Senior Manager, Software Development Engineer in Test
Core
Lead and scale the Quality Engineering organization for Disney Entertainment and ESPN's commerce, data, and advertising systems, ensuring robust test automation and system reliability.
Role type
Senior Manager (M3), Quality Engineering
Builds
Test automation architecture, cloud-native solutions, and intelligent testing initiatives for Disney's media business
Domain
Media & Entertainment, Ad-tech, Cloud-native systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Organizational leadership, strategic planning, test automation architecture, CI/CD, Python, root cause analysis, resource planning
Preferred skills
Ad-tech experience, AI/ML-driven testing, modern OO languages
Technologies
Python, CI/CD, cloud-native platforms
Responsibilities
Lead and develop multiple quality engineering teams; define multi-year vision and roadmap for quality engineering; set technical direction for large-scale test automation; oversee resource planning and hiring; articulate quality risks to executive stakeholders
Seniority
Senior Manager, strategic leadership & multi-team scaling