Principal Quality Architect
Founded in 2016, Katalon is the leading provider of a modern, comprehensive quality management platform. Katalon Platform enables quality assurance, DevOps, and software teams of any size to deliver world-class customer experiences faster, easier, and more efficiently.
Since its first launch, Katalon has experienced tremendous growth, serving more than 100,000 users across 30,000 teams, many of which are in the Fortune Global 500, such as PwC, KPMG, Abbott, etc. Katalon is recognized as a top automation tool by prestigious review sites, such as Gartner, Capterra, and IT Central Station.
We’re looking for a Principal Quality Architect to bring experience to the Quality Engineering Consulting capability, partner across the different groups in our organization. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of software development methodologies, quality assurance practices, and a proven track record of building and leading high-performing quality engineering teams.
This role will be responsible for providing consulting, establishing a culture of quality excellence across customer software development processes, ensuring the delivery of high-quality quality best practices and shape delivery of our world-renowned Quality Platform to our customers..
You will be part of a team of passionate technologists who constantly practice and refine the modern craft of quality engineering by staying ahead of innovation and emerging testing techniques with our quality platform. You will play an integral and crucial role for the quality engineering community and vision of our platform.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead teams across multiple work streams on complex initiatives and programs
- Impact business development through sales pursuits and market partnerships
- Collaborate with Product owners and Software Engineering leaders to scale team delivery for our platform
- Advise and educate other capabilities on industry approaches to software quality
- Drive the evolution of test automation and quality engineering for our organization
- Create and execute a hiring strategy to reflect the continued growth of our organization
- Drive the career development growth and performance evaluation for quality engineers within the organization
- Travel may be required when delivering services
Must-Have:
- Demonstrated understanding of current and emerging Test methodologies and principles;
- Demonstrated experience of people leadership, coaching and mentoring of team members;
- 5+ years of prior hands-on experience using automation frameworks and tools such as Katalon, Selenium, Cypress, Playwright and Appium;
- Experience with modern ecosystems and automated build/deployment pipelines (Jenkins, Github, Azure Pipelines, etc);
- Ability to manage and effectively multitask across a wide range of assignments and issues;
- Demonstrated mindset of continuous learning;
- Good command of English communication and presentation skills;
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Software Engineering or equivalent.
Nice to Have:
- Experience in modern technology solutioning, consulting, and project delivery;
- Experience with cloud providers such as Kobiton, BrowserStack, and Saucelabs;
- Experience with cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, and GCP;
- Knowledge of Data Engineering applications, data platforms, data visualization, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
At Katalon, we bring together self-starting, open-minded, and talented people while actively promoting a transparent and growth-enabling working environment. But don’t just take our word for it. Take a better look below!
- Attractive compensation package
- Generous time-off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Vibrant international working environment
- Premium healthcare coverage: For both you and your loved ones;
- Exciting company events: Embark on summer trips, annual parties, team-building activities, and so much more fun are waiting for you.!
Katalon is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We care about our people and celebrate our differences. We want to work with talented, collaborative, and innovative people. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other characteristics protected by law.
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