MANAGER AUTOMATION (QA & DEVOPS)

<p style="margin: 15pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="margin-top:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">The Manager – Automation will lead enterprise-wide automation strategy across testing, infrastructure, and operational workflows. This role ensures scalable automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, and quality engineering practices to enhance delivery speed, reliability, and operational efficiency within the Center of Excellence (CoE).</p><p style="margin: 15pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-top:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">This role will report to the COE Director.</p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;"><p style="text-align: justify; border: none; padding: 0in; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700;">RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p></div><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">Strategic:</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;">Define and drive enterprise automation strategy across QA, DevOps, and operations.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;">Align automation initiatives with business KPIs, delivery timelines, and cost optimization.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;">Establish governance, standards, and best practices for automation frameworks.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;">Drive adoption of AI/ML-based testing and intelligent automation where applicable.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;">Develop automation roadmap including tools, frameworks, and scalability planning.</p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">Technical:</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Oversee design and implementation of automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Robot).</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Lead CI/CD automation using Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Implement API, performance, and end-to-end automation strategies.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Integrate automation with cloud platforms (AWS, OCI, Azure) and container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes).</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Ensure automation coverage across UI, API, database, and infrastructure layers.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Drive scripting and automation using Python, Java, or JavaScript.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Implement monitoring, reporting dashboards (Grafana, Allure).</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Ensure security testing integration (SAST, DAST, DevSecOps practices).</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Optimize automation execution time, stability, and scalability.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;">Oversee tool selection, licensing, and framework optimization.</p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">People:</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;">Lead and mentor automation teams, QA engineers, and SDETs.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;">Define KPIs and performance metrics for automation maturity.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;">Collaborate with DevOps, Development, and Product teams.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;">Drive training and upskilling initiatives in automation technologies.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;">Manage hiring, performance reviews, and team capacity planning.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;">Promote culture of quality engineering and continuous improvement.</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;">Key Interactions and Relationships</p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">Internal:</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;">QA &amp; Automation Teams</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;">DevOps &amp; Cloud Teams</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;">Development Teams</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;">Architecture Board</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;">PMO</p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;">External:</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;">Vendors and Tool Providers</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-size: 14px;" fr-original-style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;">Clients and Stakeholders</p>