Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description

YOUR IMPACT We are seeking a talented and motivated Principal QA Engineer to join our team. As a Principal QA Engineer, you will play a crucial role in evaluating architecture solutions, designing software solutions, leading technical decisions and maintaining software solutions. Youll collaborate with cross-functional teams, translate high-level requirements into actionable plans, and lead other team members to successful project execution. What The Role Offers Work with stakeholders to understand requirements, develop strategy & test scenarios. Ensure that validated deliverables always meet functional, design specifications and requirements of the software/products, and keeps relevant management informed on the status of testing processes, raising issues when necessary. Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities. Develop and maintain test strategies and test cases while performing all testing activities including functional, integration and regression testing Design/Develop/Maintain the Automation Framework. Also, setup regular execution testbeds for continuous delivery Identify, isolate, regress and communicate bugs effectively and efficiently Evaluate and communicate test coverage, *red flags- and anomalies to the Scrum team to aid in making the decision to certify releases. Work with a diverse set of enterprise applications Perform business/requirements analysis and identify requirements traceability Good understanding of Virtualization technologies like VMWare, Docker & Kubernetes for product deployments Should be good in trouble shooting of product installations and root cause analysis for issues Continuous learning to stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies. Be a result-oriented individual, be helpful and consumer-oriented, be procedural and meticulous, be a team-builder and team player, and have an ability to work on multiple projects and meet tight deadlines. Ability to relate well with others, forming strong and lasting connections with collaborating personnel, quality assurance leadership, and the businesss consumers. What You Need To Succeed Self-motivated and proactive individual requiring minimal supervision, work comfortably in a cross-functional setting and in a constantly evolving environment, and demonstrate the ability to stay calm in stressful and uncertain times, inspiring the same in the team. 16+ years of software testing experience Ability to see the big picture and quickly grasp and apply technical concepts. Experience in rendering and reviewing metrics for assessing readiness of product release. Demonstrates competence and self-motivation in analyzing problems and performing root cause analysis. Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. Proven ability to grasp quickly and keep current on new technologies and understand business needs. Proficient in Test case scenario/Test case designing and preparation Good knowledge on Defect tracking, Test life cycle and Test methodologies Solid knowledge of MSSQL and scripting. Experience with SOA, Web Services, REST API and SOAP is desirable Experience on automation framework and tools like Selenium Experience on product deployments in Windows, Linux, and Cloud environments Experience in testing software applications in a cloud-based environments Excellent communication and time management skills