Test EngineeringKey ResponsibilitiesQuality Engineering Leadership. Serve as a senior member of the engineering organization responsible for establishingand promoting quality engineering best practices.. Define quality standards, testing strategies, and automation frameworks across productteams.. Drive shift-left testing practices throughout the software development lifecycle.. Participate in architecture, design, and requirements reviews to identify quality risks early.. Mentor QA engineers and developers on testing and quality engineering practices.. Advocate for continuous improvement and quality-first development culture.Test Automation. Design, develop, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and test suites.. Implement automated testing across:o Functional Testingo API Testingo Ul Testingo Integration Testingo Regression Testingo Performance Testingo Security Testing. Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.. Improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort.. Analyze test failures and drive root-cause resolution.Enterprise Application Testing. Validate complex business workflows and enterprise application functionality.. Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.. Ensure requirements are testable and traceable throughout the development lifecycle.. Perform exploratory, system, integration, and end-to-end testing.. Verify software meets functional and non-functional requirements.Cloud-Native Quality Assurance. Test cloud-native applications running within Microsoft Azure.. Validate reliability, scalability, resiliency, and fault-tolerance requirements.. Verify integrations across distributed systems, APIs, messaging platforms, and databases.. Ensure applications meet enterprise security, compliance, and operational standards.. Participate in release validation and production-readiness assessments.Al & Intelligent Application Testing. Support testing of Al-powered product capabilities.. Validate outputs from Generative Al and Large Language Model (LLM) integrations.· Develop test strategies for:o Al Chatbotso Al Assistantso Al Agentso Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Solutionso Intelligent Search Experiences. Evaluate Al output quality, consistency, accuracy, and reliability.. Support Responsible Al practices including fairness, transparency, and governance.. Partner with Al engineers to establish Al evaluation methodologies and testingFrameworks.DevOps & Continuous Testing. Integrate quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.. Develop automated validation processes for software releases.. Support infrastructure validation and deployment testing.. Monitor quality metrics and test coverage.. Contribute to DevSecOps and continuous delivery initiatives.Required QualificationsEducation. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, ora related field.. Equivalent professional experience will be considered.Experience. 7+ years of software quality assurance experience.. 5+ years of hands-on automated testing experience.. Experience supporting enterprise-scale software products.. Experience working within Agile and Scrum delivery environments.. Experience collaborating directly with development teams throughout the SDLC.Required Technical SkillsTest AutomationExpertise in one or more of:. Playwright· Selenium. Cypress. PuppeteerExperience with:. Test automation architecture. Automated regression testing. CI/CD-based test execution. Automated reporting and dashboardsAPI TestingExperience with:. REST APIs. Postman· Swagger/OpenAPI. Automated API validation. Contract testing. Integration testingProgramming & ScriptingHands-on experience with:. C#. .NET. Python. JavaScript / TypeScript. PowerShellAbility to develop maintainable automation frameworks and supporting utilities.Performance & Security TestingExperience with:. Load testing tools. Performance test design. API performance validation. Security testing fundamentals. Vulnerability assessment processesMicrosoft Azure ExperienceWorking knowledge of:. Azure App Services. Azure Functions. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Azure SQL Database. Azure Cosmos DB· Azure Storage. Azure API Management. Azure DevOps. Azure Monitor. Application Insights. Azure Entra IDAbility to test applications operating in cloud-native Azure environments.DevOps & CI/CD ExperienceExperience with:. Azure DevOps Pipelines. GitHub Actions. Automated build and deployment pipelines. Test execution within CI/CD workflows. Quality gates and release validation processesAl KnowledgeWorking knowledge of:. Generative Al concepts. Large Language Models (LLMs). Prompt engineering fundamentals. Al-assisted software development. Al quality evaluation techniques. Al Agents and agentic workflows. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Azure OpenAl Service. Azure Al Search. Responsible Al principlesUnderstanding of the unique testing challenges associated with Al-generated outputs,probabilistic systems, hallucinations, grounding, and Al governance.Preferred Qualifications. ISTQB Advanced Certification. Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE). Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900). Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204). Experience testing Al-enabled business applications.. Experience testing distributed microservices architectures.. Experience with containerized applications and Kubernetes.. Experience implementing quality engineering practices in cloud-native environments.Leadership Competencies. Quality-first mindset. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Technical leadership and mentoring. Attention to detail. Risk assessment and mitigation. Continuous improvement orientation. Collaboration and teamwork. Strong written and verbal communication. Customer-focused thinkingSuccess Measures. Increased automated test coverage. Reduced production defects and escaped issues. Improved release quality and deployment confidence. Faster testing cycles and feedback loops. Increased reliability and performance of Azure-hosted applications. Successful validation of Al-powered capabilities. Strong collaboration across engineering, product, and operations teams. Continuous improvement of overall software quality metricsIdeal Candidate ProfileThe ideal Senior Quality Assurance Engineer combines strong software engineering and testautomation expertise with a passion for delivering exceptional product quality. They arecomfortable testing complex Azure-based enterprise applications, building scalableautomation frameworks, and helping teams confidently adopt Al-powered capabilities whilemaintaining rigorous standards for reliability, security, performance, and user experience.REMOTENOTE The ideal Senior Quality Assurance Engineer combines strong software engineering and testautomation expertise with a passion for delivering exceptional product quality. They arecomfortable testing complex Azure-based enterprise applications, building scalableautomation frameworks, and helping teams confidently adopt Al-powered capabilities whilemaintaining rigorous standards for reliability, security, performance, and user experience.Originally posted on Himalayas