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# Senior Manager, Software Engineering

- **Company:** Navex LLC
- **Location:** Houston, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Software Quality, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, Release Management, Selenium, Software Engineering, Software Testing Automation Framework, Test Data, Delivery Pipeline, Cypress (Programming Language), Playwright, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f62877f00981c511

## About the Role

* 7+ years' experience in quality, DevOps, release management or related areas, with at least 5+ years in leadership/management roles
 * Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in a SaaS environment
 * Strong expertise in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)
 * Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
 * Solid understanding of enterprise SaaS applications, microservices, and cloud platforms (Preferred: AWS)
 * Proven experience in scaling automation, DevOps pipelines, release processes for large, distributed applications
 * Clear, direct communication and sound judgment when balancing speed, quality and operational risk
 * Experienced working in a globally distributed team in a remote-only environment
 * A track record of delivering cross-functional initiatives and influencing technical teams without direct authority
 * Hands-on problem-solving skills and the ability to translate complex issues into clear priorities and actions
 * Experience using quality and delivery data to identify risks, guide decisions and measure results
 * Strong program management skills, with disciplined follow-through on milestones, dependencies and outcomes
 * Culture Agility. Comfort working in a fast-paced, candid environment that values innovation, healthy debate, and follow-through
 * AI Readiness. Curiosity and willingness to use AI and emerging technologies to elevate your work and deliver smarter outcomes
 * Fuel performance and outcomes. Leverage your job competencies and champion NAVEX's core values

## Description

* Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve software quality, release readiness and delivery reliability
 * Build and drive a release process roadmap with clear priorities, owners and measurable outcomes
 * Partner with Quality, DevOps and Release Engineering to strengthen testing and quality checks within CI/CD pipelines
 * Improve test environments, test data and release processes to remove bottlenecks and reduce manual work
 * Define metrics that make quality and delivery performance visible, including escaped defects, test reliability and release stability
 * Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring defects, failed deployments and process gaps
 * Establish practical standards for release readiness, risk escalation and accountability across teams
 * Align stakeholders, resolve dependencies and drive initiatives from problem definition through adoption