Principal Engineer Test Automation (Platform)

This role is for a highly experienced and technically strong professional to lead our test automation efforts. You will be working on cutting-edge technologies such as Cucumber, AWS (EC2, S3, Workspace), and DevOps Tools, playing a pivotal role in developing/maintaining automated tests to support our ever-growing suite of regression tests. The ideal candidate will be highly technical, motivated, and capable of working with minimal supervision.

What You'll Do:

• Gain in-depth knowledge

  of Veeva Vault platform and applications.

• Develop and maintain automation scripts (API and UI)

  .
• Work with

  CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins, JIRA)

  for automation and test execution.

• Communicate status

  and work effectively with onshore/offshore managers.

• Troubleshoot day-to-day framework issues

  related to test automation.

• Perform code reviews

  and be a

  technical mentor

  to team members.
• Work with managers to

  arrive at metrics for measuring the code quality

  for the test automation suite.
• Work closely with scrum masters on

  sprint plannings and backlog grooming

  .
• Be a key player for the

  growth of Veeva Hyderabad by contributing by doing technical interviews

  .

• Define and track quality metrics

  for automation test suites.

• Support recruitment efforts

  to grow Veeva Hyderabad's QA team.

• Lead the technical initiatives

  across platform modules.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in software test automation

  .

• Strong technical leadership abilities and project management experience

  .
• Provide a

  practical approach to complex testing

  , specifically in the areas of automation of test cases for regression testing.

• Proficient in QA process & methodologies, tools, and different testing approaches

  .

• Strong experience in Java, Object-Oriented Methodologies

  .

• Strong experience with automated test frameworks

  (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber).

• Strong experience in testing Restful API & HTTP web services, JSON/XML, and Web-based applications

  .

• Good working knowledge of CI/CD tools

  (Git, Jenkins, JIRA).
• Experience with

  data analytics and log analysis tools

  such as Kibana, Elasticsearch, etc.
• Able to

  lead multiple implementations

  .

• Collaborate to gather automation requirements

  , design automated tests, and implement scalable test automation solutions.

• Design, develop, and manage automated testing artifacts

  .

• Comfortable debugging and working with object-oriented programming

  .
• Experience with

  Agile/Scrum development methodologies

  (preferably in an onshore/offshore model).
• Experience working for a

  product-based company

  .

• Excellent team collaboration and effective communication skills

  .
• Experience playing a

  technical mentor role

  to the team and performing code reviews.
• Experience

  leading automation projects in a technical role

  and actively participating in overall program management activities.

• Fluency in interfacing and functional testing

  .
• A

  natural problem solver and critical thinker

  .

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree

  in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar.

Nice to Have:

• Understanding of

  data-driven and AI-based test automation approaches

  .
• Familiarity with

  serverless testing strategies

  (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions).
• Proficiency in scripting with

  Python, Groovy, or Shell scripting

  for test automation and CI/CD.