Overview
YMCA of the USA
(Y-USA) is the national resource office for YMCAs throughout the United States. A nonprofit organization founded in London in 1844, the Y is guided by a mission to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Today, the YMCA has grown into one of the largest community-based organizations in the world, serving more than 64 million people in 120 countries.
The Y strengthens communities by helping people achieve their goals, build meaningful relationships, and experience a sense of belonging. Open to all, the Y creates opportunities where individuals and families can learn, grow and thrive. Through programs that meet local community needs, the Y delivers lasting impact and drives change while supporting people of all ages and backgrounds in reaching their full potential.
The Y-USA Information Technology organization partners with leading practices to develop secure, strategic solutions that strengthen association well-being and community impact. The department leverages Data and AI to drive insight and innovation while responsibly sustaining Y USA’s core systems and providing trusted guidance, advisory services, and support to advance the YMCA Movement.
The
Manager, Quality Engineering
will establish and lead an automation-first quality engineering function, embedding quality into the SDLC across core applications, integrations, and data flows. This role is responsible for shifting the organization from reactive QA to proactive, scalable, and automated quality practices.
YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) embraces a remote-first working environment which means most employees work remotely from a home office within the continental United States.
Responsibilities
Quality Strategy & Governance
Define and implement enterprise-wide quality engineering strategy
Establish standards for testing, validation, and release readiness
Define and enforce Definition of Done (DoD) and quality gates
Automation-First Testing
Design and implement scalable automation frameworks (API and integration-first)
Build reusable automated test suites for critical business workflows
Minimize reliance on manual testing through automation
CI/CD & Continuous Testing
Embed automated testing into Azure DevOps pipelines
Ensure testing is integrated into build and release workflows
Enable continuous testing practices across all teams
Integration & Data Quality
Validate cross-system integrations and data flows
Implement automated checks for data integrity and synchronization
Partner with Data team on data quality and validation strategy
Release Governance & Risk Management
Define release validation and QA sign-off processes
Lead defect tracking, triage, and root cause analysis
Ensure risk-based release decisions and production readiness
Qualifications
A successful candidate will possess a majority of the following professional and personal attributes and competencies:
Bachelor’s degree or higher required in a relevant field such as Business, or related disciplines required.
4-8 years of experience required
Advanced functional skills
Intermediate industry knowledge and experience
Entry to intermediate managerial skills
Complex/advanced functional and operations tasks
High degree of decision-making within own area
Focused on policy and strategy implementation for short-term results
Internal and external communications
High influence over teams and within the function
May set goals and objectives for team members for achievement of operational results
Benefits
We offer a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, defined benefit plan (retirement savings), defined contribution plan (403(b) plan, life and disability insurances, technology stipend, and generous paid time off, all in a work from anywhere in the continental United States workplace.
Posted Salary Range
USD $115,000.00 - USD $141,000.00 /Yr.