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Tenable · 18 hours ago

Manager, Software QA Engineering & Reliability

Tenable is the Exposure Management company, supporting organizations in reducing cyber risk. The Manager of Quality Engineering will lead the Quality function for an Exposure Management product, focusing on automation, release reliability, and engineering excellence.

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Responsibilities

Define and execute the long-term Quality Engineering vision, aligned with product and engineering goals
Establish an automation-first culture, ensuring test automation is embedded into CI/CD and development workflows
Drive strategic initiatives in performance testing, security validation, observability, and production readiness
Own the automation roadmap across UI, API, performance, integration, and end-to-end testing
Increase automation coverage and ensure automation is a gatekeeper for every release
Strengthen CI/CD pipelines by integrating AI-driven test creation, self-healing automation, and continuous validation
Identify and introduce the right automation tools (Playwright, Postman, JMeter, etc.)
Implement and enhance observability practices using logs, metrics, traces, and synthetic monitoring
Partner with DevOps/SRE to improve error budgets, reliability scorecards, SLO/SLA tracking, and early incident detection
Drive real-time production quality visibility through dashboards (Datadog, New Relic, Grafana, Elastic)
Lead RCA processes and implement systemic fixes to reduce repeat issues/incidents
Build a monthly Quality Insights report for leadership with actionable recommendations
Use metrics to optimize team performance, raise quality standards, and guide investment decisions
Strengthen release governance with quality gates, smoke automation, performance checks, and risk-based testing
Ensure predictable, stable, and low-defect releases across environments
Drive continuous improvements in regression cycles, test planning, automation strategy, and environment readiness
Collaborate with Engineering, Product, UX, DevOps, and Support to embed quality early in the lifecycle
Influence technical designs by advocating for testability, reliability, and observability
Serve as the Quality representative in roadmap discussions, quarterly planning, and architecture reviews
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA engineers, SDETs, automation architects, and analysts
Build a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous learning
Enable the team with training in automation, performance, observability tools, and AI-driven testing
Define, track, and present data-driven quality metrics such as:
Automation coverage
Escaped defect rate
Release reliability score
Regression stability
User experience metrics
Performance baselines & SLAs
Incident trends

Qualification

Test automation frameworksCI/CD pipelinesPerformance testing toolsObservability toolsCloud-based SaaS deliveryQuality metrics reportingStakeholder managementCommunicationTeam leadershipContinuous learning

Required

7 –10+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, including 2–5 years leading teams
Deep expertise in test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based SaaS delivery
Strong understanding of observability tools (Datadog, Grafana)
Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, K6, etc)
Strong command over quality metrics, reporting, and KPI-driven decision making
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability and life insurance
401(k) retirement savings with company match
Employee stock purchase plan
Employee referral program
Flexible spending accounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Education assistance
Parental leave
Paid time off (PTO)
Company-paid holidays
Health and wellness events
Community programs

Company

Tenable provides an exposure management platform to identify and mitigate risks.

H1B Sponsorship

Tenable has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (4)
2024 (8)
2023 (8)
2022 (14)
2021 (7)
2020 (8)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$565.44M
Key Investors
Insight PartnersAccel
2020-07-29Post Ipo Equity· $255.6M
2018-07-26IPO
2017-07-03Secondary Market

Leadership Team

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Amit Yoran
CEO
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Mark Thurmond
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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