Test Development Manager

Jabil•Austin, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Jabil is seeking a Test Development Manager to lead the innovation, development, and global deployment of large-scale production software platforms for its Intelligent Infrastructure division. The role drives technical strategy, leads software engineering teams, and develops scalable software applications, automation solutions, and test infrastructure across customers and manufacturing regions. It owns the process from architecture and development through production deployment, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and customer teams. This is a software engineering leadership role focused on production-grade platforms, advanced automation, and scalable test infrastructure, rather than traditional QA or manual testing management. The position supports a hybrid or remote work schedule depending on organizational needs. The manager leads software developers and product engineers supporting global manufacturing and cloud operations. Responsibilities include building and developing the team, setting objectives, fostering accountability and professional growth, directing engineering initiatives, defining software architecture and standards, and overseeing production deployments and operational support. The role also provides hands-on technical leadership, including detailed reviews of Python-based automation frameworks, test infrastructure, production applications, and hardware validation tools.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
10 or more years of experience in software development or test capacity with enterprise server, storage, or networking products.
3 or more years of people management experience.
Prior experience directly managing software development teams.
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices across the complete SDLC, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
Experience implementing and applying Agile, CI/CD, and SDLC processes.
Strong programming and scripting expertise in Python; BASH experience is also required by the listed skills.
Linux development experience and a solid understanding of system fundamentals and internals; Ubuntu and CentOS are specified.
Experience with containerization and virtualization environments, including VMware and Docker.
Understanding of large-scale distributed systems, including multi-tier architectures, application security, monitoring, and storage systems.
Experience with front-end and back-end web UI development.
Experience with web APIs such as REST and XML-RPC.
Experience with code versioning tools; Git is preferred.
Experience with hardware and API solutions for controlling, managing, and stressing L10 devices, including servers, network devices, storage SSDs, and NVMe; examples include IPMI, Redfish, FIO, Linpack, and memtester.
Experience with virtual machine configuration, DHCP, PXE boot, and Nginx.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience managing remote, multinational, geographically dispersed development teams.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Java experience is a plus.
VMware is preferred.
Arista CloudVision familiarity is a plus.
Prior experience reviewing and approving code contributions for software engineering teams developing automation frameworks, infrastructure platforms, validation systems, or production applications is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with enterprise data center networking, including L1–L3 concepts such as BGP, DHCP Relay, and ECMP.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of software developers and product engineers supporting global manufacturing and cloud operations.
Attract, hire, onboard, coach, mentor, and inspire talent while building a high-performing engineering team.
Establish measurable individual and team objectives aligned with operational performance, project milestones, and organizational goals.
Foster continuous feedback, accountability, collaboration, and professional development; conduct performance evaluations and recognize achievements.
Drive continuous improvement in engineering execution, operational metrics, and team performance.
Prioritize and coordinate team activities, providing direction during critical issues and escalations.
Plan and execute customer-focused software engineering initiatives, including defining objectives, technical requirements, resource needs, and delivery strategies.
Provide technical direction for software design, development, and automation strategies.
Oversee strategic projects, engineering processes, performance metrics, and technical reporting.
Define and implement engineering standards, policies, procedures, and development practices.
Evaluate emerging technologies, software tools, and resource requirements to support technical strategy and project execution.
Drive the architecture and development of scalable test infrastructure and software applications across customers and global manufacturing facilities.
Lead high-level software design specifications, application architectures, and key technical decisions.
Oversee development and deployment of production infrastructure, application code, and Python-based automation frameworks.
Own technical quality and code review standards; conduct detailed reviews of Python automation frameworks, test infrastructure software, production applications, and hardware validation tools.
Improve software build methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, development environments, and engineering processes.
Provide ongoing operational and development support for software platforms, production applications, and test infrastructure deployed across global manufacturing facilities.
Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and customer teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Benefits

Medical, dental, prescription drug, and vision insurance with HRA and HSA options.
401(k) match and 401(k) retirement plan.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Paid time off.
Tuition reimbursement.
Life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
Commuter benefits.
Employee Assistance Program.
Pet insurance.
Adoption assistance.
Annual merit increases.
Community volunteer opportunities.
Short-term performance incentive.
Paid parental leave.
Company-paid holidays.