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Hybrid Senior Engineering Manager – Quality Engineering, Platform & Infrastructure
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About the role
- Senior Manager of Software Development in Test leading quality engineering initiatives at Ford Credit. Transforming a global team of SDETs through innovative testing practices.
Responsibilities
- Assess the current state of the 10+ member SDET team and execute a strategic reorganization to optimize talent, improve velocity, and elevate performance standards.
- Create and execute yearly testing strategies and multi-year technology roadmaps that align with Ford Credit’s broader digital transformation goals.
- Act as the primary liaison between engineering and stakeholders, translating complex technical testing challenges into clear business value propositions for non-technical executives.
- Mentor and recalibrate the team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and passion for the craft of software testing.
- Solidify existing testing frameworks by mandating and enforcing architectural standards that ensure tests are robust, reliable, and flaky-free.
- Lead the strategy for UI, API, and Contract testing frameworks, ensuring deep coverage across the application stack.
- Provide technical guidance on Java and GCP (Google Cloud Platform) to ensure automated solutions utilize the full potential of cloud-native architecture.
- Lead the full operationalization of critical vendor platforms, including LambdaTest (scalable parallel execution), PactFlow (API contract verification), and Tonic.ai (synthetic data generation).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related technical field (Required).
- 12+ years of experience in Software Development and Quality Engineering, with significant experience in a management/leadership role.
- Proven Change Agent: Demonstrated history of turning around underperforming teams or elevating good teams to world-class status.
- Executive Communication: Exceptional ability to break down business goals into technical counterparts and present solutions to executives.
- Strategic Planning: Proven ability to create, present, and execute multi-year technology roadmaps.
- Strong background in Java development and object-oriented design patterns.
- Deep understanding of GCP (Google Cloud Platform) and cloud-based testing infrastructure.
- Expert-level knowledge of UI automation (Selenium/Playwright), API automation (RestAssured), and Contract Testing methodologies.
- Knowledge of ZeroTrust architecture and experience integrating testing tools into secure, regulated environments.
- Experience operationalizing enterprise-scale tools, specifically with deep knowledge of:
- LambdaTest (or similar cloud grids like BrowserStack/SauceLabs) for massive parallelization.
- PactFlow for managing consumer-driven contracts in a microservices architecture.
- Tonic.ai (or similar tools) for generating synthetic test data to protect PII.
- Experience collaborating with SRE/DevOps teams to implement RBAC, SSO, and secure networking for testing tools.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- Paid time off
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