Principal Quality engineer- Automation

HiLabs; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology firm is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to design and maintain scalable automation frameworks and drive quality practices in Maryland. This role requires 6-10 years of experience, proficiency in automation tools like Selenium and testing with SQL. You will work closely with engineering and product teams to ensure high-quality releases and integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines. The position requires onsite work from the office five days a week.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in quality engineering and automation.
• Strong experience in test automation frameworks and quality best practices.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks.
• Integrate automation testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform backend validation and data pipeline testing using SQL.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams.
• Drive automation strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Scalable automation frameworks

CI/CD integration

SQL

Test automation

Selenium

Backend testing

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

PyTest

Playwright

REST Assured

Job description

HiLabs is a leading provider of AI-powered solutions transforming healthcare data. Dirty data costs the US healthcare industry over $300 billion every year, and at HiLabs we are solving this challenge using advanced AI, ML, and big data technologies. Our core platform MCheck™ has analyzed 15+ billion healthcare records, covering over one-third of the US insured population.

We are looking for an experienced Principal Quality Engineer – Automation who is passionate about building scalable automation frameworks and driving quality engineering practices across complex data-driven platforms.

Location: Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Work Model: Onsite – Work From Office (5 days a week)

Experience: 6–10 Years

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for Web, API, and data pipelines
• Integrate automation testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Perform backend validation and data pipeline testing using SQL
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across backend, API, and database layers
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and QA teams to ensure high-quality releases
• Drive automation strategy, quality best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong experience in test automation and quality engineering
• Hands-on experience with Selenium, PyTest, Playwright, or REST Assured
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and automation integration
• Strong SQL and backend testing skills
• Familiarity with Git workflows and version control
• Bonus: Exposure to performance testing (JMeter), security testing (ZAP), BDD tools (Cucumber), AWS, Docker