1. Strong Test Automation Background 10+ years in software engineering, test automation, quality engineering, or engineering leadership. 4. Enterprise Automation Leadership Experience leading automation adoption across multiple teams.
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Location
Plano, TX
Description
Job Title: Lead Automation/DevOps Technical Coach
Must-Haves — Technical Coach, Test Automation & Quality Engineering 1. Strong Test Automation Background
10+ years in software engineering, test automation, quality engineering, or engineering leadership
Hands-on experience building and scaling automation frameworks
Experience with:
Selenium
Playwright or Cypress
API automation (REST Assured, Postman/Newman)
JUnit/TestNG/NUnit/xUnit
Cucumber or SpecFlow
2. Quality Engineering Expertise
Strong knowledge of:
TDD
BDD
Shift-left testing
Continuous testing
Automation strategy
Experience improving:
Test coverage
Release confidence
Software quality
Defect reduction
3. CI/CD Automation Experience
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
Hands-on with tools such as:
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI/CD
Azure DevOps
4. Enterprise Automation Leadership
Experience leading automation adoption across multiple teams
Ability to define:
Automation standards
Framework guidelines
Testing strategies
Quality metrics
5. Coaching & Communication Skills
Experience coaching:
QA engineers
Developers
Engineering teams
Technical leaders
Able to deliver training, workshops, and best practices
Strong communication with both technical and business stakeholders
6. Quality Tools & Practices
Experience with:
SonarQube or similar code quality tools
Test reporting/analytics
Automation governance
Ideal Candidate Profile
A hands-on Quality Engineering leader who can:
Build automation frameworks
Guide teams on modern testing practices
Integrate testing into CI/CD
Coach engineers and leaders
Drive enterprise-wide automation adoption
Not a Fit If They Are Primarily:
Manual QA managers
Project managers without automation experience
Cloud/DevOps architects without testing ownership
Developers with limited automation leadership experience