Lead Software Test Engineer
Ford Motor13 hours ago
Dearborn, MI, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$65k - $166k/yr
Responsibilities
- Govern testing phase gates and assess release health across SIT, regression, UAT, load and performance testing, and release dry runs.
- Coordinate end-to-end release preparation and execution across multiple Product Driven Organizations and partner teams.
- Identify bottlenecks and introduce AI, GenAI, and workflow automation to optimize release processes and regression scoping.
- Manage test environments, test data, defects, blockers, risks, and cross-team release dependencies.
- Design and maintain release metrics, dashboards, risk profiles, and executive readiness reporting.
- Evaluate emerging release coordination and automation tools and guide them through enterprise governance, security, and architecture reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or Testing, including 3+ years leading Release Management or Test Delivery Coordination across complex enterprise programs.
- Hands-on or foundational experience with automated testing frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Tricentis Tosca, Worksoft, or Postman.
- Experience managing multi-phase testing cycles and enforcing quality gates.
- Functional or technical familiarity with SAP GUI, Fiori, S/4HANA, or large-scale ERP architectures.
- Experience running proof-of-concepts or piloting tools through enterprise governance and security clearance processes.
- Experience or strong interest in AI/GenAI tools, workflow automation, CI/CD delivery models, and release orchestration pipelines is preferred.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership skills.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent programs, subsidized backup child care, and family-building benefits.
- Vehicle discount programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, community service time, paid holidays, and paid time off with the option to purchase additional vacation time.
- Hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week.
Tech Stack
CypressGitHub ActionsJenkinsPostmanSeleniumTekton
Categories
About Ford Motor
Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures, and sells cars, trucks, SUVs, and commercial vehicles for consumers and businesses, and provides financing through Ford Credit. A public company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan and listed on the NYSE, it operates globally under the Ford and Lincoln brands, including electric and connected vehicles such as the F‑150 Lightning and Mustang Mach‑E. Founded in 1903, it also offers software-driven fleet, mobility, and aftersales services.