Associate Director of Enterprise Systems & Quality Assurance

** If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.
**** Posting Period:
** October 24, 2025 - Until Filled
** Employee Group Type:
** NEAMAC NEA Managers, Attorneys, Confidentials, OO124 Enterprise Data & Information Strategy Department (EDIS)
** Position Type:
** Regular
* * Salary Range:**$ - $
** Position Details:
** Found in 1857, the
** National Education Association (NEA)
** is America’s oldest and largest organization committed to promoting, protecting and strengthening public education.  Headquartered in Washington, DC, NEA proudly claims approximately 3 million members devoted to the following mission: to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education by preparing every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.  

Our vision is a great public school for every student.  We strive to improve the quality of teaching and student support services, to enhance student learning and well-being, to advocate for professional compensation, rights, and respect for all NEA members, and to help make schools safer and better places to learn.  NEA is also the largest labor union in the country, representing education professionals from pre-K to higher education, as well as other public employees.
** Position Summary
** The Associate Director of Enterprise Systems & Quality Assurance will report to the Director of Product Development in the Enterprise Data and Information Strategy (EDIS) Department.  This role will lead a diverse team of developers and quality assurance engineers to support over 10 custom applications built by NEA to support business and programmatic goals of the association.
** Responsibilities
* * The Associate Director of Enterprise Systems is responsible for the development, delivery, maintenance and support of over 10 custom applications built by the NEA to support business and programmatic goals of the association. Current stack includes applications developed in java, .net, Salesforce Service Cloud (LWC, Apex, Aurora), Mulesoft and SQL. This role will provide input and make decisions on how to modernize our development stack and how the team develops and tests applications.

This role will support digital transformation initiatives as we move from legacy on-prem applications to modern cloud architecture.  This role will work with teams across the Center for Innovation and Technology (CIT) in product development, infrastructure, security and project management team, using Agile methodologies to deliver optimal solutions based on the business needs of the association. The ideal canidate will combine technical expertise with strong leadership skills to support our development teams through this critical transition and put in place Dev Sec Ops  methodologies.
* ** Software Development Leadership**  + Oversee the planning, development, and implementation of software solutions in alignment with the business and programmatic goals of the organization.  + Ensure adherence to coding standards, architectural principles, and best practices in software engineering.  + Collaborate with product management to translate business requirements into technical solutions.  + Understand technical debt and make continuous improvements to address technical debt aligned with our technical goals and digital transformation initiatives  + Oversee release management, providing efficiencies and improvements to current release process, including risk and change management
* ** Quality Assurance & Testing**  + Lead QA teams in implementing automated and manual testing methodologies to ensure software quality.  + Define testing strategies, performance benchmarks, and validation processes.  + Drive continuous improvements in test coverage, defect tracking, and resolution workflows.
* ** Agile & Development Methodologies**  + Support Agile Scrum processes, ensuring efficient sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives.  + Work closely with cross-functional teams to refine workflows and accelerate development…