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Technical Skills - Experience validating business rules, company-state representations, state transitions, and data consistency across deterministic and LLM-supported processing. - Experience with API testing, integration testing, end-to-end automation, and browser testing tools such as Playwright or Selenium. - Strong proficiency in Python and automated testing frameworks such as pytest or equivalent tools. - Experience creating evaluation datasets, scoring rubrics, regression benchmarks, and repeatable evaluation workflows. - Experience with performance testing, observability, and debugging distributed applications. - Familiarity with Azure services, including Azure Functions, Azure Databases, and Azure AI Foundry. Soft Skills - Strong team leadership skills, with the ability to set clear expectations, coach engineers, and build shared accountability for quality. - Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain quality risks and release tradeoffs clearly. - Strong analytical judgment and a practical approach to problem-solving. - Ability to balance release speed with reliability and prioritize testing according to business impact. - Comfort working in a dynamic startup environment with evolving requirements. ## Benefits - Competitive Compensation: Tailored to your experience and skill set. - Flexible Work Arrangements: A hybrid working model that supports work-life balance. - Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and expanded technical leadership. - Innovative Culture: Work on transformative technologies and help establish the quality standards behind impactful AI solutions. ## About Evolver ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Evolver is a cybersecurity and digital transformation leader that provides advanced cyber defense, secure data environments, and intelligent software solutions for federal and commercial enterprises. - **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding) - **Headquarters**: Reston, Virginia, USA - **Founded**: 2000 - **Founders**: Not publicly named ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Information Technology Services, eDiscovery & Legal Services - **Target customers**: B2G (federal agencies such as DoD, DHS, USDA, CMS, NIH) and B2B (Fortune 500 commercial enterprises) - **Mission statement** (from their vision): To set the standard for excellence in Cybersecurity and Digital Transformation—empowering the nation’s most critical missions and enterprises to operate with confidence in unprecedented environments. ## Products & Services Evolver delivers integrated solutions across several domains: - **Cybersecurity**: Advanced cyber defense, proactive threat containment, and risk management to safeguard critical systems. - **Digital Transformation**: Modernization of IT infrastructure using AI, automation, cloud, and human-centered innovation. - **Managed Data & Technology**: Managed IT services to keep infrastructure and legal workflows secure and optimized. - **eDiscovery & Legal Services**: Technology-enabled legal support for eDiscovery and document management. - **Federal Solutions**: Tailored offerings for national security, defense, and civilian agencies (e.g., CMS-HIOS, USCIS-SOC, AOC programs). ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue is not publicly reported; estimated employee count of “more than 500” nationwide (as per official site) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Longstanding partnerships with the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Institutes of Health, and Fortune 500 customers - **Growth Signals**: - 93% employee retention rate - Top 20% of all CPARS ratings on major federal programs - ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 20000-1 certified; CMMI SVC/DEV ML3 appraised - Operates an Innovation Center and Catalyst Programs ## Competitive Advantages - **25+ years of mission-critical federal experience** with deep domain expertise - **Exceptional retention and employee expertise** (93% retention, top technologists and AI experts) - **Strong certifications and compliance** (ISO, CMMI) enabling access to sensitive government contracts - **Proven CPARS track record** consistently in top 20% across multiple programs ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Accelerating AI integration, strengthening cybersecurity posture, expanding digital transformation offerings for both federal and commercial clients - **Innovation engine**: Maintains an internal Innovation Center and Catalyst Programs to stay ahead of evolving threats and opportunities ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Open, collaborative, trust-based environment emphasizing innovation and “bold thinking, relentless execution” - **Diversity & Inclusion**: Formal commitment to creating an inclusive workplace; equal opportunity employer - **Growth & Development**: Tuition reimbursement, continuing education, paid certification support, Communities of Interest/Practice - **Benefits**: Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, bereavement, civic duty), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) with pre-tax and Roth options, paid parental leave, military leave, HSA/FSA, pet insurance, employee recognition programs - **Work Environment**: Not explicitly stated as remote or hybrid; typical for a federal contractor (likely hybrid with on-site requirements near Reston, VA, and client sites) - **Community**: Evolver CARES program for volunteerism and charitable giving ## Sources 1. [evolverinc.com](https://evolverinc.com/) – Homepage 2. [evolverinc.com/about](https://evolverinc.com/about/) – About page (history, certifications, vision) 3. [evolverinc.com/careers](https://evolverinc.com/careers/) – Careers page (benefits, culture, values) 4. [linkedin.com/company/evolver](https://www.linkedin.com/company/evolver) – LinkedIn company page (employee count, revenue estimate) ## Other roles at Evolver - [Commercial Operations Contract Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/commercial-operations-contract-lead-evolver-remote-nhttswcmnyyn) - [Research Scientist - Information Theory and Statistical Inference](https://feeny.ai/job/research-scientist-information-theory-and-statistical-inference-evolver-palo-rsw7wjz2gqmf) — Palo Alto, CA - [Research Scientist - Autonomous Systems](https://feeny.ai/job/research-scientist-autonomous-systems-evolver-palo-alto-8kjpd74n08k6) — Palo Alto, CA - [Enterprise Platform Architect](https://feeny.ai/job/enterprise-platform-architect-evolver-palo-alto-fd6vzecewrbw) — Palo Alto, CA - [Manager / Senior Manager, Tax AI Delivery & Implementation (Sales & Use Tax)](https://feeny.ai/job/manager-senior-manager-tax-ai-delivery-implementation-sales-use-tax-evolver-new-npag8ta280mc) — New York, NY - [Manager, Tax AI Product (Sales & Use Tax)](https://feeny.ai/job/manager-tax-ai-product-sales-use-tax-evolver-new-york-kvgpm630mj4p) — New York, NY - [Strategic Engagement Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/strategic-engagement-lead-evolver-palo-alto-n6bhz3pn2hk0) — Palo Alto, CA - [Domain Value Architect](https://feeny.ai/job/domain-value-architect-evolver-palo-alto-vvgy4yj5fs7a) — Palo Alto, CA - [Product Solutions Architect](https://feeny.ai/job/product-solutions-architect-evolver-palo-alto-jse14w9j6baa) — Palo Alto, CA - [Lead Senior Security Engineer (Enterprise AI Platform)](https://feeny.ai/job/lead-senior-security-engineer-enterprise-ai-platform-evolver-palo-alto-bsvz4wr2zb4c) — Palo Alto, CA