About the Role
We are looking for a Principal Engineer — Test Strategy with 18+ years of experience to define, own, and drive the enterprise-wide test strategy and quality engineering vision. You will operate at the intersection of technology leadership, quality architecture, and stakeholder engagement — setting the standards, frameworks, and practices that underpin software quality across the organisation. This is a senior leadership role requiring deep QE expertise, robust strategic thinking, and the ability to influence at the highest levels of the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the enterprise-wide test strategy — establishing quality engineering standards, frameworks, and best practices across all delivery programmes.
- Design and govern test architecture — automation frameworks, tooling standards, CI/CD quality gates, and shift-left testing adoption across engineering teams.
- Lead quality engineering transformation initiatives — driving adoption of AI-augmented testing, intelligent automation, and modern QE practices across the organisation.




- Establish and maintain QE governance — quality metrics, test coverage standards, reporting frameworks, and release quality sign-off processes.
- Engage senior stakeholders — CTO, engineering directors, product leadership — presenting quality strategy, risk assessments, and programme quality status with authority.
- Define and oversee non-functional testing strategy — performance, security, accessibility, and resilience testing standards across enterprise platforms.
- Lead and mentor a community of QE professionals — coaching test leads, automation engineers, and SDETs across multiple delivery teams.
- Contribute to technology strategy — advising on tooling investments, platform quality capabilities, and emerging QE trends including AI / GenAI testing.
- Drive continuous improvement — identifying systemic quality issues, implementing root cause analysis frameworks, and delivering measurable quality im

📌 Principal Engineer — Test Strategy (Bengaluru)
🏢 Accolite Digital India
📍 Bengaluru