Principal QA Engineer Up to 2.5 million PHP Working 2/3 days per week in Manila Working for a Financial Service client, we are looking for a Principal QA Engineer. Role Responsibilities Mentor QA engineers, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and project goals. Act as a strong individual contributor, defining and driving QA strategies and standards. Design and implement automated tests for ETD/OTC trade data pipelines. Develop and maintain test harnesses and reusable validation components. Execute end-to-end testing and validation across multiple trade data feeds. Design test cases based on regulatory rules, transformation mappings, and business requirements. Support performance and volume testing in high-throughput environments. Essential Experience / Competences 7+ years' QA or test automation experience, preferably in data-driven projects. Strong proficiency in a scripting or coding language for automated test development. Proven expertise in test data generation and data mocking techniques. Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and agile QA practices. Familiarity with cloud platforms (especially AWS) for testing data pipelines. Practical use of automation frameworks such as PyTest, Robot Framework, and Postman. Knowledge of compliance-driven test design, surveillance alert logic, and transformation mappings (e.g., SCILA, Apama). Experience designing and executing performance and volume tests. Proficiency with agile tools such as JIRA, Jenkins, and Confluence. Desired Experience with capital markets data (trade, order, pricing). Previous exposure to surveillance or regulatory reporting flows. Familiarity with additional tools such as Zephyr or Playwright. Direct experience with platforms like SCILA, Apama, or similar surveillance systems. To find out more please submit your CV for review. Show more Show less