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About DIRECTV:

Since our inception in 1994, DIRECTV has been part of millions of American households, delivering favorite shows, sports, and premium content anytime, anywhere. We believe media entertainment is meant to be enjoyed, so we continuously evolve to provide personalized, best-in-class options that exceed expectations. We champion excellence, embrace emerging technologies, and offer industry-leading video services that feel made for each viewer.

About DIRECTV India GCC:

DIRECTV India, an independent capability center is our exciting new chapter in Pune where exceptional technical and AI talent come together to solve meaningful challenges and build what’s next. It’s a high-impact, high-visibility environment built to deliver on business-critical priorities. Here, your work directly shapes entertainment technology that reaches millions, while you grow your career in one of the world’s most dynamic talent markets.

Our Purpose:

We’re here to reimagine what’s possible in entertainment, delivering experiences that meet the viewer’s needs, timing, and preferences. With nearly three decades at the forefront, we stay focused on our people, partners, and customers, creating innovative experiences that fit seamlessly into their lives, wherever and however they choose to watch. Driven by values we truly live, we channel curiosity, care, and commitment into innovation, aggregating, curating, and delivering entertainment with exceptional services that bring the future closer every day.

Our Values and Culture:

- We built our culture with our people, not for them. Our values unite every teammate which forms a culture grounded in care, challenge, and delivery. They are more than just principles; they are how we operate.
- Anchored in a 30-year legacy of innovation and community, we’re building a future better than yesterday – for our colleagues, our customers, and our company.

Functional EVP:

Engineer quality into every stage of delivery

Quality at DIRECTV starts long before a product reaches the customer. As part of DQE, you’ll work alongside engineering teams to strengthen how software is designed, tested and released. You’ll drive automation, testing and quality practices across products and platforms, helping teams identify issues earlier, improve reliability and deliver with greater confidence.

Position Title : Senior Manager, Quality Engineering

Location: Pune, India

Department: DIRECTV Quality Engineering (DQE)

People Leader: Yes

Position Summary:

To help drive this next chapter, we're seeking a strategic and innovative Senior Manager, Quality Engineering, to lead our Test Workplace & Data Management organization. This role defines and executes engineering strategy, environment management capabilities,



service virtualization solutions, and AI-enabled testing infrastructure that supports software delivery across DIRECTV. As a people leader, you will build and develop high-performing engineering teams while driving modernization, automation, operational excellence, and scalable test environment solutions.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in environment management, service virtualization, data orchestration, and AI-enabled quality engineering with proven people leadership experience and a passion for operational excellence.

Job Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

- Develop and evolve enterprise environment management and test data strategies.
- Align setting planning and quality engineering capabilities with business objectives.
- Drive innovation through AI-enabled testing, service virtualization, and automated provisioning solutions.
- Partner across Engineering, Product, Operations, DevOps, and Architecture teams to improve delivery outcomes.
- Establish roadmap priorities supporting enterprise software delivery.

People Leadership:

- Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams responsible for environment and data management services.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Drive talent development, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Establish engineering standards and operational excellence practices across the organization.

Technology & Delivery:

- Lead enterprise test environment and data management capabilities.
- Drive service virtualization and API simulation strategies.
- Establish environment provisioning, governance, availability, and release management practices.
- Support modernization initiatives leveraging automation and AI-enabled testing capabilities.
- Ensure scalable and reliable testing infrastructure supporting enterprise technology delivery

AI & Innovation:

- Drive adoption of AI-enabled quality engineering and automation capabilities.
- Evaluate emerging environment management technologies and best practices.
- Improve engineering productivity through automation and intelligent tooling.
- Champion continuous improvement across quality engineering operations.

Qualifications:

Required Experience:

- 8-10 years of progressive software engineering experience.
- Proven experience managing and developing technical teams of individual contributors.




- Demonstrated ability to own and execute organizational priorities with minimal oversight.
- Strong experience with test environment management, environment availability, provisioning processes, service virtualization, and automation.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise service virtualization platforms.
- Experience leading complex engineering initiatives supporting quality engineering organizations.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience operating within Agile and DevOps delivery environments.

Required Technical Skills:

- Test Environment & Data Orchestration
- Service Virtualization & API Testing
- Environment Availability & Release Engineering
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- AI-Enabled Autonomous Quality Engineering

Preferred Skills & Experience:

- Agentic AI-Enabled Quality Engineering
- Playwright
- Appium
- Sauce Labs
- Service Virtualization Tools (RIT, Micro Focus)
- Observability Tooling
- Enterprise environment provisioning platforms
- Experience supporting globally distributed engineering organizations

Education:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering or equivalent

Note: This position is based in Pune, and applications are currently being considered from candidates based in Pune.

Talent Value Proposition statement:

At DIRECTV India, we're building a culture with our people, not for them, grounded in the values of We Care, We Challenge, and We Deliver. We will focus on building a better future than yesterday for our colleagues, customers, and company. As part of our team, you'll help shape the future of enterprise data platforms, enable advanced analytics and AI innovation, and contribute to business-critical capabilities that impact millions of customers.

If you're ready to bring your expertise, leadership, and passion for innovation to a team redefining entertainment technology, we'd love to have you join us on this journey.

Headquartered in El Segundo, California, DIRECTV has been a household name in sports and entertainment for 30 years. We've grown our global footprint with DIRECTV India, a capability center in Pune built to support our operations and speed up how we build new technology. Here, our teams work on the platforms and products that bring together satellite and streaming, so customers get their favorite content without the hassle of switching between apps or inputs.

From AI-driven personalization to content built around what people actually want to watch, we're shaping what entertainment looks like next, and Pune is a big part of that.

DIRECTV is an equal chance employer. Employment decisions are based on business requirements, qualifications, merit, and performance, without discrimination on the basis of legally protected characteristics under applicable laws.

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