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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Quality Engineer Manager Senior (Automation) - **Company:** The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Systems Development Life Cycle, Selenium, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Playwright, Microservices - **Published:** August 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/quality-engineer-manager-senior-automation-dallas-tx-usa-58910057 ## About the Role and * Integrate QE practices into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows * Define and track quality metrics, KPIs, and risk indicators * Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership for shift-left testing and testability * Ensure compliance with SDLC, regulatory, audit, and risk requirements * Oversee test plan execution, data strategies, and post-production validation Tasks * Proven experience establishing QE practices and automation frameworks * Hands-on automation experience with Selenium (Java), Playwright, API automation * Understanding of microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures * Ability to lead across Engineering, Product, and Architecture * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills * Experience with AI-based testing tools and analytics-driven testing * CI/CD and DevOps experience with automated testing * Cloud-native and containerized environments * Experience in regulated or audit-heavy environments * Agile / SAFe delivery experience * aaaaaa aaI_ degree (Bachelor) or equivalent experience Key requirements * medical/prescription coverage with HSA * dental and vision options * 401(k) with match * pension and stock purchase plans * educational assistance * wellness program ## Description Experteer Overview In this role you will lead and scale Quality Engineering practices across multiple delivery teams to deliver high-quality, compliant enterprise platforms. You will drive automation-first testing and AI-enabled quality solutions while partnering with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to embed quality in the SDLC. You'll mentor QE leads and engineers and steer QA strategy, governance, and metrics to improve release confidence. This is a hands-on leadership role in a collaborative, risk-aware environment that values innovation and continuous improvement. Compensation / Benefits * Establish and operationalize QE strategy, standards, and governance * Lead and develop QE teams including hiring, coaching, and performance management * Drive test automation across UI, API, integration, and regression layers * Remain hands-on with automation design and framework decisions (Selenium, API automation) * Introduce and scale AI-driven test automation and intelligent testing solutions * Integrate QE practices into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows * Define and track quality metrics, KPIs, and risk indicators * Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership for shift-left testing and testability * Ensure compliance with SDLC, regulatory, audit, and risk requirements * Oversee test plan execution, data strategies, and post-production validation Tasks * Proven experience establishing QE practices and automation frameworks * Hands-on automation experience with Selenium (Java), Playwright, API automation * Understanding of microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures * Ability to lead across Engineering, Product, and Architecture * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills * Experience with AI-based testing tools and analytics-driven testing * CI/CD and DevOps experience with automated testing * Cloud-native and containerized environments * Experience in regulated or audit-heavy environments * Agile / SAFe delivery experience * University degree (Bachelor) or equivalent experience Key requirements * medical/prescription coverage with HSA * dental and vision options * 401(k) with match * pension and stock purchase plans * educational assistance * wellness program ## Related Videos - [How I Built QA from Scratch in a Scaling Startup - no fluff real life story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2041-how-i-built-qa-from-scratch-in-a-scaling-startup-no-fluff-real-life-story) - [Proactive monitoring and smoke testing in your production environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/139-proactive-monitoring-and-smoke-testing-in-your-production-environment) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Boost Productivity with AI: Figma & Playwright MCP Workflows - Aris Markogiannakis](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1768-boost-productivity-with-ai-figma-playwright-mcp-workflows-aris-markogiannakis) - [Are Classical Automation Frameworks Dead? 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