Technical Agile Coach; Test Automation​/CICD - TX

Technical Agile Coach (Test Automation/CICD) - TX

Location: Plano, Texas (Onsite, 3 days a week)

Rate: $95/hr +

Duration: 12 months +

We are seeking an experienced, Director‑level Technical Coach to drive engineering excellence and productivity across the organization. This role requires a seasoned technologist with direct experience in software development who excels at elevating how engineering teams build, test, and ship software. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor and mentor to both technical leadership and individual engineering pods, bridging the gap between high‑level methodologies and ground‑level technical execution.

• Guide development teams through practical adoption and maturation of test management automation and CI/CD pipeline tooling.
• Advise teams on strategic approaches to refactoring, reducing legacy technical debt, and implementing standards that produce resilient code.
• Align productivity methodologies with modern engineering practices such as test‑driven development and trunk‑based development.
• Transition between coaching individual teams on tactical engineering challenges and advising senior leadership on large‑scale technical strategy.
• Design, develop, and deliver training programs, workshops, and playbooks to scale engineering best practices.
• Act as a change agent, building buy‑in from engineering teams and overcoming resistance to new tools or methodologies.

• 10+ years of software development, engineering leadership, or technical architecture experience.
• 7+ years of hands‑on experience with Dev Ops concepts.
• 7+ years of hands‑on experience with leading and executing test automation frameworks including TDD and BDD.
• Proven track record in a Director‑level, Principal, or Senior Coaching capacity within a large‑scale enterprise environment.
• Extensive experience implementing strategies to measure, manage, and pay down technical debt at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver technical training to large groups and provide one‑on‑one mentorship.

• Dev Ops Tools:
  Git Hub, Jenkins, XL Release, Ansible Tower.
• Automation Tools: NUnit/xUnit, Selenium, Sonar Qube.
• CI/CD pipeline tooling (e.g., Bitbucket, Jenkins, Celestial, Ansible, Git Lab CI, Git Hub Actions).
• Test Management Automation best practices.

• Possess communication and interpersonal skills to explain complex technical paradigms to non‑technical stakeholders and debate architectural choices with senior engineers.
• Command respect from engineering teams due to extensive hands‑on technical background and firsthand experience with software development friction points.
• Ability to design a multi‑year enterprise tooling strategy while also being able to troubleshoot a specific team's workflow bottleneck.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans. Additional perks include an ESPP, 401K with company match, HSA, employee assistance program, and professional development resources such as on‑demand training, certification prep, and discounts for industry associations.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.