Hidonix Industries · 1 day ago
Software Quality & Compliance Lead
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$90K/yr - $100K/yr
5+ years expHidonix Industries is seeking a Software Quality & Compliance Lead to own the end-to-end quality bar across products and services. The role involves defining engineering standards, leading verification and validation activities, and ensuring compliance before product releases.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingInformation Services
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Define, maintain, and enforce secure SDLC and quality policies across codebases and services
Lead independent V&V activities with objective evidence for acceptance
Conduct systematic code and design reviews (manual + tool-assisted) to prevent defects and regressions
Build and maintain automated quality gates in CI/CD (tests, coverage, SAST/DAST/SCA, license checks, SBOM generation)
Drive software supply-chain hygiene (dependency governance, artifact signing, provenance, vulnerability SLAs)
Own test strategy: plans, requirements traceability, environments, data, and the full defect lifecycle (triage → fix → verify → close)
Prepare audit-ready documentation (test reports, risk registers, CAPAs) and lead corrective/preventive actions
Mentor engineers; publish playbooks, checklists, and run training sessions
Define and report KPIs (defect escape rate, MTTR for vulnerabilities, coverage, flaky-test rate, policy adherence)
Serve as final go/no-go approver against quality and compliance criteria
Qualification
Required
5+ years in software quality, DevSecOps, security engineering, or V&V for cloud, distributed, or embedded/edge systems
Hands-on experience with automated testing and CI/CD quality gates
Proficiency with at least two of: SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, coverage/reporting frameworks, end-to-end testing tools
Strong grasp of secure SDLC and modern software supply-chain practices (SBOMs, attestations, artifact signing)
Proficiency in one or more languages (e.g., Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, C/C++)
Excellent documentation discipline and clear, concise communication
Must be US Citizen or permanent Green Card holder
Must be commuting distance of Santa Monica, CA
Preferred
Background in mission-critical, safety-critical, or regulated environments
Threat modeling and risk management (e.g., STRIDE), fuzzing, and runtime security
IaC security and policy-as-code (e.g., Terraform, OPA)
Familiarity with standards/guidelines like CERT or MISRA where relevant
Prior experience leading a quality/compliance or V&V function
Benefits
Full Comprehensive & Flexible PTO
Company
Hidonix Industries
At Hidonix, we design and deploy full-stack systems — hardware, autonomy, sensing, and software — that protect people, data, and national security.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Achille De Pasquale
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