Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets, we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com.
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced QA Leader to define, build, and own the quality strategy for our energy storage software platforms. This role sits at the intersection of software quality, automation architecture, and complex control systems. You will drive test strategy across distributed systems, cloud services, hardware integrations, and field deployments—ensuring reliability, scalability, and safety at every layer. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who enjoys designing robust test strategy, architectures, mentoring teams, and solving hard system-level problems.
Key Responsibilities
1. Quality Strategy & Governance
- Define and own the enterprise-wide software quality vision and roadmap.
- Establish quality standards, policies, and best practices.
- Drive “shift-left” and “quality-by-design” initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards where applicable.
2. Test Engineering & Automation
- Lead automation strategy across UI, API, integration, and performance testing.
- Expand CI/CD quality gates and continuous testing.
- Optimize test coverage, execution time, and reliability.
- Drive adoption of modern test frameworks and tools.
3. Leadership & Team Development
- Build, mentor, and manage high-performing QA and test engineering teams.
- Foster a culture of ownership, learning, and innovation.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and DevOps leaders.
4. Delivery & Release Excellence
- Ensure release readiness and production stability.
- Lead defect prevention, root cause analysis, and improvement programs.
- Oversee UAT, system testing, and certification processes.
- Reduce escape defects and improve release predictability.
5. Process Improvement
- Continuously improve SDLC and STLC processes.
- Drive Agile, DevOps, and Continuous Delivery maturity.
- Implement risk-based testing approaches.
- Improve test environment and data management.
6. Metrics & Reporting
- Define and track quality KPIs and OKRs.
- Present quality insights to executive leadership.
- Drive data-driven decision making.
- Monitor trends in defects, coverage, and customer issues.
7. Stakeholder Management
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Support, and Operations teams.
- Align quality goals with business priorities.
- Support customer escalations and critical incidents.
- Represent quality in leadership forums.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or equivalent.
- Minimum 18+ years’ experience in software/systems test and development
- Held Senior Engineering Manager, Director or Equivalent role for a minimum of 5+ years.
- Technologies: Control systems, Enterprise, Web, Mobile, API, AWS, MS Azure. etc,
- Selenium, Katalon, Typescript or any other Automation tools.
- Exposure of working with multi-site, multi-culturally diverse organization
- Strong technical and industrial/building/power automation domain skills with emphasis in the areas of software development, verification processes and certifications.
- Experience in building test automation using different frameworks and improving test cycle time.
- Experience with Power Systems, BESS, Automation (industrial/Building) domains.
- Experience with new AI technologies like Agentic AI building for SW testing
- Experience with preparation and execution of project plans, schedules, cost estimates, baseline change management, risk mitigation, technical design reviews, management reviews, customer coordination meetings, cost/schedule/status reporting.
- Experience leading multi-functional engineering teams within a global matrix organization. Self-initiative to reach out to team and form effective working relationships
- Experience in driving changes through an organization
- A good people leader, quick to identify people’s problems, fosters teamwork and ensures transparency and fairness in all actions
- Strong Influencing skills to drive improvements strategy.
- Engineering, Architecture knowledge of products /solution in short cycle business, building automation portfolio will be a plus.
- Working level knowledge on AGILE/SAFE implementation.
Our Culture
At Fluence, our culture is the foundation that drives our ambitious growth strategy and fuels our mission to transform the future of energy. Our core cultural pillars empower us to innovate, collaborate, and lead with purpose, ensuring we continue to deliver unparalleled value to our customers and the world.
Unleash Voices
We believe every voice matters. We encourage openness, active listening, and decisive action to create a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our success. We foster an environment where diverse perspectives are heard and valued, driving innovation and progress.
Customer Fluent
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to delivering exceptional value that exceeds expectations by understanding our customers' needs and adapting swiftly to meet them. Our deep focus on customer satisfaction drives us to continuously improve and innovate.
Infinite Impact
We are committed to creating the impossible. We push boundaries to deliver sustainable, game-changing solutions that shape a brighter, more energy-efficient future for all. Our team is passionate about making a lasting impact that will resonate for generations to come.
All In
We are all in for growth. Our teams are relentlessly focused on identifying and seizing opportunities that propel us forward. We embrace an ownership mindset, pushing ourselves and each other to accelerate progress and create lasting success.