Director, QA Automation Support

0801 The Coca-Cola Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Director of QA Automation Support to lead strategic quality engineering and test automation across Digital Products & Engineering. You will embed quality as a core capability, shaping standards, modernization, and enterprise-scale practices to deliver high-quality, secure products.

You will define automation strategies, drive enterprise governance, and lead cross-functional teams to accelerate value delivery while ensuring measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in CS/SE/IT or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Significant experience leading enterprise-scale QA automation programs.
• Deep expertise in test automation frameworks and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the QA automation support strategy across product and engineering portfolios.
• Establish enterprise standards, governance models, and operating practices for quality engineering.
• Drive adoption of automation-first testing approaches that improve speed, reliability, and customer experience.
• Partner with engineering leaders to integrate quality practices throughout product development and delivery lifecycles.
• Advance AI-enabled quality engineering capabilities and intelligent automation opportunities.
• Measure and improve quality performance through enterprise metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement programs.
• Collaborate across global teams to standardize quality practices while enabling business agility.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Application Development

Business Processes

Business Value Creation

Change Management

Influencing

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Office

Negotiation

Process Improvement

Risk Mitigation

Software Development

SDLC

Strategic IT

Vendor Management

Waterfall Model

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

CI/CD

QA automation tools

Job description

Job Description Summary: Role Overview

The Director, QA Automation Support provides strategic leadership for quality engineering and test automation capabilities across Digital Products & Engineering. This role is accountable for establishing scalable QA automation strategies that enable high-quality, secure, and resilient digital products while accelerating value delivery throughout the enterprise. The Director partners with engineering, product, platform, data, and architecture leaders to embed quality engineering as a core capability of Coca‑Cola’s digital growth engine. The role shapes standards, drives modernization, and ensures quality practices support enterprise scale, innovation, and measurable business outcomes.

What You Will Do For Us

• Define and lead the QA automation support strategy across product and engineering portfolios.
• Establish enterprise standards, governance models, and operating practices for quality engineering.
• Drive adoption of automation-first testing approaches that improve speed, reliability, and customer experience.
• Partner with engineering leaders to integrate quality practices throughout product development and delivery lifecycles.
• Advance AI-enabled quality engineering capabilities and intelligent automation opportunities.
• Measure and improve quality performance through enterprise metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement programs.
• Drive quality transformation initiatives that support product-centric and domain-based ways of working.
• Influence engineering investment priorities related to testing, automation platforms, and quality tooling.
• Build organizational capability through coaching, talent development, and community leadership.
• Collaborate across global teams to standardize quality practices while enabling business agility.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in software quality engineering, automation, and technology delivery environments.
• Significant experience leading enterprise-scale QA automation programs.
• Proven success defining quality strategies supporting complex digital product ecosystems.
• Deep expertise in test automation frameworks, quality platforms, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
• Expert-level analytical and problem-solving capabilities; adept at complex data interpretation and risk assessment.
• Experience influencing senior technology and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies, digital platforms, and modern engineering methodologies.
• Demonstrated digital, data, and AI fluency relevant to enterprise technology transformation.
• Experience establishing governance, standards, and performance management frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational change capabilities.

Visa Sponsorship

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Skills

• Agile Methodology
• Application Development
• Business Processes
• Business Value Creation
• Change Management
• Influencing
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Office
• Negotiation
• Process Improvement Plans
• Risk Mitigation Strategies
• Software Development
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strategic IT
• Vendor Management
• Waterfall Model

Pay Range

United States: 171,000 - 198,000 USD

Benefits

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value

Percentage: 30 Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Location

Location(s): United States of America City/Cities: Atlanta Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No

Job Posting End Date

October 7, 2026

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