Principal Validation Engineer

OnTarget Communications; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,700,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

OnTarget Communications in Bangalore, India is seeking an experienced Verification & Validation Engineer with 7+ years of software testing and validation experience in regulated environments. This onsite role focuses on designing and executing validation strategies for modern software platforms, cloud infrastructures, and AI-enabled solutions.

You will build scalable automation, maintain end-to-end requirements traceability, and ensure products meet quality, security, and performance standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a validation, quality, or compliance engineer.
• Experience in regulated or quality-controlled environments.
• Ability to design and execute comprehensive validation strategies for software, cloud, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Strong automation and traceability across SDLC, Agile, CI/CD, security and testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute V&V strategies for complex software products.
• Create and maintain scalable automation frameworks.
• Ensure end-to-end traceability from requirements through testing and defect resolution.
• Validate cloud-based and AI-enabled solutions.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, DevOps, and product teams to deliver high-quality releases.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

C#

AI/ML validation

RAG testing

prompt injection testing

LLM security

Bash

PowerShell

Tools

Selenium

JMeter

LoadRunner

UFT/QTP

TestComplete

Cucumber

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Cursor

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Immediate Opening

Location: Bangalore, India

Model: Onsite

Scope: Fulltime - Employed

Salary: 17-21 LPA

Description:

We are looking for an experienced Verification & Validation Engineer with 7+ years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, and validation within regulated or quality-controlled environments. This role will be based onsite in Bangalore and will focus on designing and executing comprehensive validation strategies for modern software platforms, cloud infrastructures, and AI-enabled solutions.

You will be responsible for maintaining end-to-end requirements traceability, building scalable automation frameworks, developing cloud-native test infrastructure, and ensuring products meet the highest standards of quality, compliance, security, and performance.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute V&V strategies for complex software products.

• Create and maintain scalable automation frameworks.

• Ensure end-to-end traceability from requirements through testing and defect resolution.

• Validate cloud-based and AI-enabled solutions.

• Partner with development, architecture, DevOps, and product teams to deliver high-quality releases.

What You'll Bring

• 7+ years of experience as a validation, quality, or compliance engineer

• Strong experience with Selenium, JMeter, LoadRunner, UFT/QTP, TestComplete, Cucumber, or similar tools.

• Programming skills in Python, Java, C++, or C#.

• Expertise building and maintaining API and UI automation frameworks.

• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, CI/CD, software security, and testing best practices.

• Experience across functional, regression, integration, performance, security, and system testing.

• Linux/Windows scripting (Bash, PowerShell) and networking fundamentals.

• Experience validating cloud, virtualized, and enterprise platforms.

• Hands-on experience with GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or similar AI engineering tools.

• Knowledge of AI/ML validation, RAG testing, hallucination detection, prompt injection testing, and OWASP LLM security.

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).