Director, Engineering

Job Description

Job Description

At Infoblox, every breakthrough begins with a bold what if.

What if your ideas could ignite global innovation

What if your curiosity could redefine the future

We invite you to step into the next exciting chapter of your career journey. Bring your creativity, drive, your daring spirit, and feel what it's like to thrive on a team big enough to make an impact, yet small enough to make a difference. Our cloud-first networking and security solutions already protect 70% of the Fortune 500, and we're looking for creative thinkers ready to push that influence even further. Join us and discover how far your bold what if can take the world, your community, and your career.

Here, how we empower our people is extraordinary: Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2025, Great Place to Work-Certified in five countries, and Cigna Healthy Workforce honors three years running and what we build is world-class: recognized as CybersecAsia's Best in Critical Infrastructure 2024 evidence that when first-class technology meets empowered talent, remarkable careers take shape. So, what if the next big idea, and the next great career story, comes from you Become the force that turns every what if into what's next.

In a world where you can be anything, Be Infoblox.

Director, Engineering (QA & Automation)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Director, Engineering to join our Universal DDI team in Bangalore, India, reporting to the senior director of Software Engineering. In this pivotal role, you will lead quality and automation strategies that drive innovation and ensure the scalable, reliable, and efficient delivery of high-quality software across the engineering lifecycle.

Be a Contributor What You'll Do

- Define and execute a comprehensive QA strategy for SaaS and hybrid delivery
- Champion a culture of quality across Engineering, Product, and Operations
- Lead development and scaling of test automation across UI, API, and infrastructure
- Integrate automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines for safe, fast releases
- Implement proactive controls and observability to maintain near-zero change fail rate
- Collaborate with SRE/DevOps to ensure post-deployment monitoring and rollback safety
- Apply DNS, DHCP, and IPAM expertise to validate product behavior and edge cases
- Partner with Product managers and architects to ensure domain-specific quality coverage
- Define, track, and report KPIs, including coverage, defect escape, change fail, and release confidence
- Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing QA/automation team with continuous innovation

Be Prepared What You Bring

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering required; master's degree preferred.
- 20+ years of experience in software quality assurance, including 58 years in leadership roles, preferably in cloud-native SaaS environments
- Proven track record of maintaining zero change fail rate in production deployments through robust quality strategies and automation
- Deep expertise in QA methodologies, tools, and processes across the full software development lifecycle
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress, and REST Assured
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI and integrating automated quality gates
- Familiarity with observability platforms, including Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana to monitor and validate system health and performance
- Solid understanding of DNS, DHCP, and IPAM protocols, general networking concepts, and Unix/Linux environments
- Experience working in Agile development environments, with a history of shipping high-quality software at scale
- Exposure to AWS services, such as EC2, VPC, ELB, S3, and CloudFormation is a strong plus
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a strong focus on results and continuous improvement

Be Successful Your Path

First 90 Days: Immerse in our culture, connect with mentors (Blox Buddies), and map the systems and meet with key stakeholders that rely on your work. Discuss and create short/long term goals.

Six Months: Implement a scalable quality strategy, integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines, and reduce defect escape rate. Improve release confidence and build trust across teams.

One Year: Maintain zero change fail rate in production, deliver a robust automation platform with high test coverage, and embed predictive quality insights into the release process. Be a key driver of product reliability and operational excellence.

Belong Your Community

Our culture thrives on inclusion, rewarding the bold ideas, curiosity, and creativity that move us forward. In a community where every voice counts, continuous learning is the norm. So, whether you code, create, sell, or care for customers, you'll grow and belong here.

Be Rewarded Benefits That Help You Grow, Thrive, Belong

- Comprehensive health coverage, generous PTO, and flexible work options
- Learning opportunities, career-mobility programs, and leadership workshops
- Sixteen paid volunteer hours each year, global employee resource groups, and a No Jerks policy that keeps collaboration healthy
- Modern offices with EV charging, healthy snacks (and the occasional cupcake), plus hackathons, game nights, and culture celebrations
- Charitable Giving Program supported by Company Match
- We practice pay transparency and reward performance. Offers reflect role location, internal equity, experience, skills, education, and certifications.

Ready to Be the Difference

Infoblox is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis