Test Development Manager

Jabil•Austin, TX

3d•$121,300 - $218,300

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 and leads engineering teams developing scalable software applications, automation solutions, and test infrastructure for multiple customers and manufacturing regions. The manager 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—not traditional QA or manual testing management. The position supports a hybrid or remote work schedule depending on organizational needs. The role combines people management with hands-on technical leadership, including detailed code reviews of Python-based automation frameworks, test infrastructure, production tools, and hardware validation applications. It also provides ongoing operational and development support for software platforms deployed across global manufacturing facilities.

Requirements

Knowledge of professional software engineering practices across the complete SDLC, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Experience implementing and applying Agile, CI/CD, and SDLC processes.
Strong Python programming and scripting expertise.
Experience with BASH.
Linux development experience and a solid understanding of system fundamentals and internals.
Experience with Ubuntu and CentOS.
Experience with containerization and virtualization environments.
Solid 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 such as servers, network equipment, storage SSDs, and NVMe.
Experience with IPMI, Redfish, FIO, Linpack, and memtester.
Experience with virtual machine configuration, DHCP, PXE boot, and Nginx.
Familiarity with enterprise data center networking concepts at L1–L3, including BGP, DHCP Relay, and ECMP.
BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in software development or test capacity with enterprise server, storage, or networking products.
3+ years of people management experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Prior experience directly managing software development teams.
Experience managing remote, multinational, geographically dispersed development teams.

Nice To Haves

Java experience.
VMware experience.
Arista CloudVision familiarity.
MS degree.
Prior experience reviewing and approving code contributions for software engineering teams developing automation frameworks, infrastructure platforms, validation systems, or production applications is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop 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 and provide direction during critical issues and escalations.
Plan and execute customer-focused software engineering initiatives, 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 architecture and development of scalable test infrastructure and software applications across customers and global manufacturing facilities.
Lead development of 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 code reviews to ensure scalability, maintainability, reliability, performance, and adherence to software engineering best practices.
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.
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-based incentive.
Paid parental leave.
Company-paid holidays.