F5 is seeking a Principal QA Engineer for their Distributed Cloud Data Platform team, focusing on data systems, observability, and automation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quality assurance and automation, particularly with data-intensive systems, and will play a key role in mentoring junior engineers and shaping the quality strategy
Job Summary
The role involves leading the quality strategy for next-generation data infrastructure serving mission-critical workloads across a global SaaS platform.
Candidates will design test frameworks for data streaming, storage, and observability while mentoring teams on reliability and automation best practices.
F5 prioritizes a diverse community where individuals thrive and emphasizes a human-first approach to teamwork and communication.
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F5 is seeking a Principal QA Engineer for their Distributed Cloud Data Platform team, focusing on data systems, observability, and automation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in quality assurance and automation, particularly with data-intensive systems, and will play a key role in mentoring junior engineers and shaping the quality strategy.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
10+ years QA experience
7+ years automation focus
Python Go or Java proficiency
Kafka Flink Spark testing
ClickHouse ElasticSearch validation
Performance benchmarking tools
Multi-cloud K8s deployment testing
Nice-to-have
AI Agentic GenAI tool exposure
PII masking compliance knowledge
Empathetic human-first teamwork
Mentorship of junior engineers
Data lake query optimization
Chaos engineering simulation
Key Requirements
10+ years in Quality Assurance
7+ years focused on automation
Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience