Principal QA Engineer

Job Description

As a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer you will play a strategic role in shaping the quality engineering practices across our Equity Management SaaS platform. You will lead the design and implementation of scalable test automation frameworks drive quality initiatives and mentor a team of engineers to ensure our software meets the highest standards of reliability performance and security.

This role requires deep technical expertise strong leadership and a customer-centric mindset. You will collaborate closely with product engineering and customer success teams to ensure our solutions exceed expectations and deliver measurable value.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain robust automated testing frameworks and infrastructure across multiple layers of the application stack
• Define and drive the overall quality strategy including functional non-functional and regression testing
• Lead efforts to align automation coverage with development velocity and product risk profiles
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test conditions and acceptance criteria from user stories and requirements
• Oversee execution of test cases defect tracking and reporting of quality metrics
• Champion continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) practices to ensure rapid and reliable releases
• Design and execute performance security and accessibility testing strategies
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning retrospectives and backlog grooming
• Act as a quality advocate in customer-facing engagements helping translate customer feedback into actionable improvements

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field; Masters degree preferred
• 10 years of experience in software quality assurance with a strong focus on automation and enterprise SaaS applications
• 5 years of experience testing RESTful APIs using tools such as Postman Curl or Swagger
• 3 years leading and coaching a team of QA engineers 
• Advanced proficiency in C# SQL and modern test automation tools (e.g. Selenium WebDriver Playwright)
• Proven experience with performance and load testing tools and methodologies
• Deep understanding of Agile SDLC QA methodologies and best practices
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with a track record of working effectively in cross-functional teams
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) and containerized environments
• Prior experience in the financial domain is a strong plus

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

** At this time insightsoftware is not able to offer sponsorship to candidates who are not eligible to work in the country where the position is located. **

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Remote Work :

Yes