Principal Quality Software Engineer - Automation Leader

Transamerica; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

401k Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical Insurance

Job summary

Transamerica is seeking a Principal Quality Software Engineer to establish and improve software testing standards with a strong automation focus. The role collaborates across teams, mentors others, and drives quality throughout the SDLC.

Responsibilities include building testing frameworks, documenting best practices, and leading testing efforts for complex distributed apps and microservices, while communicating results to stakeholders and maintaining quality metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, math, engineering, or other technical field, or equivalent experience
• Eight years of experience with database design techniques/philosophies, modern distributed applications, and microservices
• Technology or platform certifications (e.g. AWS, Microsoft)
• Five years of experience in testing framework and tools (Selenium and playwright)
• Eight years of hands-on experience in software quality engineering including automation and manual testing.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes) in pipelines
• Familiarity with UI frameworks (Angular, React, Vue.js, ASP.NET MVC) and web technologies
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work in teams and independently
• Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust software testing frameworks and standards for high-quality deliverables across platforms
• Develop and document best practices for testing including automation, performance, and security testing
• Lead and mentor team members in adopting new testing tools, methodologies, and practices
• Conduct hands-on testing activities including test case automation, execution, and defect tracking
• Promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement and innovative testing approaches
• Serve as a subject matter expert in software testing and share knowledge across the organization
• Communicate test results and technical concepts to stakeholders
• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions to ensure testability
• Monitor and report quality metrics and identify trends and improvements
• Help define standards, processes, and guidelines across the organization

Skills

Automation testing

CI/CD

Team mentoring

Communication skills

Testing frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Visual Studio

Git/Bitbucket

Maven

Jenkins

Nexus

SQL Management Studio

NUnit

Ajax

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Transamerica is seeking a Principal Quality Software Engineer to establish and improve software testing standards with a strong automation focus. The role collaborates across teams, mentors others, and drives quality throughout the SDLC.

Responsibilities include building testing frameworks, documenting best practices, and leading testing efforts for complex distributed apps and microservices, while communicating results to stakeholders and maintaining quality metrics.