Software Development Director - End to End teams

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Job Summary

End-to-End Testing and DevOps Leader

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Define and implement comprehensive end-to-end testing strategies for web, mobile, and backend services.
• Manage test planning, test case creation, and execution (manual and automated).
• Lead a team of QA Developers across various projects.
• Ensure high code quality through continuous testing and validation.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Own the defect management lifecycle: detection, documentation, tracking, and resolution.
  

DevOps Management

• Oversee and optimize CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated testing and deployment processes.
• Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and IT teams to streamline software delivery.
• Ensure security, monitoring, and performance standards are met for production environments.
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis for production issues.
• Implement DevOps best practices and tooling across the engineering org.
  

Leadership & Collaboration

• Hire, mentor, and lead a cross-functional team of QA and DevOps engineers.
• Define KPIs and metrics for quality and deployment success.
• Work closely with Product, Development, and Operations teams to align on priorities and delivery goals.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and DevSecOps mindset.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software QA and DevOps roles.
• 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Strong experience with testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and DevSecOps principles.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, etc.).
• Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, ISTQB, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python, or Groovy).