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Role: Senior Software Testing & Release Management Specialist
Location: Dearborn, MI (Hybrid)
Overview / Summary
We are seeking a Senior Software Testing & Release Management Specialist responsible for establishing clear entrance and exit criteria across multiple testing phases, assessing release health, coordinating test cycles, and providing data-driven release recommendations. The role will also focus on process optimization, release metrics, dashboards, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and enforce clear entrance and exit criteria across System Integration Testing (SIT), Regression, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Load & Performance (L&P), and Dry Runs.
- Assess overall release health and provide data-driven Go/No-Go recommendations to program leadership.
- Coordinate release schedules, testing scope, environment readiness, and cross-team dependencies across multiple product teams.
- Lead daily triage meetings, track critical defects, and drive resolution of test data and environment blockers.
- Identify delivery bottlenecks and process waste to shorten test cycle turnaround times.
- Explore and apply modern workflow automation and AI-driven capabilities, such as smart test scoping and automated status reporting, to optimize the release lifecycle.
- Track and report core release metrics, including execution velocity, defect aging, pass/fail trends, and release risk profiles.
- Provide clear visibility through dashboards to keep stakeholders informed of progress, risks, and mitigations.
Required Qualifications
- 10 years of experience in IT.
- 5 years of experience in software testing.
- 3 years of experience in release management.
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Experience in Software Testing.
- Experience in Release Management.