The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.
The RoleThis role drives technical software quality and engineering excellence across the product lifecycle. You will ensure quality is built into development through modern engineering practices, defect prevention, and data-driven insights—all within an Agile/SAFe delivery model.Your ImpactTechnical Quality Engineering Leadership- Define and drive modern quality engineering practices across the SDLC, including shift-left testing, test automation, and continuous validation.
- Partner with engineering teams to improve unit, integration, API, and end-to-end test coverage.
- Establish scalable strategies for test automation frameworks, CI/CD quality gates, and release validation.
- Ensure strong alignment between architecture, test strategy, and quality outcomes.
- Promote best practices in code quality, testability, observability, and resiliency.
- Drive adoption of quality engineering standards across distributed teams.
- Ensure quality practices are fully integrated into Agile and SAFe workflows, including backlog refinement, sprint execution, and PI planning.
- Embed quality criteria into user stories, acceptance criteria, and Definition of Done
- Align quality priorities with business value, customer impact, and delivery commitments.
- Enable teams to apply risk-based testing and validation within fast-paced Agile cycles.
- Support consistent application of quality standards across ARTs without slowing delivery velocity.
- Identify bottlenecks in development and testing workflows and implement lean, high impact improvements.
- Drive continuous improvement cycles using retrospectives and Inspect & Adapt forums.
- Improve flow efficiency, cycle time, and release predictability without compromising quality rigor.
- Champion a quality-first engineering mindset across teams
- Lead adoption of modern quality practices through coaching, training, and influence.
- Collaborate across Product, Engineering, and Leadership to align quality with business outcomes.
- Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Bachelors degree required in a relevant technical field.
- 8–10+ years in Software Quality, Quality Engineering, or SDET leadership roles
- Experience working in Agile/SAFe environments (ART-level preferred)
- Strong hands-on experience in: Test automation frameworks and strategies, CI/CD pipelines and quality gates
- Proven ability to drive engineering-led quality improvements at scale.
- Deep understanding of SDLC, modern QA practices, and risk-based testing
- Experience with Azure DevOps, or equivalent toolsets
- Strong analytical, communication, and influencing skills.
- SAFe experience or certification
- Familiarity with observability or monitoring tools
- Exposure to AI-driven quality engineering
- Working knowledge of ISO/QMS
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field
- 8-10+ years in Software Quality, Quality Engineering, or SDET leadership roles
- Experience working in Agile/SAFe environments
- ART-level SAFe experience
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and strategies
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and quality gates
- Proven ability to drive engineering-led quality improvements at scale
- Deep understanding of SDLC, modern QA practices, and risk-based testing
- Experience with Azure DevOps or equivalent toolsets
- Strong analytical, communication, and influencing skills
- SAFe certification or formal SAFe experience
- Familiarity with observability or monitoring tools
- Exposure to AI-driven quality engineering
- Working knowledge of ISO/QMS
Aspen Technology Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Aspen Technology and has not been reviewed or approved by Aspen Technology.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as strong, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans and high-quality carrier options. Several recent remarks characterize the health insurance as "great" or "amazing," with low copays noted in some cases.
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Parental & Family Support — Maternity and paternity leave receive consistently positive mentions and are characterized as well-reviewed. Company materials also highlight family-oriented benefits alongside core coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes vacation/PTO, paid holidays, and sick leave, with multiple indications of generous paid time off. Dedicated volunteer hours and well-regarded leave policies reinforce breadth in time-away benefits.
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What We Do
AspenTech is a global leader in asset optimization software helping the world’s leading industrial companies run their operations more safely, efficiently and reliably – enabling innovation while reducing waste and impact on the environment. AspenTech software accelerates and maximizes value gained from digital transformation initiatives with a holistic approach to the asset lifecycle and supply chain. By introducing effective AI modeling to traditional principles of process engineering, AspenTech delivers a faster and more accurate analysis of efficiency and performance boundaries. The real-time data and actionable insights delivered by our software help customers push the boundaries of what’s possible.
