QA Manager – IoT SaaS (Automation Focus) Protecting People, Property, and Planet

NevadaNano is a leading Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) company specializing in safety and climate solutions for many of the world’s largest corporations, with innovative multi-gas sensing products and continuous IoT monitoring systems based on our proprietary MPS sensor platform. NevadaNano is a fabless system company whose solutions are used in multiple vertical applications in a served market exceeding $20B. NevadaNano currently serves four markets: flammable gases, refrigerant gases, fugitive emissions of methane (natural gas) blends, and military applications detecting explosives and chemical warfare agents. Future markets include air quality for Building Automation, Healthcare & Life Science, Home Safety and Automation, Industrial Safety and Public Safety. Just as digital cameras and the ability to digitize sound have transformed our ability to see and hear, NN’s technology platform digitizes and enhances the sense of smell for the Internet of Things. We are now entering our next phase of growth — scaling our IIoT MethaneTrack platform, expanding feature sets, and onboarding enterprise customers — and we are looking for a

QA Manager

to help us evolve our QA process through automation to support that journey. Position Overview

As the

QA Manager

you will lead quality assurance for our next-generation

IIoT SaaS platform , with a strong emphasis on

automation-first testing . You will lead a growing team of QA engineers, define test strategies across cloud, UI and API layers, and play a key role in ensuring our products are reliable, scalable, and secure in the field. This is a strategic role responsible for setting up QA practices, driving automation-first initiatives, and ensuring the quality of solutions that span edge devices, cloud services, and end-user applications. The right person would be considered a candidate to head up the QA group as it expands. Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy: Define and execute a comprehensive QA strategy aligned with product and business goals. Leadership & Strategy: Lead, mentor, and scale a cross-functional QA team (automation, manual). Leadership & Strategy: Collaborate closely with product, development, DevOps, and customer success teams. Automation & CI/CD: Own the design and implementation of robust, scalable test automation frameworks for: Automation & CI/CD: Web & mobile UI testing Automation & CI/CD: API testing Automation & CI/CD: Back-end application testing Automation & CI/CD: System-level and integration testing Automation & CI/CD: Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Playwright, etc. Automation & CI/CD: Experience with testing platforms like BrowserStack, Katalon Studio, etc. Quality Governance: Define quality KPIs and build dashboards for visibility (e.g., defect escape rate, test coverage, regression times). Quality Governance: Ensure strong release readiness with regression, performance, security, and exploratory testing. Quality Governance: Conduct root cause analysis and drive continuous improvement efforts. Quality Governance: Drive technical governance in QA and compliance with security, performance, and scalability requirements. Quality Governance: Contribute to compliance and operational resilience (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, etc.). End-to-End Validation Responsibilities

Oversee QA across the full IoT stack: telemetry → edge/gateways → cloud/backend → mobile/web interfaces. Lead testing of protocols such as Kafka, MQTT, etc. Manage device labs, hardware-in-loop setups, and real-world scenario simulations. Industrial Integration

QA processes for multiple clouds, on-prem and inside of customer deployments. Integrations with LDAR, CMMS and other systems used in industry. Integrations with customers message buses like Kafka, MQTT etc. Team Collaboration

Work cross-functionally with QA, DevOps, and product teams to align QA processes and automation with product goals. Mentor QA team and contribute to high-impact technical decisions. Required Qualifications

10+ years in software QA, with 3–5+ years in a QA leadership/management role. Proven experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Pytest, Appium, etc.). Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with Docker and Kubernetes. Hands-on experience with IoT systems QA. Proficient in at least one programming/scripting language (Python, JS, etc.). Experience working in agile or Scrum environments. Nice to Have

Background in oil & gas or energy sector (field operations, telemetry, control systems). Familiarity with time-series databases (Influx DB, Timescale DB) and streaming tools (Kafka, Spark). Exposure to AI/ML, analytics, anomaly detection, or predictive maintenance use cases. Why Join Us

Be part of a mission-driven team shaping the future of oil & gas technology. Join a product that is already live in production, with strong market traction and real-world impact. Play a key leadership role as we scale both the platform and the business. Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits. Flexible, remote-friendly culture with strong focus on ownership and delivery. Innovative Environment: Work on cutting edge SaaS technologies with a forward-thinking team. Growth Opportunities: Continuous learning and professional development in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Collaborative Culture: Be part of a supportive and inclusive team that values collaboration, creativity, and excellence. Desirable Traits

Love of startups and small companies Collaborative – enjoy working on multiple tasks with multiple groups Self-starter – do what needs to be done without being told what to do Customer focused – passion to give customer best experience possible Be willing to wear multiple hats – do what needs to be done Creative – ability to search for and implement new ideas and solution

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