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Principal Test Engineer

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Job Role

Principal Test Engineer

Reporting to

Test Engineering Manager

Job Level Summary

Develops departmental plans, including business, production, operational and/or organisational priorities

Guides others in resolving complex issues in own specialized area and solves complex problems with implications on cross-functional business processes and outcomes

May lead teams or projects with broad visibility

Job Level

E

Seniority Level

Individual Contributor 5

Responsibility Level

Level 5 - Guide

Provides authoritative guidance and consultancy on complex programs and strategies, as well as delivering outcomes that impact the product or service, processes, team, suppliers and customers, across cross-functional business activities.

Area of impact

Product or Service, Processes, Team, Suppliers, Customers

Nature of impact

Program/Strategy

Specialism

Test

Workday Job Family Group

Product and Engineering

Workday Job Family

Engineering RS

Job Profile

Job Description

Job Role

Principal Test Engineer

Location

Reporting to

Test Engineering Manager

Business Unit

Engineering RS

Level

E

Date

Brief Job Summary

A senior technical role at the heart of the configuration or development team. With a passion for technology, innovation and collaboration they keep their knowledge current, continuously seeking to design, build and deliver better than yesterday. Will thrive on the chance to employ their multi-faceted skills to create industry-leading solutions in a way that moves the products, the department, their team and individuals forward. They are keen to explore how advances in technology might support on-going continuous improvement or programme acceleration and contribute significantly to the department strategies, practices, toolkits and processes.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Leads functional testing efforts across all development stages, ensuring alignment with functional requirements and focusing on risk-based prioritisation.
  • Provides authoritative advice on testing methods, tools and frameworks.
  • Monitors and improves test coverage, collaborates with teams to address challenges and ensures compliance with standards.
  • Leads efforts to improve the efficiency and reliability of functional testing. Identifies improvements and contributes to organisational policies, standards and guidelines for functional testing.
  • Ensure you and your Squad adhere to the over-arching Software Development Lifecycle and Agile Operating Model aligned to your Home
  • Develop and maintain software development processes, standards, and best practices to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality software products
  • Promote engineering excellence and quality through appropriate use of analysis tools, control gates and peer reviews by fostering news ways of thinking to improve design, productivity, and quality
  • Be involved with and promote the evaluation of emerging technologies, models, methods etc. on an ongoing basis to enable competitive differentiation and strengthening of existing product technology; drive adoption within your squad as required
  • Drive optimisation of the engineering lifecycle through a systematic knowledge management and continuous learning process to better enable the organization to meet market and client needs
  • Mentor and guide all engineers within your home and assist with technical challenges as needed
  • Show a sense of ownership & pride within your squad and the wider home to deliver high quality work and Institute a self-directed and high-performance culture in the team
  • Involve yourself in the development of a strong talent pipeline throughout your wider home by helping the Manger Engineer in hiring, internal movements, succession planning, talent reviews etc.
  • Take an interest in and where possible show advocacy for the reduction in technical debt across the estate and mission, supporting the Manager Engineer and Product to prioritise the reduction of technical debt appropriately
  • Show an interest in articulating the technical roadmap, the overall vitality of the product, architecture overview documentation and the validation of our platforms in the product pipeline

Job Specifications

Education

  • Any technical graduation; engineering, computer science, etc.
  • Preferred, post-graduation in advanced computer science subjects and MBA in Systems

Relevant Experience

  • Experience in engineering activities in a Product SaaS organisation, including scrum agile methodologies, efficiency improvement, configuration management, release readiness, documentation / technical writing, process, data and system engineering,  analytical skills in business, process, data and system, lifecycle management and complex problem solving
  • Experience of having led conceptualization and development of a portfolio of products or SaaS based products
  • Experience in Financial Services preferred
  • Experience in Pensions welcomed

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.

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