Job Title

Principal QA Engineer

Business Environment

Eager to work on both Cloud and Quality, work on multiple topics / aspects of the Quality from a 360 angles? Come and join the NEC team!

The Non-Functional Requirement, End-to-End platform test, Community and coaches (NEC) is an organization which aims to ensure high quality of our cloud deliverables.

The organization has several missions:

• Ensure the stability of the Cloud Platform thanks to our system integration team focused on Integration & End to end test of the platform.
• Act as an enabler for Quality Improvement of the Cloud Platform (defining the test strategy of the platform, managing various communities, defining new type of tests based on new technologies such as terraform, service now, …)
• Support Cloud teams when it comes to Quality through the whole development life cycle.
• Performance & Disruption testing (Ransomware rehearsals, Chaos testing framework, DR Validation, Zonal Resiliency Validation, …)

We are looking for a talented QA Principal Engineer to strengthen the Quality of the Cloud Platform components.

Your Main Responsibilities

Common accountabilities :

As a principal QA engineer you will:

• Be the entry point for 2 Cloud Platform trains
• Be part of the platform gatekeeping (global sign-off process of the cloud platform teams)
• Be owner of some of the SAFe Epics linked to problematics / challenges associated to Quality of the program
• On top of quality activities for the platform train, NEC organization is also managing the NFR Quality Community. Aim will be to manage this community which is for the global Amadeus Engineering community
• Additionally standard Principal QA Accountabilities applies such as:
• Through cross-team guidance, acts as a functional and technical lead responsible for defining and spreading best practices around QA methodology among the organization.
• Conducts technical discussions with internal development partners to understand their designs and intended output.
• Takes a leading role in the technical implementation of the test strategy. He/she has a strong IT & business understanding.

Specific accountabilities:
Operational Excellence
* Technical Excellence

• Master QA methodology
• For complex/cross-functional solutions, analyze, write and execute test standards and procedures
• Document, analyze root cause, and recommend corrective actions for defects
• Master QA tools, environments and test automation solutions

* Functional Excellence

• Hold a proficient product domain knowledge incl. relevant business processes & scenarios and a proficient understanding of customer needs

• Lead customer triages/debug sessions and help the team with reproducing the problem in-house.

Drive continuous and sustainable improvement

• Participate in internal / external forums and lead department-wise discussions around QA methodology / framework / tooling evolution

• Strive to maintain very high-quality standards for Amadeus products

• Contribute to patents and technical events in the QA area

• Propose relevant KPI and ways of measuring them efficiently, for both software deliverables and compliance with Amadeus Quality Standards

• Ensure adoption and improvement of testing tools & environments: promote existing ones to avoid duplication, evaluate them and recommend improvements

• Participate to the understanding, measurement and reduction of the environmental impact of the tested applications and associated QA activities

Building relations & Knowledge sharing

• Coach, mentor & train less experienced QA Engineers, Software Development Engineers and Product Definition Analysts on quality assurance skills and professionalization
• Actively participate in the construction, maintenance, and deployment of the on-boarding of new colleagues
• Provide consulting on test automation issues, testing tools, QA processes and functional test coverage
• Attend to Quality and Principal QA Engineer community events

What we can offer you

• Be rewarded with a competitive remuneration,an individual and company bonus and enjoy many benefits.
• Work from anywhere: Flexibleteleworking from 1 to 3 days per week. You will also benefit from a home office set-up premium & monthly allowance.
• 6 weeks holiday, plus pension contribution and healthcare insurance.
• Experience in an environment with unique complexity and a hardly matched criticality among the leading tech companies.
• Professional development in a truly international and multisite environment with a great mix of people.
• A wide set of trainings available to broaden your knowledge and enhance your soft skills including onsite and on-line learning hubs packed of technical and soft skills to help to develop any competencies.
• Enter a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Enjoy your office life: Coffee hubs to work or relax, quiet zone, flexible desks and agile areas, on site restaurants, tennis, soccer, yoga, dance, on-site sport center and classes and on-site concierge services.

How do we hire?

• Online application: Submit your online application and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch if your skills match the role.
• Phone Interview: We'll get to know each other with a short casual conversation. You'll also have the chance to ask questions.
• Online Testing: Depending on the role you applied for, you may have to do some online tests.
• Interviews: First, you'll meet one of our talent teams. Then you'll have an interview with a member or members ofthe team you're looking to join.
• Offer: Our Talent team will make you a job offer and welcome you to your new role with us.
• Join our global team: Where you can develop your skills and build an international career that matters.

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**Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.