Principal QA Engineer

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Title: Principal QA Engineer

Location: Australia [Preferably Melbourne/Sydney] || Hybrid

Job Type: Full Time || Permanent

Job Description

Get To Know Us:

SS&C GIDS provides information processing and computer software services and products.  The Company’s operating segments include financial markets, customer management, professional services, and output solutions.  SS&C GIDS serves the alternative investments, asset and wealth management, banking and lending, insurance, and real estate industries.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model
• Your Future: Income Protection Insurance & Salary Continuance
• Work/Life Balance: Generous Bereavement & Compassionate leave
• Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount, Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave, Death & TPD Insurance
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

Please note that this role can be based in Parramatta, Sydney, Melbourne, Wollongong or Hobart

What You Will Get to Do:           

In this senior role, you will lead System Testing, System Integration Testing, and Regression Testing across various projects, ensuring our systems meet all requirements and perform optimally. This position offers a chance to drive impactful projects, mentor and lead junior engineers, and be a part of our collaborative and motivated team!

As a Principal, you will take on a key role in planning, executing, and reporting on testing activities, while also managing defects and engaging with stakeholders.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Define and implement QA strategies, test plans, and automation frameworks aligned with product and business goals. 
• Lead the evaluation and implementation of emerging testing tools and frameworks through targeted proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Guide teams in adopting AI/ML-driven testing, performance engineering, and shift-left practices.
• Manage test environments, data setup, and release readiness across multiple projects. 
• Collaborate with senior leadership, product owners, and delivery teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the SDLC.
• Ensure testing practices meet regulatory, security, and compliance requirements.

• Lead root cause analysis and defect prevention initiatives.
• Generate test metrics & ROI to utilize them for process and efficiency improvements 

• Coach and mentor junior engineering staff in the team 

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across environments 

• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and estimation 

What You Will Bring:

We are seeking an experienced Principal QA with solid backgrounds in both manual and automated testing.
With a proven track record of leading complex testing projects, you will also:

• Have a strong understanding of various Software Development methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid, along with DevOps practices.
• Proven experience in leading QA teams and managing test automation projects. 
• Be proficient in tools such as JIRA, Xray, TOSCA, Postman, Selenium, Playwright and SQL.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills, with the ability to prepare detailed reports for senior stakeholders and drive solutions for projects.
• Have experience in the superannuation industry or a similar financial sector to minimize the learning curve and quickly contribute to the team.

If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a collaborative team and lead impactful QA initiatives, we’d love to hear from you!

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable, to further explore this opportunity, please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website @ www.ssctech.com/careers

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.