Job Description
VANRATH is partnering with a leading technology organisation to recruit a Principal QA Engineer. This role sits within a high-impact engineering function responsible for building next-generation data-driven platforms and back-office systems. The Principal QA will operate as a technical leader within an Agile, cross-functional team, ensuring that engineering solutions deliver maximum value, reliability, and performance.
The successful candidate will define and drive the overall quality strategy across complex back-end services, APIs, and data pipelines. You will own automation frameworks, champion best practices, and lead continual improvement of QA methodologies. Working closely with software engineers, data engineers, and product stakeholders, you will shape robust testing approaches, support architectural discussions, and guarantee the delivery of high-quality, production-ready systems.
Experience & Competencies
1. 7+ years of QA engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a senior, lead, or principal capacity.
2. Proven experience building and maintaining automation frameworks for complex distributed systems.
3. Strong proficiency in Python for test automation; exposure to C# or TypeScript is beneficial.
4. Demonstrated experience shaping test strategies across both...