hero

Accelerate your career.

Explore opportunities across TA's portfolio

Principal QA Engineer

InsightSoftware

InsightSoftware

Quality Assurance
Raleigh, NC, USA
Posted on Dec 9, 2025

Company Description

insightsoftware is a global provider of reporting, analytics, and performance management solutions that unlock the potential of enterprise data and transform the way finance and data teams work. We enable leaders from over 32,000 companies to make timely and better decisions. Our comprehensive solutions span financial planning and analysis (FP&A), accounting and controlling, as well as data and analytics. We provide finance teams with the insights they need to navigate any economic climate and ensure greater financial clarity while increasing productivity, transparency, accuracy, and compliance. Learn more at insightsoftware.com

Job Description

Job Description

As a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer, you will play a strategic role in shaping the quality engineering practices across our Equity Management SaaS platform. You will lead the design and implementation of scalable test automation frameworks, drive quality initiatives, and mentor a team of engineers to ensure our software meets the highest standards of reliability, performance, and security.

This role requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership, and a customer-centric mindset. You will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and customer success teams to ensure our solutions exceed expectations and deliver measurable value.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and maintain robust automated testing frameworks and infrastructure across multiple layers of the application stack
  • Define and drive the overall quality strategy, including functional, non-functional, and regression testing
  • Lead efforts to align automation coverage with development velocity and product risk profiles
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define test conditions and acceptance criteria from user stories and requirements
  • Oversee execution of test cases, defect tracking, and reporting of quality metrics
  • Champion continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) practices to ensure rapid and reliable releases
  • Design and execute performance, security, and accessibility testing strategies
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming
  • Act as a quality advocate in customer-facing engagements, helping translate customer feedback into actionable improvements

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field; Master’s degree preferred
  • 10+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a strong focus on automation and enterprise SaaS applications
  • 5+ years of experience testing RESTful APIs using tools such as Postman, Curl, or Swagger
  • 3+ years leading and coaching a team of QA engineers
  • Advanced proficiency in C#, SQL, and modern test automation tools (e.g., Selenium WebDriver, Playwright)
  • Proven experience with performance and load testing tools and methodologies
  • Deep understanding of Agile SDLC, QA methodologies, and best practices
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively in cross-functional teams
  • Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) and containerized environments
  • Prior experience in the financial domain is a strong plus

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

** At this time insightsoftware is not able to offer sponsorship to candidates who are not eligible to work in the country where the position is located. **

Learn more about our high-energy, high-performance global team. Work With Us »

insightsoftware About Us: Hear From Our Team - InsightSoftware (wistia.com)

Background checks are required for employment with insightsoftware, where permitted by country, state/province.

At insightsoftware, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.