Director, Software Test Engineering & Quality Assurance
Core
Lead a global quality organization to define and execute enterprise-wide software validation strategy, modernizing QA infrastructure with automation frameworks to ensure high standards of quality, reliability, and performance across Apple's internal and customer-facing operations.
Role type
Director, Software Test Engineering & Quality Assurance
Builds
Unified, enterprise-wide testing strategy and scalable automation frameworks for cloud, mobile, legacy, and AI/ML systems
Domain
Enterprise IT, Cloud, Mobile, Legacy Systems, AI/ML
Required skills
Test strategy, automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Cypress), API testing (Postman, RestAssured), CI/CD integration, performance testing, security testing, organizational transformation, cross-functional leadership, KPI definition (defect escape rate, test coverage, MTTR)
Preferred skills
Leading testing across multiple domains (IT, supply chain, customer support), managing multi-stack environments, consolidating large-scale quality organizations, strategic vision with operational rigor, executive communication
Technologies
Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Cypress, Postman, RestAssured, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a large, globally distributed quality organization; Establish and execute a unified testing strategy spanning automation, performance, security, and manual validation; Drive the modernization of QA infrastructure with scalable automation frameworks; Define testing standards, tools, processes, and metrics; Partner with senior engineering, product, and DevOps leaders to integrate continuous automated testing within CI/CD pipelines; Develop and track high-impact quality KPIs to isolate bottlenecks and provide executive readouts
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight