Aurora
Senior Program Manager, Development Testing Operations (Release Testing)
$100K–$145K
Coppell, TX +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- Coppell, TX
Pittsburgh, PA - Experience
- 5+ years in Program Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Release Engineering, or a related role.
About the job
Owns and improves the procedures and operations used to test software releases, ensuring test evidence informs engineering and supports release-gating decisions.
What you'll do
- Maintain release test plans, checklists, and procedures; set execution standards and audit test runs.
- Triage failures and coverage gaps into engineering tickets, track resolution, and incorporate lessons learned into procedures.
- Coordinate with Engineering and Release Management on timelines, test evidence, readiness, risks, and continuous improvement.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in Program Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Release Engineering, or a related role.
- Experience owning or improving test procedures, QA processes, or release/quality gates in a technical environment.
- Ability to understand software testing pipelines, including regression testing and staged rollout concepts.
- Experience driving process improvement and change management in a cross-functional organization.
Nice to have
- Experience with release management, CI/CD pipelines, or regression testing frameworks; familiarity with Jira, TestRail, or equivalent tools.
- Experience in autonomous vehicle, automotive, robotics, or similarly safety-critical operational environments.
Pay
USD 100,000 - 145,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Jira, TestRail, CI/CD
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