Principal QA Engineer - Automation & CI/CD Leader

Transamerica; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Transamerica is seeking a Principal Quality Software Engineer in a hybrid, multi-location role (Denver, Cedar Rapids, Baltimore, Philadelphia). The position focuses on automated testing, framework design, and continuous improvement across microservices and distributed systems.

The role requires extensive experience and strong collaboration with development teams to raise overall software quality. The role offers a high-level impact across platforms, with compensation in the upper six figures and

Qualifications

• Eight years of experience with database design techniques/philosophies, modern distributed applications, and microservices.
• Automation testing and manual testing expertise supporting complex distributed systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools in a modern software delivery pipeline.
• Strong communication and leadership to mentor teams and engage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust software testing frameworks and standards.
• Lead and mentor team members in adopting new testing tools and practices.
• Perform test case automation, execution, and defect tracking for complex apps and microservices.
• Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions to ensure testability.

Skills

Automation

Test strategy

CI/CD

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Jenkins

NUnit

Git/Bitbucket

Maven

SQL Management Studio

Visual Studio

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Transamerica is seeking a Principal Quality Software Engineer in a hybrid, multi-location role (Denver, Cedar Rapids, Baltimore, Philadelphia). The position focuses on automated testing, framework design, and continuous improvement across microservices and distributed systems.

The role requires extensive experience and strong collaboration with development teams to raise overall software quality. The role offers a high-level impact across platforms, with compensation in the upper six figures and