Principal Software Automation Engineer
Sage (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 28–42 LPA
Posted 13h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Define and own the quality and automation strategy across multiple squads, focusing on risk-based coverage and reliable automation frameworks.
- Own quality gates and evidence standards for AI-assisted modernisation, component releases, partner extensions, and migrations ensuring trusted automated quality evidence per change.
- Lead investigation and prevention of defects, flaky tests, and release risks while mentoring engineers and driving measurable continuous improvement in release confidence.
Minimum Requirements
- Typically 10+ years in software quality engineering or automation with leadership experience in quality strategy across multiple teams.
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, Python or comparable languages with experience in CI/CD integration.
- Deep experience designing automation frameworks for web, API, GraphQL, data and distributed services including containerisation and Kubernetes.
- Degree or equivalent experience in computing, engineering or related discipline; Professional English required for global collaboration.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in scalable quality and automation leadership with a focus on customer continuity, SaaS readiness, and cloud-operable capabilities in large ERP or complex enterprise software environments.
- Technical strategic thinker capable of defining and implementing automation architectures, quality gates, and release risk assessments across distributed, multi-squad teams.
- Comfortable collaborating internationally and translating complex technical issues into clear release recommendations for diverse stakeholders.