Director, AI-Driven R&D Engineering
VIAVI SOLUTIONS IRELAND LIMITED
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Job summary
VIAVI Solutions is seeking a Director of R&D Engineering to lead a global team of engineers and transform a telecom software portfolio using modern engineering practices and AI-enabled development. This senior role emphasizes accountability, strategic vision, and delivering high-impact outcomes across multiple international locations.
You will define engineering strategy, drive productivity, and partner with executives to align technology with business priorities while owning delivery quality
Qualifications
- 12+ years' software engineering with significant leadership responsibility.
- Proven success leading distributed R&D teams of 100+ engineers.
- Track record of driving large-scale engineering transformation.
- Strong software architecture and platform strategy expertise.
- Hands-on experience implementing AI-enabled software development.
Responsibilities
- Lead the evolution of AMS into an AI-enabled engineering organisation.
- Drive adoption of GenAI and agentic development practices across global teams.
- Define engineering strategy, KPIs and operating metrics to improve productivity and delivery performance.
- Simplify and modernise a portfolio spanning Network Assurance, Geolocation and AIOps solutions.
- Lead and develop engineering leaders across multiple international locations.
- Partner with product, commercial and executive stakeholders to align technology investment with business priorities.
- Own delivery excellence, quality, release predictability and cost efficiency.
Skills
Job description
VIAVI Solutions is seeking a Director of R&D Engineering to lead a global team of engineers and transform a telecom software portfolio using modern engineering practices and AI-enabled development. This senior role emphasizes accountability, strategic vision, and delivering high-impact outcomes across multiple international locations.
You will define engineering strategy, drive productivity, and partner with executives to align technology with business priorities while owning delivery quality
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