QA Team Lead
ikeGPS · BROOMFIELD, CO ·
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Contract
- Category
- QA
- Experience
- 3+ years
ikeGPS · BROOMFIELD, CO ·
Position title
QA Team Lead
Primary work unit
Product
Responsible to
SVP Product
Responsible for
Establishing and leading quality assurance across ikeGPS's product portfolio, with hands-on ownership of test automation for key product releases.
Position status
☒Indefinite Duration ☐ Fixed Term ☐Contract
Hours of work
40 Hours per week
Salary
Annual Market Related Range ($95,000 - $115,000)
Our vision
IKE plays a key role in the engineering of the electrical grid across North America, and also enables communications networks to be built faster and at a higher quality digital standard. We care most about the success and wellbeing of the amazing people doing this important work.
Our mission and purpose
Our Mission is that, by 2033, IKE is the most trusted and admired company delivering productivity solutions for overhead network assessment and design in North America.
Our Purpose is Manaakitanga, which means We Rise By Lifting Others.
Our values
Simplicity and Clarity: In an industry dominated by complex products and language, IKE is differentiated by products and communications that are simple and clear.
Ingenuity: Our value chain stretches from the field to the cloud. Every player on the IKE team brings their talents and resourcefulness to our customers and to each other.
Open Interactive Communication, No Bullsh*t: With ourselves and with our customers. No ego. No politics. No hidden agendas. No hierarchical barriers that inhibit individual, team and company performance.
Be Yourself: Bring the best of yourself and all your gifts to work. We're lucky to have such talent both on and off the field. It makes work better.
We are in an exciting and consequential phase of growth, expanding our product portfolio to include multi-source data acquisition, advanced analytics, AI-powered workflow automation, and next-generation infrastructure intelligence. Quality is not an afterthought here. It is a competitive advantage.
The QA Team Lead is a player-coach role, not a traditional people manager position. You will spend the majority of your time working alongside the team, building automation, executing tests, and setting technical standards hands-on, while providing day-to-day direction and mentorship to a current team of two US-remote QA Specialists. Formal performance management, compensation decisions, and headcount budgeting sit with the SVP of Product and Human Resources.
The most immediate priority is building automated test coverage for key upcoming product releases. Delivering on that is the foundation for everything else this role will grow into. You will work at the intersection of legacy product maintenance and next-generation platform development, and help shape how a growing company thinks about quality.
ikeGPS operates AI-first across the business. That means using tools like Claude and Copilot as a core part of how work gets done, including test case generation, defect analysis, and documentation.
Broomfield, Colorado, USA. Hybrid work schedule, with Wednesday onsite required and additional onsite days as business needs evolve.
Work authorization: This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.
Travel: Estimated at 5 to 10 percent for company meetings, conferences, and team collaboration.
Working hours: Collaboration with our New Zealand-based engineering teams may require flexibility to accommodate meetings outside standard business hours.
The QA Team Lead plays a critical role in ikeGPS's transformation from a hardware-focused company to an AI-powered platform. As we expand our product portfolio to include multi-source data acquisition, advanced analytics, and intelligent workflow automation, quality assurance must evolve to address:
This role is defined as a player-coach because the immediate need is hands-on: someone who personally builds test automation for our key upcoming product releases. Successful delivery of automated test coverage on these releases is the pathway to taking on a fuller QA management role.
This role is ideal for a quality assurance professional who combines deep QA expertise with leadership capability, hands-on testing skills, and the ability to establish scalable quality processes that support both legacy products and next-generation platform development. This year, new product releases anchor these responsibilities, and the QA Team Lead is directly responsible for building and running automated test coverage to support successful delivery to market.
Hands-On Testing & Quality Assurance (30%)
Test Process & Automation (25%)
Quality Strategy & Standards (20%)
Cross-Functional Collaboration (15%)
QA Practice Leadership & Mentorship (10%)
Note: This role provides technical mentorship and day-to-day team direction. Formal performance management, compensation decisions, and headcount budgeting sit with the SVP of Product and Human Resources.
AI-Powered Quality Tools
Experience with AI-powered test automation and productivity tools (LLMs like Claude, AI code assistants). Ability to leverage AI for test documentation, test case generation, and coverage analysis. Understanding of AI/ML testing, including model validation and bias detection.
QA Leadership & Team Development
3+ years leading or managing QA teams, or serving in a senior/lead QA role. Proven ability to build and develop high-performing QA teams. Experience establishing quality culture and standards, with strong coaching and mentoring skills.
Quality Assurance Expertise
5+ years of quality assurance experience in software product companies. Deep knowledge of QA methodologies, including functional, integration, regression, and acceptance testing. Experience with both manual and automated testing approaches.
Engineering Calculation Validation
Ability to validate analytical and engineering calculation outputs for accuracy against known results. Familiarity with utility engineering calculations, such as structural analysis, load analysis, or secondary voltage, is preferred. Understanding of how version-to-version output variance should be identified, documented, and explained.
Test Automation
Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks. Proficiency with test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or SmartBear. Understanding of CI/CD integration and continuous testing, and the ability to define automation strategy and prioritize opportunities.
Agile & DevOps Practices
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum development processes and CI/CD integration. Experience with sprint-based testing and continuous delivery, and the ability to balance speed and quality in agile environments.
Technical Aptitude
Proficiency with bug tracking and test management tools such as Jira or TestRail. Understanding of software architecture and system integration. Ability to read and understand code for test automation, and knowledge of performance testing concepts and tools.
Essential Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Personal Attributes
Base salary range: $95,000 to $115,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Final compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, and market data.
ikeGPS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, and an employee assistance program. Benefits are subject to change; details will be provided during the offer process.
This position will remain open until filled.
ikeGPS is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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I have read the foregoing job description and understand the responsibilities of the job. I agree that I am able to perform the essential duties of this position.
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