Principal Quality Engineer

Hiscox AG; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonus

401(k) with company match

Comprehensive health insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Paid parental leave

Sabbatical after 5 years

Job summary

Hiscox AG is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to lead automation-driven testing across UI, API, and integration layers, embedding testing into CI/CD and shifting left to improve code quality. You will design scalable frameworks, mentor teams, and drive modern testing practices at scale.

You will own test strategy for value streams, partner with Engineering, Product, Architecture and Security, and enable multiple teams with Playwright, Cucumber, and TypeScript expertise.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software test automation or software engineering.
• 5+ years in a principal or lead role.
• Deep hands-on expertise with TypeScript, Playwright, Cucumber.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, cloud-native testing, and DevOps QA workflows.
• Experience designing automation frameworks from scratch and scaling them.
• Solid understanding of performance testing, API testing, and test observability tools.
• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe practices.
• Insurance or financial services domain experience is a plus.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of automation frameworks using Playwright and Cucumber.
• Drive automation-first mindset with automated tests across UI, API, integration, and regression layers.
• Partner with developers to improve testability, shift-left, and continuous testing.
• Own test strategy for assigned value streams aligned with CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks for multiple teams.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Establish standards for test data management, mocking, and service virtualization.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools to improve speed, stability, and observability of tests.
• Define best practices for test automation, defect triage, root-cause analysis, and quality gates.
• Standardize tooling, reporting, and quality metrics across teams.
• Embed testing early with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and Security; lead enablement sessions on Playwright, Cucumber, and TypeScript.

Skills

TypeScript

Playwright

Cucumber

CI/CD

Cloud-native testing

DevOps QA

Agile/SAFe

Communication

Collaboration

Leadership

TypeScript

Job description

Overview

As Principal Quality Engineer, you will lead automation-driven testing initiatives and shape AI-enabled testing strategies to improve quality across the SDLC. You’ll design scalable test frameworks and partner with cross-functional teams to elevate code quality and shift-left practices. You will own the test strategy for value streams, ensuring robust automation across UI, API, and integration layers and embedding testing into CI/CD pipelines. This role offers impact at scale, mentoring teams, and advancing modern testing practices within a values-driven culture.

Compensation / Benefits

• competitive salary and bonus


• 401(k) with company match


• comprehensive health insurance


• paid time off and holidays


• paid parental leave


• sabbatical after 5 years

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of automation frameworks using Playwright and Cucumber.


• Drive automation-first mindset with automated tests across UI, API, integration, and regression layers.


• Partner with developers to improve testability, shift-left, and continuous testing.


• Own test strategy for assigned value streams aligned with CI/CD pipelines.


• Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks for multiple teams.


• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).


• Establish standards for test data management, mocking, and service virtualization.


• Evaluate and introduce new tools to improve speed, stability, and observability of tests.


• Define best practices for test automation, defect triage, root-cause analysis, and quality gates.


• Standardize tooling, reporting, and quality metrics across teams.


• Embed testing early with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and Security; lead enablement sessions on Playwright, Cucumber, and TypeScript.

Key requirements

• 10+ years in software test automation or software engineering


• 5+ years in a principal or lead role


• Deep hands-on expertise with TypeScript, Playwright, Cucumber


• Strong understanding of CI/CD, cloud-native testing, and DevOps QA workflows


• Experience designing automation frameworks from scratch and scaling them


• Solid understanding of performance testing, API testing, and test observability tools


• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe practices


• Insurance or financial services domain experience is a plus


• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills


• communication


• collaboration


• leadership


• TypeScript


• Playwright


• Cucumber