Associate Principal SDET

About the role

We are seeking an Associate Principal SDET to lead the architecture and evolution of our automation and quality engineering strategy for Saviynt’s cloud-native Identity Security platform. In this role, you will partner with Engineering, Product, and SRE teams to design scalable test frameworks, drive automation-first development, and ensure the reliability, security, and performance of our platform. You will also champion the adoption of AI-powered development and testing tools to accelerate engineering productivity and improve software quality.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve enterprise-scale automation frameworks across APIs, web UI, and backend services.
• Define and execute automation strategies supporting Saviynt’s identity platform (IGA, PAM, AAG, ISPM, NHI, RBAC, secrets management).
• Establish an automation roadmap aligned with product scalability, reliability, and security goals.
• Lead adoption of AI-powered developer tools (Amazon Q Developer, Cursor, test intelligence platforms).
• Develop intelligent automation capabilities to improve test generation, maintenance, and diagnostics.
• Drive testing across functional, regression, performance, security, and resiliency scenarios.
• Implement shift-left testing by integrating automation and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code workflows.
• Continuously improve test stability, observability, and feedback loops.
• Partner with Engineering and SRE to identify coverage gaps, reliability risks, and release quality metrics.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines and automated testing workflows to enable rapid, safe releases.
• Conduct technical reviews of automation frameworks, test architecture, and engineering processes.
• Mentor and guide global QE teams to increase automation maturity and engineering excellence.
• Champion an automation-first culture across the organization.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience as a Principal SDET including 1+ years in an architect or technical leadership role.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, Amazon Q Developer, or Cursor.
• Strong experience designing scalable test automation frameworks using tools such as Playwright, PyTest, Robot Framework, or Karate.
• Strong programming skills in Java and Python (Groovy a plus).
• Experience testing REST APIs, microservices, and distributed cloud systems (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Deep knowledge of CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and build tools (Maven, Gradle).
• Experience with database validation, test data management, and large-scale automation.
• Knowledge of performance testing (JMeter, Gatling).
• Familiarity with security and accessibility testing (SAST, DAST, WCAG, axe-core).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.

If required for this role, you will complete security & privacy literacy and awareness training during onboarding and annually thereafter, and review, understand, and adhere to Information Security/Privacy Policies and Procedures.

Benefits

Saviynt offers a competitive total rewards package, learning, and tremendous opportunities to grow and advance in your career.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $160,000 - $180,000 annually. You may also be eligible to participate in a Saviynt discretionary bonus plan, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.