As a Principal QA Engineer, you will lead QA efforts, define test strategies, collaborate with teams, oversee test activities, and report on software quality KPIs while fostering an inclusive culture.
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Common accountabilities:
- Apply advanced technical knowledge to help the team achieve shared goals and quality standards; lead in your area of expertise and mentor Specialists and Senior Specialists as needed.
- Understand how key business drivers (for example, revenue, customer satisfaction, and time-to-market) affect your area; analyze complex, cross-functional problems; improve processes; recommend solutions and risk mitigation plans; and communicate complex information clearly.
- Work with a high level of autonomy while aligning with management direction and collaborating across teams; lead or contribute to cross-functional projects and support planning for resources and budget.
Specific accountabilities:
- Define and maintain the test strategy and plan for the project, product, or release; align with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Green IT guidelines, Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL), Software Test Development Lifecycle (STDL), and industry Quality Assurance (QA) standards.
- Establish clear decision-making and communication pathways between Amadeus and customer stakeholders; partner with customers during User Acceptance Testing (UAT); and clarify testing requirements for internal and cross–Business Unit (BU) work.
- Oversee test activities, including the execution of brush tests (initial quick-validation tests); monitor and review results from Quality Assurance (QA) Engineers’ test campaigns; and provide timely sign-offs for functional, non-functional, regression validations, and releases.
- Monitor software quality Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across testing phases; track issues; drive preventive and corrective actions; and ensure traceability to support long-term reliability and maintainability.
- Deliver clear, regular quality reports to stakeholders (QA Engineers, Product Definition Analysts, and Software Development Engineers), summarizing progress, risks, and mitigation plans; collaborate with development, product/commercial, and cross-functional testing teams to prioritize requirements and streamline execution.
Diversity & Inclusion
Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.
Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.
Top Skills
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (Ci/Cd)
Quality Assurance (Qa)
Secure Development Lifecycle (Sdl)
Software Test Development Lifecycle (Stdl)
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