Senior Test Architect & Automation Leader

Fortra; EE. UU.; A distancia; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Fortra is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to serve as a technical authority driving software quality across complex products. You will influence test strategies, lead automation efforts with AI-assisted tools, and guide cross-functional teams through design reviews, risk assessments, and release readiness.

This senior individual-contributor role focuses on advancing testing practices, mentoring peers, and establishing standards across projects.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically 10 or more years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, test engineering, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience developing and implementing test strategies for complex software products.
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify quality risks, determine appropriate test coverage, and make sound testing recommendations.
• Advanced experience with functional, integration, regression, exploratory, and non-functional testing.
• Strong experience investigating, reproducing, and isolating complex and intermittent software defects.
• Advanced knowledge of test automation principles, frameworks, tools, and design patterns.
• Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and reporting on automated regression tests.
• Expert-level knowledge of an assigned product or product line, or the ability to develop that expertise quickly.
• Strong knowledge of software development and testing processes, methodologies, and best practices.
• Expert knowledge of at least one scripting or programming language relevant to the product environment.
• Strong working knowledge of at least one additional scripting or programming language.
• Experience working with test management, defect tracking, and documentation tools.
• Strong technical knowledge of relevant platforms and technologies, which may include Windows, Linux, IBM i, SQL, APIs, databases, or web services.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical work and influence decisions without formal management authority.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical risks to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively across Development, Product Management, Support, and other teams.

Responsabilidades

• Own and influence test strategy for complex products, major features, and cross-functional projects.
• Develop test plans, estimates, coverage approaches, and risk assessments for new functionality and product releases.
• Establish appropriate testing approaches based on product risk, customer impact, technical complexity, and release requirements.
• Drive automated testing and use AI-assisted development tools to build, maintain, and improve reliable test automation, validating generated code and tests to strengthen coverage and accelerate feedback.
• Lead functional, integration, system, regression, exploratory, and non-functional testing activities.
• Evaluate test coverage and communicate quality risks, limitations, and release-readiness recommendations to project stakeholders.
• Participate in product requirements and design reviews, providing the testing perspective and identifying potential usability, technical, integration, and quality risks.
• Challenge requirements and designs when necessary to improve product quality, testability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Investigate, reproduce, troubleshoot, and isolate complex, intermittent, and environment-specific issues.
• Partner with Software Engineering and Product Management to support defect triage, root-cause analysis, prioritization, and resolution.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and reporting of automated regression testing.
• Identify opportunities to improve test automation, testing efficiency, coverage, reporting, and quality processes.
• Coordinate and provide technical direction for testing activities performed by multiple testers across projects or product areas.
• Establish, document, and promote testing standards, processes, tools, and best practices.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned products or product lines and share product knowledge with Development, Support, Customer Success, and other internal teams.
• Mentor less-experienced testers and provide guidance on testing techniques, tools, risk analysis, and career development.
• Support the development of testing goals, quality metrics, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Create knowledge-management materials, technical documentation, how-to articles, and other resources that support consistent testing practices.
• Maintain accurate test cases, test results, defect records, and supporting documentation in applicable project and test management systems.
• Stay current with software testing practices, automation technologies, development methodologies, and relevant technical trends

Conocimientos

Software testing

Test automation

QA strategy

Regression testing

Root-cause analysis

Communication

Mentoring

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field

Herramientas

Test management tools

Defect tracking tools

Descripción del empleo

Fortra is seeking a Principal Test Engineer to serve as a technical authority driving software quality across complex products. You will influence test strategies, lead automation efforts with AI-assisted tools, and guide cross-functional teams through design reviews, risk assessments, and release readiness.

This senior individual-contributor role focuses on advancing testing practices, mentoring peers, and establishing standards across projects.