- Define and drive the technical vision for DevOps and Software Quality Automation tooling across the software development lifecycle
- Architect and evolve tooling connecting requirements, BTS generation, script generation, test execution, coverage feedback, and software quality reporting
- Lead cross-functional initiatives improving test effectiveness, efficiency, traceability, and system-test readiness across ARTs and organizations
- Design and implement scalable CI/CD and automation solutions
- Support and influence the transition of System Testing into ART ownership
- Establish workflows strengthening end-to-end traceability from requirements through validation outcomes
- Align tooling roadmaps, priorities, and adoption strategies across engineering and platform organizations
- Identify gaps in quality tooling, automation, and workflow integration and create practical solutions
- Define, track, and influence KPIs for tool adoption, test coverage, signal effectiveness, CI/CD throughput, and quality outcomes
- Serve as a subject matter expert for software quality automation, DevOps tooling, BTS quality, BDDU/BDDbot enablement, and platform integration
- Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions across teams without direct authority

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field
- Minimum 10 years of experience in DevOps, CI/CD, software quality automation, test automation tooling, or engineering productivity tooling
- Strong experience designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks, pipelines, and internal tooling solutions
- Demonstrated success leading technically complex initiatives across multiple teams, ARTs, or organizations
- Experience with system-test enablement, quality measurement, test coverage analysis, and tooling strategy
- Strong systems-thinking and architecture capability
- Ability to connect tooling investments to engineering and business outcomes




- Experience operating independently in ambiguous environments and driving execution with limited oversight
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to influence direction across organizational boundaries
- Proven ability to identify improvement opportunities, solve complex technical problems, and drive adoption of recent methods and tools
- GM-relevant tooling domain experience preferred
- Experience in embedded software, platform validation, or software-defined vehicle development environments preferred
- Experience establishing technical standards, KPIs, and maturity models for quality automation and DevOps preferred
- Experience supporting cross-ART system testing, test-pyramid implementation, and CI/CD quality integration preferred
- Experience mentoring senior engineers or serving as a technical lead across broad initiatives preferred
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship; candidates must not require GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in defining and driving technical vision for DevOps and software quality automation, with a strong focus on scalable CI/CD solutions and automation frameworks. Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, mentor engineers, and influence technical decisions across organizations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- DevOps
- CI/CD
- Software Quality Automation
- Test Automation Tooling
- Systems Thinking

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

- Automation Frameworks
- Pipelines
- Tooling Strategy
- Quality Measurement
- Test Coverage Analysis
- Technical Standards
- KPI Definition
- Maturity Models
- System-Test Enablement
- Test-Pyramid Implementation

Soft Skills

- Strong Communication
- Stakeholder Management
- Influencing Direction
- Problem Solving
- Mentoring

Industry Keywords

- Embedded Software
- Platform Validation
- Software-Defined Vehicle Development
- Engineering Productivity Tooling
- Cross-ART System Testing

Tools & Technologies

- BTS Generation
- BDD Enablement
- Platform Integration
- Quality Reporting
- Automation Solutions

📌 Staff DevOps Architect, Software Quality Automation (Markham)
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