R&D Lead Software Quality - Digital Service Solutions

Location: Krakow, Lesser Poland, Poland Job ID: R0125130 Date Posted: 2026-04-08 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY POLAND SP. Z O.O. Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule:  Full time Remote: No Job Description: The Opportunity   Digital services are becoming mission ‑ critical to how we deliver value to customers — across cloud platforms, edge solutions, and industrial environments.

We are strengthening our capability in Verification & Validation (V&V) to ensure that digital service solutions are not only innovative, but also reliable, scalable, secure, and fit for purpose across their full lifecycle. This role   is responsible for   defining and leading solution ‑ level verification and validation for digital service solutions spanning cloud ‑ based, distributed, edge ‑ connected, and OT ‑ adjacent environments.

The scope covers software ‑ intensive, continuously evolving digital services with strong non ‑ functional requirements such as performance, reliability, scalability, and resilience. In addition to shaping V&V strategy, standards, and governance, you will lead and develop the V&V organization and oversee the execution of V&V activities across projects and programs. You will   operate   at the intersection of technology strategy, product development, and service delivery—bridging software, systems engineering, and industrial domains to ensure quality and reliability are   built in   from the start.

How   You’ll   Make an Impact   Define and lead solution ‑ level V&V principles, standards, and practices for digital service solutions across cloud, edge, and hybrid environments   Drive a risk ‑ based and lifecycle ‑ oriented approach to verification and validation, covering both functional and non ‑ functional aspects such as performance, reliability, scalability, and resilience   Lead, manage, and develop the V&V organization, ensuring the right capabilities, capacity, and ways of working to support multiple initiatives in parallel   Oversee and govern the execution of V&V activities across projects and programs, ensuring consistent application of standards while supporting speed and innovation   Collaborate closely with architecture, development, testing, and operations teams to embed V&V seamlessly into modern digital delivery models   Enable effective use of test environments, simulation, and virtualized setups to   validate   complex digital and cyber ‑ physical systems   Act as a trusted expert and advisor to projects and programs, ensuring consistent quality outcomes   Contribute to the continuous evolution of V&V capabilities, keeping pace with state ‑ of ‑ the ‑ art digital engineering and service technologies   Your Background   A strong foundation   in verification, validation, quality, reliability engineering, or systems engineering within digital, software ‑ intensive, or industrial technology domains   Solid experience working with cloud ‑ based and distributed digital solutions, ideally including edge or OT ‑ connected environments   Proven ability to define, govern, and oversee V&V frameworks and execution at solution or portfolio level   Experience leading or managing V&V, quality, or verification teams, including oversight across multiple projects or programs   Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams—software, systems, product management, and operations   A structured, analytical mindset with the ability to balance risk, quality, and delivery pragmatically   Excellent communication skills, enabling you to influence without formal authority and   operate   confidently at senior levels   What’s   in It for You   A strategic leadership role where your work directly shapes the quality and reliability of next ‑ generation digital service solutions   The opportunity to   operate   at enterprise scale, influencing standards, capabilities, and ways of working beyond individual projects   A collaborative, technology ‑ dr