Principal QA Engineer

dentsu Austria

Principal QA Engineer leading a team and managing test strategies at Merkle, a dentsu company. Aiming for high-quality software through innovative testing methodologies and tools.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeBengaluru • 🇮🇳 IndiaLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptJMeterSDLCSelenium

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and lead a team of test engineers and test leads, providing guidance, mentorship, and support
Drive the adoption of new testing tools, methodologies, and technologies to improve testing efficiency and product quality
Define and implement comprehensive test strategies aligned with project goals and timelines
Defining and publishing quality metrics across various stakeholders as well as the entire team
Advocate for continuous improvement in test processes, methodologies, and tools
Develop detailed test plans and test cases and implement tests that cover the functional and non-functional requirements of the system
Sets up test environments, initial designs test plans, develops test cases/scenarios/usage cases, and executes these cases
Plans & initiates non-functional aspects of testing like performance testing
Implement and oversee the test process, ensuring thorough documentation of test results
Conduct test automation, including the creation and maintenance of automated test framework
Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, providing detailed reports on QA activities and project status
Collaborate with development and product teams to resolve issues and improve the overall quality of the product
Conduct Audit of code repositories and documentation
Participates in communication with other departments to coordinate test and implementation activities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 10 to 14 years of experience
Proven experience in managing, leading and mentoring a team of test engineers
Developing test plans, implementing test processes, recording results, and publishing to stakeholders
Strong expertise in defining test strategy, establishing optimal test patterns, implementing key quality metrics and reporting and publishing those metrics across various stakeholders
Knowledge of core testing concepts like Shift-Left strategy, Test Pyramid, TDD/BDD etc.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Experience of improving quality in a product
Understanding the quality needs of key stakeholders
Strong expertise in full SDLC, including test standards, code reviews, test data management, test methods and test techniques
Strong Experience with automation tools such as Selenium or Playwright
Strong Experience with automation framework like Codecept.js or Serenity BDD or Cucumber
Experience on non-functional tests like performance/load/volume testing by using tools like JMeter
Hands-on experience in interacting and working with both technical and non-technical peers like Product owners, Business Analysts, Engineering Leads etc.
Strong communication skills (Written/verbal) and ability to help resolve problems for your team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

test strategytest planstest processestest automationperformance testingShift-Left strategyTest PyramidTDDBDDSDLC

Soft Skills

leadershipmentorshipproblem-solvingattention to detailcommunicationcollaboration