Principal IT QA Analyst

Location: IN-KA-BENGALURU-NORTHGATE ~ Sy No 2/2 Venkatala Village ~ SY NO 2/2 VENKATALA VILLAGE, Yelahanka Hobli

Date Posted

2026-11-06

Country

India

Location

IN-KA-BENGALURU-NORTHGATE ~ Sy No 2/2 Venkatala Village ~ SY NO 2/2 VENKATALA VILLAGE, Yelahanka Hobli

Position Role Type

Hybrid

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Collins Aerospace is a leader in technologically advanced, intelligent solutions that help redefine the aerospace and defense industry. With a comprehensive portfolio and deep technical expertise, we help customers meet the demands of the global market. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Job Description: Principal SDET | Test Automation CoE

What You Will Do *

• Lead and Mentor Test Automation CoE team, managing prioritization, and delivery.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, Java, TestNG, and Python.
• Drive AI-assisted development and automation using any LLM’s.
• Develop AI-powered automation solutions and reusable prompt templates to streamline reporting and testing workflows.
• Integrate automated regression suites into CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab, Jenkins, and Maven.
• Perform API automation, defect triage, root-cause analysis, and production issue resolution in collaboration with development teams.
• Drive Agile delivery, sprint planning, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement of Automation processes.

What You Will Learn

• Advanced applications of AI and LLMs in software development, test automation, and intelligent testing workflows.
• Opportunities to scale AI-driven automation across complex ERP and enterprise platforms.
• Best practices for enterprise-level automation architecture, CI/CD optimization, and quality engineering transformation.
• Leadership strategies for managing automation teams and driving cross-functional delivery.
• Emerging approaches to intelligent test generation, execution, reporting, and defect analysis.

Qualifications You Must Have *

• 12+ years of experience in software testing, Test automation, and enterprise application testing.
• Proven experience leading Test automation teams, managing resources, and delivering automation initiatives.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Core Java, TestNG, and automation framework development.
• Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of API testing using REST Assured and Postman, along with SQL.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery, defect management, root-cause analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, technical review, and team mentoring skills.

Qualifications We Prefer

Experience developing AI-powered automation agents using LLM APIs, Python, and reusable prompt templates.

Exposure to Playwright, Tosca, or Appium.

Knowledge of GitLab, Maven, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD runners.

Demonstrated ability to identify automation opportunities, improve testing efficiency, and deliver measurable business value.

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employee’s personal responsibility.

Requires advanced to expert knowledge of work area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.

May have broad knowledge of project management. Requires substantial knowledge of RTX projects, programs or systems in order to provide enhancements within job area.

Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience

Engineering/Other Technical Positions: Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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