Staff DevOps Architect, Software Quality Automation

Jobtailor; Markham; On-site; CAD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GM is seeking a senior leader to define and drive the technical vision for DevOps and software quality automation across the software development lifecycle. You will architect and evolve tooling that connects requirements, BTS/script generation, test execution, coverage feedback, and quality reporting.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives to improve test effectiveness, efficiency, traceability, and system-test readiness across ARTs and organizations, while designing scalable CI/CD and

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience designing scalable automation frameworks, pipelines, and internal tooling solutions.
• Proven ability to lead 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

Software Quality Automation

Test Automation Tooling

Systems Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

BTS Generation

BDD Enablement

Platform Integration

Quality Reporting

Automation Solutions

Job description

• 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 new 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