Principal - QA

Jacobs; Telangana; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in India seeks a QA Lead to oversee the full testing lifecycle, guide QA teams, and ensure software reliability, performance, and security before release. You will partner with product managers, developers and UX designers to define acceptance criteria and manage release schedules.

You will establish test strategies, mentor engineers, and drive process improvements through KPIs like defect density and MTTR, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Business Management or related discipline.
• Able to identify client needs and ensure satisfaction.
• Strong communication and collaboration with Jacobs colleagues and clients.
• Demonstrates commitment to achieving group objectives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the entire testing lifecycle and QA teams to ensure reliability, performance and security.
• Lead test strategy design, planning, and execution for web, mobile, and backend systems.
• Mentor QA engineers, leads and analysts and manage daily operations and resources.
• Define KPIs (defect density, test coverage, MTTR, automation effectiveness) and drive improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

QA strategy

Mentorship

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or similar qualification in IT/Business

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

The purpose of this role is to oversee the entire testing lifecycle, lead QA teams, and ensures that software products meet high standards of reliability, performance, and security before release.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & Planning Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive manual and automated testing strategies across web, mobile, and backend systems.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship Train, evaluate, and mentor QA engineers, leads, and analysts while managing daily operations and resource allocation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner closely with product managers, software developers, and UX designers to define acceptance criteria, review requirements, and manage release schedules.
• Metrics & Quality Standards Define and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as defect density, test coverage, Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR), and automation effectiveness.

Defect Triage & Root Cause Analysis

Oversee bug tracking, analyse production issues, run root cause investigations, and drive continuous process improvements.

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree or similar qualification in Information Technology, Business Management or related discipline
• Determines and addresses underlying client needs. Confirms satisfaction. Sets up client feedback systems
• Understands the needs and goals of others
• Delivers projects, or aspects of, on or under budget.
• Effectively communicates and collaborates with Jacobs colleagues and clients
• Demonstrates commitment to achieve group objectives
• Resilience, emotional composure, self-management
• Uses strong interpersonal skills.

AtJacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.