Sr. Manager, QE Automation & Architecture (ATL, LOU, or Remote)

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Job Summary The Senior Manager, QE Automation & Architecture leads the development, implementation, and optimization of test automation strategies and frameworks across all Quality Engineering teams within Technology.

Roles & Responsibilities • Define and own the automation strategy, framework architecture, and toolchain across all QE teams • Design and implement scalable test automation frameworks for web, mobile, API, and integration testing layers • Rationalize and review existing test automation tools and efforts to optimize and strategically align with business objectives • Build test automation process from qualification, intake and prioritization, to maintenance and sunsetting • Lead the integration of automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines, supporting the organization’s goal of reaching Elite DORA performance status by 2030 • Establish standards for automation scripting, code review, and test infrastructure governance • Drive automation coverage growth across functional, regression and performance • Partner with DevOps and Cloud/Infrastructure teams to align test environments, pipeline reliability, and canary/staged deployment testing strategies • Define and monitor automation KPIs — including automation execution velocity, pipeline pass rates, and flakiness rates • Evaluate and onboard new testing tools and technologies, including AI/ML-assisted testing approaches, in alignment with the AI governance policy • Champion shift-left testing by embedding automated checks early in the development lifecycle • Lead and mentor automation engineers and architects within the QE organization Required Qualifications • 20+ years in QE/QA with 10+ years focused on automation architecture and framework development and leading automation efforts with teams • Hands‑on expertise with automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, RestAssured, or equivalent) • Deep experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines (Harness, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent) • Strong programming/scripting skills in at least one language (Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript) • Deep experience with API testing, mobile test automation, and device cloud/grid platforms • Demonstrated ability to define automation governance standards and test architecture best practices • Experience with tools strategy – vetting, review, rationalization, planning, optimization and vendor coordination Preferred Qualifications • Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud‑native testing architecture • Familiarity with performance/load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling, etc) • Knowledge of PCI/SOX compliance requirements impacting test automation • Experience with AI/ML‑assisted test generation or intelligent test selection tools • Background in QSR, eCommerce, or payment platform automation testing Expected Outcomes • Within 30 days: Current‑state automation audit complete, automation strategy and processes defined, recommendations proposed • Within 90 days: Strategy execution, process is in place.

Intake process and prioritization, coordination are all ongoing across teams • Within 6 months: Automation integrated into all active CI/CD pipelines across primary domains; pipeline flakiness below target threshold; automation coverage KPIs published, automation metrics consistent and standardised and ROI/ROE is tracked and analysed • Within 12 months: We are able to report a significant lift in testing effort efficiency and is on the path for cumulative efficiency gains.

E-Verify & Right to Work Papa Johns is a federal contractor that participates in the E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility for each new team member.

The role is responsible for fostering continuous improvement in automation coverage, integrating solutions into CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring key performance indicators to support the company’s goal of achieving Elite DORA performance status.

Measurable increase in automation coverage for regression suites; reduction in manual regression cycle time; QE automation positioned to support Elite DORA deployment frequency goals for 2030. We also comply with all Right to Work requirements.

Official E-Verify and Right to Work notices are available for applicants to review in both English and Spanish.