Principal Software Engineer in Test

We empower organizations and individuals to envision new possibilities and drive transformative change. Our analytic solutions integrate content, data, and advanced analytics to strengthen businesses, communities, and society, fostering resilience and sustainability. As part of our Catastrophe and Risk Solutions team, we develop sophisticated catastrophe models and software that enable the (re)insurance industry to make objective, data-driven decisions. We are recognized as thought leaders, continually advancing modeling excellence and technological innovation.

Position Summary
We are seeking an accomplished Principal SDET/DevOps Engineer with a passion for quality assurance and automation in cloud environments. This role offers the opportunity to architect and implement robust testing frameworks, automate test processes within CI/CD pipelines, and optimize AWS-based web applications and tools. The successful candidate will leverage a broad array of AWS services to enhance automation and testing efficiency across our cloud infrastructure.
 

• Architect and develop advanced test frameworks and tools to ensure the functionality, reliability, performance, and scalability of cloud-based solutions, with a particular focus on AWS environments.
• Build automation tools and web applications tailored to business needs, utilizing modern technologies such as Angular.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging tools that align with business requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Innovate using cutting-edge technologies for both testing and development, with a strong emphasis on AWS cloud services.
• Design scalable infrastructure for efficient test execution within AWS.
• Accelerate the testing lifecycle by introducing and integrating diverse frameworks and methodologies.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, demonstrating excellent communication skills.
• Lead the setup and optimization of AWS infrastructure, including pipeline creation, deployment, and installation of software in AWS environments. 

• Minimum 8 years of experience in enterprise application SDLC as an SDET, with substantial exposure to AWS cloud technologies.
• At least 5 years of hands-on coding experience with cloud microservices and AWS infrastructure services.
• Proficiency in .NET Core, C#, or Python, with a strong background in full-stack development and AWS application specialization.
• Expertise in web technologies including Angular, React JS, Node, JavaScript, CSS3, and HTML5.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs and web services.
• Proven track record in developing SAAS-based automation frameworks, including unit and integration test automation.
• Professional experience architecting systems using AWS, microservices, Docker containers, and related technologies.
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle processes, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices and delivery tools such as GitLab, with experience deploying via Docker and AWS.
• Advanced proficiency in AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, S3, Lambda, Glue, Aurora, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SQS, and CloudFormation.
 

Preferred Technical Skills
• Extensive experience developing automation frameworks for SAAS projects in AWS environments.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS/cloud technologies and coding in C#, .NET Core, or Python.
• Familiarity with automation frameworks such as Jasmine, Mocha, and Cypress for web application testing.
• Advanced experience with AWS database technologies.
• Experience integrating automation scripts with CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure) and configuring/testing AWS services.
• AWS or Azure Architect certifications are highly desirable.

Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline required; Master’s degree preferred.

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