- BS/MS degree or equivalent
- 8+ years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test (SDET), automation engineering, or quality engineering roles.
- Proven experience leading large-scale mobile quality engineering initiatives across multiple teams or product areas.
- Deep experience designing automation frameworks and implementing automated testing solutions across UI, API, integration, telemetry, portal, hardware, and end-to-end layers.
- Strong programming/scripting experience in Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
- Strong expertise with automation frameworks such as Playwright, Pytest, Appium, Selenium.
- Experience architecting and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, and release validation systems using Jenkins or similar platforms.
- Practical experience with development and deployment tooling such as Git, Jenkins, Docker, Appium, cloud/device lab solutions, browser-based portal testing, and hardware/device validation workflows.
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted testing tools and driving innovation in AI-based automation, test generation, defect analysis, and productivity improvements.
- Experience driving test strategy, release quality planning, risk management, and operational quality improvements for large-scale systems.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and systems-thinking abilities with a focus on identifying and solving systemic quality gaps.
- Proven ability to influence engineering organizations, drive adoption of best practices, and align teams on scalable quality strategies.
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced Agile environments with evolving requirements and multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration abilities.