Senior System Test Leader — Hybrid NY, AI-Driven Quality

Zebra Technologies; Holtsville (NY); On-site; USD 157,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Healthcare benefits

Total Rewards program

Paid time off

Job summary

Zebra Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior Manager of System Test to lead validation for complex enterprise products and integrated solutions. You will define system test strategy, guide globally distributed teams, and drive both manual and automated validation across the product lifecycle.

This onsite role in Holtsville, NY requires a hybrid schedule with a minimum of three days in the office per week, and you will partner with Engineering, Product Management, DevOps, Security, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in system test or validation.
• 5+ years of people-management leading global teams.
• Experience leading test strategy for complex software/hardware products.
• Strong knowledge of automated testing, CI/CD, and release management.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the System Test vision, strategy, operating model, standards, roadmaps, and measurable objectives.
• Lead globally distributed System Test managers and engineers; build succession plans and capabilities required for current and future products.
• Establish risk-based test strategies and plans for complex products and integrated solutions, including requirements traceability, environments, test data, automation, and release criteria.
• Direct manual and automated validation across system, integration, acceptance, regression, functional, browser, mobile, API, cellular, wireless, field, reliability, and performance domains as applicable.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Program Management, DevOps, Security, and other teams to align validation priorities, schedules, dependencies, investments, and release decisions.
• Monitor test progress, product-quality trends, defects, and release risks; ensure timely escalation, root cause analysis, corrective action, and communication to senior leadership.
• Develop and execute scalable automation roadmaps that improve coverage, execution efficiency, cycle time, maintainability, and return on investment.
• Champion the responsible adoption of approved AI and GenAI capabilities for test design, test maintenance, defect analysis, requirements traceability, risk assessment, analytics, and engineering productivity.
• Evaluate emerging AI-enabled testing methods and establish appropriate governance for secure, compliant, and ethical use.
• Manage organizational resources, project assignments, budgets, schedules, suppliers, and performance expectations while balancing quality, velocity, and business priorities.
• Foster an inclusive, accountable, and collaborative culture that recognizes contributions and encourages innovation and continuous learning.
• Communicate strategy, status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to senior leaders and internal or external stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Test strategy

Team leadership

Automation testing

CI/CD

Jira

Windows/Linux

AI testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Jira

Windows

Linux

Job description

Zebra Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior Manager of System Test to lead validation for complex enterprise products and integrated solutions. You will define system test strategy, guide globally distributed teams, and drive both manual and automated validation across the product lifecycle.

This onsite role in Holtsville, NY requires a hybrid schedule with a minimum of three days in the office per week, and you will partner with Engineering, Product Management, DevOps, Security, and