PK Companies · 11 hours ago
SDET Manager (Quality Engineering / Test Auto
The Woodlands, TX, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expPK Companies is transforming industrial operations with a unified, intelligent platform built for safety, reliability, and efficiency. As an SDET Manager, you will lead IntelliSPEC’s Quality Engineering function, ensuring the platform ships with predictable quality, reliability, and performance while managing a high-performing SDET team.
IndustrialManufacturingOil and GasService Industry
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing SDET team
Define and own IntelliSPEC’s quality engineering strategy and standards
Build and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks
Embed automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines
Partner with Product and Engineering to define acceptance criteria and definition of done
Establish quality metrics and dashboards to track product health
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and data-driven insights
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in software quality engineering, SDET, or software engineering with a strong testing and automation focus
3+ years of experience leading and managing SDET or QA automation teams
Proven experience building scalable test automation strategies across UI, API, integration, and end-to-end testing layers
Strong programming skills in Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript/TypeScript
Hands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Appium, or REST API frameworks
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab
Strong understanding of Agile software delivery, cloud-native architectures, and microservices
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence engineering leaders and align stakeholders
Preferred
Experience with performance and load testing tools such as k6, JMeter, or Gatling
Experience partnering with security teams on SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS), containers, and Kubernetes
Background in enterprise, industrial, or regulated environments
Benefits
Competitive Pay depending on experience
Paid time off and Holidays
Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Company Match 401(k)
Company Paid Life Insurance
Company Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
Company Paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company
PK Companies
PK Companies provides fireproofing, coatings, safety and inspection services to oil, gas, petrochemical and manufacturing industries.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Stewart Records
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Viotto
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-10-15
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