Principal Engineer Test Automation - Hyderabad / Secunderabad, Telangana - confidential

Description

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.