Required Skills

• 9+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, or software delivery roles.
• 5+ years of experience leading enterprise-level QA governance or quality transformation initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience supporting Agile and DevSecOps delivery environments.
• 5+ years of experience driving organizational change and enforcing standards with executive backing.
• 5+ years of experience defining QA governance across multiple platforms (Appian strongly preferred, but not required)

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Proven ability to operate as a director-level individual contributor with light team leadership responsibilities.
• Prior experience supporting federal or highly regulated organizations.
• Consulting or large-scale enterprise transformation background.
• Experience standardizing QA practices across multiple teams, platforms, or programs.
• Familiarity with modern quality engineering practices, including test automation strategy and CI/CD integration.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to assess complex environments, identify systemic issues, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Experience presenting findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Willingness to travel on-site quarterly if working remotely.
• Working at ICF
• ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.
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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is

• $98,614.00 - $167,644.00
• Nationwide Remote Office (US99)