Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. is India’s most trusted name in cybersecurity innovation. With a legacy of over 30 years, we’ve grown from a garage-born antivirus start-up to a globally respected, publicly listed cybersecurity product company with a market capitalisation of INR 2,500 Cr and revenues approaching INR 400 Cr.
Quick Heal has transformed from protecting individual users under the Quick Heal brand to safeguarding businesses of every size with our enterprise-grade Seqrite portfolio. Our mission - Innovate. Simplify. Secure. drives everything, we do.
We are home to India’s largest indigenous malware and threat research lab, and the creators of industry - first innovations like AntiFraud.ai and SiA, a Gen-AI powered analyst assistant. Our product stack spans Endpoint Protection, XDR, Zero Trust, Threat Intelligence, Data Privacy, and beyond - built upon a robust Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture.
Quick Heal Academy (QHA) is a leading institute for cybersecurity education and training. We collaborate with universities and organizations to build skilled professionals and strengthen the global cybersecurity ecosystem.
Quick Heal drives impactful CSR initiatives through its foundation, focusing on education, employability, vocational training, and cybersecurity awareness—contributing to a safer, inclusive, and sustainable future.
Position: Principal QA engineer I
Experience: 9+ Yrs
Job Summary:
Principal QA with extensive experience in defining and executing enterprise‑level quality strategies. Expert in test automation, CI/CD integration, and quality governance, with a strong ability to mentor teams and partner with engineering leadership to deliver scalable, reliable, and high‑quality software products.
Job Description:
The Principal Quality Assurance professional is a senior individual contributor and quality leader responsible for defining quality vision, strategies, and technical frameworks across multiple products or platforms. This role owns end‑to‑end quality oversight, including test architecture, automation strategy, non‑functional testing, and release readiness.
The Principal QA collaborates with engineering, architecture, product, and DevOps teams to embed quality early in the development lifecycle, drive continuous improvement, and ensure predictable, high‑confidence releases. The role requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and the ability to influence at a strategic level while remaining hands‑on when needed.
Key Deliverables:
Quality Strategy & Governance
- Establish quality metrics, KPIs, and dashboards for leadership visibility
- Drive shift‑left testing and continuous quality improvement initiatives
Test Architecture & Automation
- Design and maintain scalable test automation frameworks (UI, API, Client side)
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins
- Evaluate and introduce tools, technologies, and frameworks to improve efficiency
Technical Leadership
- Act as a subject‑matter expert for complex quality, testability, and release challenges
- Lead root cause analysis for critical production issues
- Ensure coverage of functional, integration, security, and reliability testing
Collaboration & Influence
- Partner with Product, UX, and DevOps leaders to drive quality ownership
- Participate in architectural and design reviews from a quality perspective
- Influence release decisions based on risk assessment and quality readiness
Mentorship & Team Development
- Mentor senior and mid‑level QA engineers
- Raise overall QA maturity across teams
- Support hiring, onboarding, and capability building
Required Skills:
Technical Skills
- Strong hands‑on experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium Webdriver, python – pycham, Protractor – node.js (For Angular JS))
- Solid programming/scripting skills ( Python, JavaScript, etc.)
- API, microservices, and distributed system testing expertise
- CI/CD tools (Jenkins, etc.)
- Cloud exposure for AWS,AZURE, OCI
- Test data management and environment strategy
Process & Methodology
- Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, and DevOps practices
- Experience implementing shift‑left and test‑in‑production strategies
- Strong risk‑based testing and release management experience
Soft Skills
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
- Ability to influence without authority
- Coaching and mentorship mindset
Desired Skills:
- Knowledge of cloud and latest technology
- Copilot and similar AI tools
- Understanding of ML modals/ data science
- Exposure to Big data like applications
- Understanding of different OS at kernel level,
- Security products & Domain
