Principal Quality Engineer

Orienta | Talent & Performance

Senior Quality Engineering Lead for U.S.-based healthcare technology company building large-scale operational platforms. Leading QA initiatives with significant ownership and visibility in a collaborative environment.

Posted 5/25/2026full-timeRemote • 💃 Anywhere in Latin AmericaLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

KafkaMicroservices.NETRabbitMQ

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Defining and leading the overall Quality Engineering strategy
Building scalable automated testing practices across multiple teams and services
Driving end-to-end quality initiatives for complex operational workflows
Establishing modern CI/CD quality standards and release confidence practices
Partnering with engineers and architects to improve system reliability and testability
Leading quality initiatives around observability, automation, and process improvement
Creating documentation, training, and enablement programs for engineering teams
Mentoring and growing a small QE team
Acting as a quality advocate across Core Engineering

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience leading Quality Engineering or Test Automation initiatives in modern software environments
Hands-on experience working within .NET / C# ecosystems
Strong understanding of automated testing frameworks and strategies, including integration, API, contract, and end-to-end testing
Experience working in distributed, event-driven, or microservices-based architectures
Familiarity with tools and frameworks such as xUnit, Playwright, Testcontainers, Pact, or similar technologies
Experience testing asynchronous workflows and messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation-first environments, and release quality practices
Experience validating database integrations and complex backend workflows
Ability to influence engineering culture and drive quality best practices across teams
Comfortable operating in highly collaborative, fast-paced engineering organizations
Strong communication and leadership skills
Experience in healthcare or regulated environments is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote opportunity for LATAM-based professionals

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Hard Skills & Tools

.NETC#automated testing frameworksintegration testingAPI testingcontract testingend-to-end testingCI/CD pipelinesdatabase integrationsmicroservices

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentoringcollaborationinfluenceprocess improvementquality advocacytrainingenablementorganizational skills