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Principal Software QA Engineer

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Puerto Rico , Aguadilla

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Job Description:

Principal Software QA Engineer to lead test architecture and automation strategy for cloud platform. This role is ideal for a senior QA professional who thrives in dynamic, complex environments and wants to shape the future of quality in cloud-native services.

Job Responsibility:

  • Design, automate, and execute system-level test cases focused on scale, reliability, security, and performance
  • Lead the test automation strategy
  • evaluate and integrate new tools to improve efficiency and coverage
  • Collaborate closely with product, development, support, and platform engineering teams to ensure full lifecycle quality coverage
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers and partners across teams
  • Contribute to design reviews with a QA lens to ensure testability and risk mitigation
  • Maintain and manage multiple product test configurations aligned with diverse deployment environments

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of hands-on QA experience
  • Designing and building test automation frameworks from scratch
  • Non-functional testing (scale, reliability, performance, security)
  • Strong coding skills in Python, Java, or Go
  • Experience with Pytest, TestNG, JUnit, Playwright or similar tools
  • Deep understanding of Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Microservices, Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Infrastructure & Data Center management
  • Linux/VM environments, Storage, Compute, Networking
  • REST APIs, JSON, SQL/NoSQL
  • Experience with virtualization technologies like KVM, VMware
  • Familiarity with performance and load testing tools
  • Exposure to cloud-native testing challenges in private cloud environments
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab, Jenkins
  • Comfortable working in modern agile development and DevOps environments
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Proven experience mentoring junior team members and driving cross-functional collaboration
  • BS/MS degree in Science or Engineering from a recognized and accredited university/college

Nice to have:

  • Ideal candidates will have at least 13+ years of relevant experience in developing and supporting automation test frameworks from ground up
  • Private Cloud experience
  • Infrastructure & Data Center management experience
  • SQL/NoSQL DBs, XML
  • REST APIs, JSON, Web Applications
  • AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker, Microservices, Containerisation, Kubernetes
  • CI/CD, Git/Gitlab, Jenkins
  • LINUX/VM environments
  • Pytest, TestNG, Junit
  • Scale/performance testing tools
  • Storage / Compute / Networking background
  • KVM / Vmware
What we offer:
  • Health & Wellbeing benefits
  • Personal & Professional Development programs
  • Unconditional Inclusion environment
  • Comprehensive suite of benefits supporting physical, financial and emotional wellbeing

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
October 09, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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