Automation & DevSecOps Architect (Hybrid)

Virginia Retirement System; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Retirement System seeks an Automation Manager to lead our transition to a high-maturity DevSecOps environment. You will architect automation strategy across CI/CD, QA automation, and infrastructure optimization while aligning technical efforts with business goals.

Responsibilities include guiding cross-functional teams, implementing secure-by-design processes, and driving Agile program execution. This role requires strong leadership and a track record of scalable automation solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, business administration or related discipline.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in application testing, quality assurance practices, and automation infrastructure.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience managing people or projects.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience managing application lifecycles and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in automation and application architecture.
• Lead scalable test automation and CI/CD implementations.
• Champion security-as-code by integrating DevSecOps into the lifecycle.
• Optimize testing with cloud and on-premise infrastructure.
• Oversee QA/QC automation frameworks including Selenium and API testing.
• Direct Agile-driven programs, drive QA methodologies and coding standards.
• Manage project scope, resources, budgets and stakeholder expectations.
• Supervise technical staff with ongoing coaching and performance feedback.

Skills

DevSecOps leadership

CI/CD pipelines

QA automation

Automation architecture

API testing

Agile methodologies

Cloud & on-prem infrastructure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Selenium

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Virginia Retirement System seeks an Automation Manager to lead our transition to a high-maturity DevSecOps environment. You will architect automation strategy across CI/CD, QA automation, and infrastructure optimization while aligning technical efforts with business goals.

Responsibilities include guiding cross-functional teams, implementing secure-by-design processes, and driving Agile program execution. This role requires strong leadership and a track record of scalable automation solutions.