Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stryker is seeking a Staff Cloud Software Quality & Compliance Engineer to support its Digital Platform Hub and strengthen quality practices across digital, connected, SaaS, and cloud-based products. The role guides software teams through quality systems and lifecycle processes, supports audit and compliance readiness, and drives risk management and process improvement rather than software testing or test execution.
Responsibilities
- Guide software teams through applicable Quality Management System processes, procedures, and documentation requirements
- Develop and improve software quality procedures, work instructions, templates, and guidance documents
- Provide quality support across requirements, design, development, testing, release, operations, and software change-management activities
- Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, change assessments, and release-readiness activities
- Help ensure software quality and compliance risks are identified, documented, and appropriately addressed
- Support quality practices within Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD environments
- Support SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FDA, and other applicable compliance and audit-readiness activities
- Partner with control owners to ensure controls are maintained and supported by appropriate evidence
- Support internal and external audits through gap assessments, evidence collection, remediation, and audit preparation
- Participate in investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and effectiveness monitoring
- Partner with Software Engineering, Test Engineering, Product Security, Privacy, Regulatory Affairs, IT, Operations, and Quality
- Identify process gaps and support improvements that strengthen consistency, efficiency, and compliance
- Translate quality, regulatory, security, and compliance requirements into practical development processes
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders and help resolve conflicts between development priorities and quality requirements
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Quality, or a related technical discipline is required
- Four or more years of professional experience in software quality, quality systems, software compliance, audit, or a related field supporting software, SaaS, cloud-based, or connected products is required
- Experience developing, implementing, maintaining, or improving software quality processes or procedures is required
- Master's degree or another advanced technical degree
- Professional experience in software engineering or development before transitioning into software quality, compliance, or quality systems
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including change control, risk management, audit readiness, and Quality Management System processes
- Experience partnering with software development or R&D teams to implement or improve software quality processes
- Experience supporting regulated software products, preferably within medical devices, digital health, healthcare technology, or another compliance-driven industry
- Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FDA software expectations, 21 CFR Part 11, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 13485, or comparable frameworks
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms, DevOps, CI/CD, and software security controls
- Experience supporting audits, gap assessments, remediation activities, quality investigations, or corrective and preventive actions
- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams, communicate complex requirements, and support process improvements without direct authority
- Professional certification such as CSQE, CQE, CQA, or an equivalent quality or compliance credential
Benefits
- Remote or Hybrid or Onsite
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