Lead Software Development Test Engineer

ABOUT TEKION: Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe. JOB INTRODUCTION The Lead Software Development Test Engineer provides technical leadership for quality engineering initiatives across complex product areas, driving test strategy, automation maturity, and release quality at scale. This role partners closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps, and program stakeholders to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle and ensure Tekion’s products meet high standards for reliability, performance, and customer experience. The Lead Software Development Test Engineer is expected to influence testing practices across teams, guide engineers on quality strategy, and serve as a key escalation point for complex quality risks and release decisions. KEY ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead end-to-end quality strategy for large product domains, cross-functional initiatives, and high-impact releases - Design, review, and optimize test approaches for functional, regression, integration, system, end-to-end, API, and data validation testing - Drive the development, scalability, and maintainability of automated test frame