Indianapolis, IN · Open to remote/hybrid · Available for interviews
Engineering Manager with 9+ years in quality engineering and release governance. I build calm, high-performing teams and strengthen SDLC signals to ship SOX-compliant releases faster — up to 70% cycle-time reduction with 90%+ automation stability.
Release timelines reduced
Automation stability achieved
Compliant release governance
Years engineering leadership
Team Leadership, Agile Delivery, Release Governance, Stakeholder Alignment
Test Automation, QA Strategy, CI/CD Integration, Regression Optimization
Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub, Postman, Selenium
SQL, Power BI, Metrics & Reporting, Quality Dashboards
AI-assisted workflows, Process Optimization, SDLC Efficiency
I’m an Engineering Manager with 9+ years leading distributed teams, modernizing automation architecture, and governing SOX-compliant release cycles in fintech and enterprise environments.
I’m known for reducing release timelines by up to 70%, increasing automation stability 90%+, and aligning quality strategy with DevOps velocity and enterprise risk management.
Executive-level communicator. Empathetic leader. Calm, decisive operator. Strategic systems thinker. Risk-aware mindset.
Identified an opportunity to improve developer productivity by introducing an AI-powered PR Agent after evaluating a successful implementation in another business unit. Proactively secured buy-in, authored a proposal, and led implementation without requiring net-new engineering investment.
Delivered measurable impact within weeks, improving pull request review turnaround time by ~20% and accelerating feedback loops across engineering teams.
Focus: AI adoption · Developer experience · Process optimization · Fast execution
Lead enterprise strategy and SOX-compliant releases, ensuring engineering aligns with business risk and deployment velocity. Modernize automation architecture, optimize the SDLC using AI-driven analysis, and integrate quality practices into CI/CD to support a rolling release model. Provide executive visibility into release health while mentoring distributed engineers and driving cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Product, and DevOps.
Responsible for all software testing across the development and release lifecycle. Set QA strategy and direction by improving testing processes, leading automated and manual test development, and coordinating release execution through multiple environments.
Analyzed an existing automation framework built by an offshore consulting company and delivered a strategic plan for continuous improvement, re-architecture, and maintenance. Coordinated offshore and onshore teams to implement and execute the plan after promotion into technical leadership.
“Avery’s leadership increased velocity, quality, and team morale. Stakeholders saw features shipped earlier with fewer issues, and her push toward LLM-powered tooling improved engineering productivity across the team.”
— Head of AI Research & Applications
“Avery is an exceptional engineering manager — a forward thinker who solves problems quickly and creates an environment where her team can truly thrive.”
— Software Engineer
“She brought stability to our release cycles, reduced downtime, and improved delivery predictability across the organization. Her leadership had a lasting impact on both systems and people.”
— CTO
“Avery creates a culture of trust, ownership, and continuous improvement. She balances technical depth with strategic thinking and consistently helps engineers grow and perform at a high level.”
— Direct Report
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