Overview

This is a dual-mandate leadership role at one of Quest Software's most strategic engineering locations. You will have full engineering leadership responsibility for a product within Quest's data management portfolio while serving as Site Leader for our Hyderabad development center of approximately 150 employees.

The priorities are transparent:

• Development Management: Deliver exceptional product outcomes through high-quality engineering execution.

• Site Leadership: Grow Hyderabad's capability, culture, and strategic importance within Quest.

• A third, critical responsibility cuts across both mandates: leading the Hyderabad organization toward an AI-first software delivery model, transforming how engineering teams design, build, test, and deliver software.

Responsibilities

Priority 1: Development Management

You will lead a Hyderabad-based engineering organization responsible for a product within Quest's data management portfolio.

Delivery & Execution

• Own end-to-end product delivery, including roadmap execution, release commitments, quality, security, performance,



and supportability.

• Translate product strategy into achievable engineering plans and ensure predictable execution.

• Partner with architects and senior engineers on key technical and architectural decisions.

• Balance innovation with operational excellence, including technical debt, supportability, and customer-reported issues.

• Communicate delivery status, risks, and dependencies effectively to senior leadership.

Customer & Business Partnership

• Partner closely with Product Management and go-to-market teams on customer engagements, evaluations, and proofs of concept.

• Bring customer insights into product planning and prioritization.

• Support Sales, Skilled Services, and Customer Support on strategic customer prospects.

Team Leadership

• Lead through engineering managers and senior technical leaders.

• Hire, develop, and retain high-performing teams.

• Build leader

📌 Director, Software Engineering Hyderabad
🏢 Quest Software
📍 Hyderabad