Senior QA Architect & Enterprise Test Automation Leader

F5 Networks, Inc.; Spokane Valley (WA); Hybrid; USD 188,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Principal Software Design Engineer in Test to shape software quality across enterprise platforms. You will own architecture, develop scalable test frameworks, and mentor teams to embed quality throughout the lifecycle.

You will collaborate with product, software, and hardware groups to align quality with business goals, drive metrics, and push for high-reliability releases in a dynamic, globally distributed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 10+ years of experience; or Master's with 8+ years; or PhD with 5+ years.
• Progressive experience in software development and software/hardware quality assurance engineering with test framework development.

Responsibilities

• Architectural design and testability leadership for medium to large platform initiatives.
• Define quality strategy and technical roadmap for QA aligned with product goals.
• Lead enterprise-grade automated test framework design, development, and enhancement.
• Partner with Product, Software, and Hardware teams to enforce quality standards and metrics.
• Perform deep system-level analysis and root-cause resolution across product teams.
• Mentor engineers in advanced testing methodologies and quality-focused design.

Skills

QA engineering

Software architecture

Testability

Observability

Critical thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Principal Software Design Engineer in Test to shape software quality across enterprise platforms. You will own architecture, develop scalable test frameworks, and mentor teams to embed quality throughout the lifecycle.

You will collaborate with product, software, and hardware groups to align quality with business goals, drive metrics, and push for high-reliability releases in a dynamic, globally distributed environment.