Escalon Services · 18 hours ago
Software Quality & Compliance Lead
Santa Monica
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $100K/yr
5+ years expEscalon Services is looking for a Software Quality & Compliance Lead who will 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.
Accounting
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, artefact 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, and end-to-end testing tools
Strong grasp of secure SDLC and modern software supply-chain practices (SBOMs, attestations, artefact signing)
Proficiency in one or more languages (e.g., Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, C/C++)
Excellent documentation discipline and clear, concise communication
Preferred
Background in mission-critical, safety-critical, or regulated environments
Threat modelling 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
Collaborative, supportive team culture where cross-functional work is the norm, and everyone contributes to problem-solving.
Fast-paced, innovation-driven culture that values creativity, problem-solving, and technical mastery.
Flexible PTO and comprehensive benefits that support work–life balance.
Company
Escalon Services
Escalon exists to unburden entrepreneurs.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
New Harbor Capital
2022-10-25Private Equity
Leadership Team
Ruby Sahiwal
Chairman & CEO
Alan Williamson
Executive Chief Technology Officer
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