Precisely

Data Integrity

PrincipalTechnologyArchitect-QA

$203–270k Canada Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Principal Technology Architect - QA at Precisely. Skills: Quality Architecture, AI in Quality Engineering, Test Automation Frameworks, SaaS Quality. Set quality architecture direction. Design quality gates”

What You'll Achieve.

Raise the bar for quality across every product segment; Connect quality strategy to business outcomes; Improve coverage, speed, and confidence in every release; Accelerate work with AI tools; Improve output quality with AI tools; Eliminate low-value tasks with AI tools; Ensure teams can ship fast without cutting corners on quality

Industry & Context.

Data Integrity
Problems you'll solve

Solving hard problems at scale

Eligibility Requirements

Travel is required: Yes – Approximately 10%, AI-first organization, Proficiency in applying AI tools

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

15+ years of progressive experience in software quality engineering, test architecture, or related technical leadership roles, Demonstrated org-wide architecture leadership, Deep expertise in test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipeline design, Quality gate implementation, Testing strategies for large-scale SaaS platforms, Hands-on experience applying AI to quality workflows, Track record of driving adoption of technical standards across multiple teams or product areas, Working with leaders who do not report to you

Nice to Have

An advanced degree is a plus, Experience defining and scaling quality practices across multiple product segments in a large SaaS or cloud-native organization, Familiarity with contract testing, Chaos engineering, Advanced reliability practices (SLOs/SLIs, error budgets), Experience establishing quality centers of excellence or community-of-practice models across engineering organizations, Exposure to security testing practices, Compliance frameworks, Regulated industry quality standards, Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, PagerDuty) at an architectural level, Track record of representing an organization externally through conference talks, published writing, or industry working groups in quality engineering

What You'll Do.

Set quality architecture direction

Define reliability targets

Choose testing infrastructure

Build governance model for quality practices

Design scalable test automation frameworks

Bring AI into quality engineering

Evaluate AI-driven test generation

Roll out AI-driven test generation

Implement intelligent test selection

Implement defect prediction

Implement automated monitoring

Own performance and resilience strategy

Set performance budgets

Define monitoring standards

Create disaster recovery frameworks

Create incident response frameworks

Partner with product and engineering leaders

Balance release velocity with system health

Evaluate and introduce new tools

Evaluate and introduce new patterns

Evaluate and introduce new practices

Mentor engineers across teams

Raise bar on hiring for quality mindset

Contribute to engineering maturity

Represent Precisely externally

Thought leadership in quality engineering

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with engineering leadership; Partner with product and engineering leaders; Mentor engineers across teams; Contribute to engineering maturity across the organization; Represent Precisely externally as a thought leader

Full Job Description

Application and Interview Impersonation Notice: Impersonating another individual when applying for employment, and/or participating in an interview process to assist another individual in obtaining employment, with Precisely Software Incorporated (“Precisely”) is unlawful. If Precisely identifies such fraudulent conduct, then as applicable and to the extent permitted by law, the application will be rejected, an offer (if made) will be rescinded, or the employment will be terminated, and legal action may be taken against the impersonators. Precisely is the leader in data integrity. We empower businesses to make more confident decisions based on trusted data through a unique combination of software, data enrichment products and strategic services. What does this mean to you? For starters, it means joining a company focused on delivering outstanding innovation and support that helps customers increase revenue, lower costs and reduce risk. In fact, Precisely powers better decisions for more than 12,000 global organizations, including 95 of the Fortune 100. Precisely's 2500 employees are unified by four company core values that are central to who we are and how we operate: Openness, Determination, Individuality, and Collaboration. We are committed to career development for our employees and offer opportunities for growth, learning and building community. With a "work from anywhere" culture, we celebrate diversity in a distributed environment with a presence in 30 countries as well as 20 offices in over 5 continents. Learn more about why it's an exciting time to join Precisely! Precisely is an AI-first organization. All employees are expected to demonstrate proficiency in applying AI tools to accelerate their work, improve output quality, and eliminate low-value tasks. Candidates should be comfortable using generative AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT) in their day-to-day workflows, able to evaluate AI-generated outputs critically, and open to continuously adopti

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