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SeniorFull-timePythonJavaAWSGCPAzureKubernetesDockerREST APIMicroservicesAgile
Salary Range
$26,520 - $35,880 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Principal Quality Engineer to lead quality transformation across cloud-native platforms and enterprise products. This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for defining automation strategy, improving release quality, and driving engineering excellence across distributed teams.
Key Responsibilities
- →Define and drive enterprise-level quality strategy.
- →Establish release quality gates and measurable KPIs.
- →Improve DORA metrics, defect escape rates, and automation coverage.
- →Implement shift-left testing and quality engineering best practices.
- →Design scalable automation frameworks (UI, API, integration, performance).
- →Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- →Lead API, microservices, and cloud validation testing.
- →Improve automation stability and execution efficiency.
- →Validate AWS/Azure/GCP-based deployments.
- →Lead performance, resiliency, and reliability testing.
- →Drive containerized and Kubernetes-based test strategy.
- →Partner with SRE teams on SLO/SLA validation.
- →Mentor senior QA engineers and SDETs.
- →Influence architecture decisions from a quality standpoint.
- →Lead quality reviews for major releases and migrations.
- →Collaborate with global engineering teams.
Requirements
- ✓12–15+ years of experience in Quality Engineering / Test Architecture.
- ✓Strong programming skills (Java or Python preferred).
- ✓Expertise in Selenium / Playwright / Cypress.
- ✓Expertise in REST API testing frameworks.
- ✓Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
- ✓Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, k6).
- ✓Experience with Docker & Kubernetes.
- ✓Experience in cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP).
- ✓Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps practices.
