SQA Lead (Point-of-Sale & Hospitality Tech)Location: Louisville, KY (Hybrid)
Sector: Global Hospitality & QSR Technology
The OpportunityPointwest is currently seeking a high-caliber
Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Lead to join a strategic initiative for one of the world's largest and most recognized quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands.
This is not a standard "click-and-test" role. You will be a key player in a massive digital transformation, leading the quality validation for a multi-year global rollout of the
PAR Brink POS ecosystem. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, you will work at the intersection of high-volume e-commerce and physical store operations, ensuring that technology enhances the experience for millions of customers and thousands of team members.
Core Responsibilities- POS Transformation Leadership: Drive the testing strategy for the integration and deployment of PAR Brink POS and associated back-of-office systems.
- Omni-channel Validation: Ensure seamless synchronization between mobile/web ordering platforms, third-party delivery aggregators, and in-store kitchen display systems (KDS).
- Hardware Lab Oversight: Manage "Model Store" testing environments, validating physical hardware configurations (terminals, printers, payment devices) alongside software builds.
- Automation & Efficiency: Transition manual testing processes into robust automated frameworks to support a continuous deployment (CI/CD) environment.
- Defect Governance: Lead triage meetings with developers and business stakeholders to prioritize fixes based on operational impact and "dinner rush" stability.
- Strategic Reporting: Provide Pointwest and client leadership with clear, data-driven insights into release readiness and system health.
Technical Requirements- Experience: 7+ years in Software QA, with at least 3 years in a Lead role.
- PAR Expertise: Direct, hands-on experience with PAR (Brink or PixelPoint) systems is a mandatory requirement for this role.
- Industry Knowledge: Strong background in the Restaurant/Hospitality sector, specifically understanding kitchen workflows and transaction processing.
- Testing Stack: * Proficiency in SQL for backend data verification.
- Experience with API Testing (Postman, SoapUI) and cloud-based environments (GCP preferred).
- Familiarity with automation tools such as Selenium, Appium, or Cypress.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent professional experience.
Professional Attributes- Operational Mindset: You understand that in the pizza/QSR world, system uptime is critical to store profitability.
- Leadership: Proven ability to manage a team of testers, often across multiple time zones or in hybrid environments.
- Communication: Ability to translate technical bugs into "business impact" for non-technical stakeholders.
Are you ready to lead the future of hospitality tech? Apply today with your updated resume and a summary of your experience with PAR POS systems.
