Associate Principal SDET

We are seeking a Associate Principal SDET to lead the architecture and evolution of our automation and quality engineering strategy for Saviynt’s cloud-native Identity Security platform.

In this role, you will partner with Engineering, Product, and SRE teams to design scalable test frameworks, drive automation-first development, and ensure the reliability, security, and performance of our platform. You will also champion the adoption of AI-powered development and testing tools to accelerate engineering productivity and improve software quality.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Test Architecture & Automation

• Architect and evolve enterprise-scale automation frameworks across APIs, web UI, and backend services.

• Define and execute automation strategies supporting Saviynt’s identity platform (IGA, PAM, AAG, ISPM, NHI, RBAC, secrets management).

• Establish an automation roadmap aligned with product scalability, reliability, and security goals.

AI-Driven Test Innovation

• Lead adoption of AI-powered developer tools (Amazon Q Developer, Cursor, test intelligence platforms).

• Develop intelligent automation capabilities to improve test generation, maintenance, and diagnostics.

Quality Engineering Strategy

• Drive testing across functional, regression, performance, security, and resiliency scenarios.

• Implement shift-left testing by integrating automation and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code workflows.

• Continuously improve test stability, observability, and feedback loops.

Platform & Pipeline Quality

• Partner with Engineering and SRE to identify coverage gaps, reliability risks, and release quality metrics.

• Optimize CI/CD pipelines and automated testing workflows to enable rapid, safe releases.

Technical Leadership

• Conduct technical reviews of automation frameworks, test architecture, and engineering processes.

• Mentor and guide global QE teams to increase automation maturity and engineering excellence.

• Champion an automation-first culture across the organization.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• 1 + years of experience in as a Principal SDET including 1+ years in an architect or technical leadership role.

• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Amazon Q Developer or Cursor.

• Strong experience designing scalable test automation frameworks using tools such as Playwright, PyTest, Robot Framework, or Karate.

• Strong programming skills in Java and Python (Groovy a plus).

• Experience testing REST APIs, microservices, and distributed cloud systems (AWS, GCP, Azure).

• Deep knowledge of CI/CD system s (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and build tools (Maven, Gradle).

• Experience with database validation, test data management, and large-scale automation.

• Knowledge of performance testing (JMeter, Gatling).

• Familiarity with security and accessibility testing (SAST, DAST, WCAG, axe-core).

• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams