A$ A' "A' ?Join us as we pursue our disruptive new vision to make machine data accessible, usable and valuable to everyone. We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we're committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other's success. Learn more about Splunk careers and how you can become a part of our journey!RoleYou will play a critical role in being our innovative and passionate senior technical quality customer engineer who oversees the testing strategy and tooling for Platform. You will actively participate in technical design, product, and architecture direction to influence testability and serviceability of our hybrid product strategy by working backwards from our customers' journey. You will work across teams and organizations to ensure that the architecture and design are of high quality, stable, scalable and reliable. You will establish the technical testing standards and drive the overall test tool design and best engineering practices through design reviews, architecture reviews, hackathon activities, customer visits and engagement with the entire engineering and product organization.What you will do and expertise you will need to be successfulWill be a Sr. Principal Software Developer in Test engineer to support 1100+ engineersCraft and execute the technical testing road map to develop the next generation hybrid cloud Application platformDrive SAAS & Cloud testing and automation strategy for all of PlatformStrong advocate for Voice of the Customer and holistic Quality approachInfluence the integration of outstanding architecture principles and goals into the team's projects through designs, implementation strategies, and project sequenceHelp grow, mentor, and shape engineering culture for engineeringWork with product managers and engineering leaders early on to craft testability and supportability of the product offerings and build testing capabilities that are flexible, extensible, and robustDrive a culture of quality, technical curiosity, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-makingKnowledge, Skills and Abilities10+ years of software development, including extensive large scale Back end and Front-end applications (Enterprise and single/multi-tenant Applications), and SDKsAbility to do thorough architectural, design and code reviewsIn-depth knowledge of test frameworks like pytest, Ginkgo, etc.Strong Java, Go and/or Python programming skillsKnowledge of Jenkins, Hudson, or any other CI systemsStrong knowledge of linux systems, Docker, k8sExperience building automation frameworksExperience in incorporating customer use cases and telemetry data into testingHands on expertise in recruiting for top talentIn-depth understanding of application performance and work through high volume scalability issuesPrior experience with Splunk or a similar analytics solutionExperience in multi-year transformation initiatives and playing a critical roleResponsibilities Own quality from product inception to release and be a customer advocateEnsure the quality of test plans, test cases, test matrix, test coverage, and bug matrixLead SDET strategies transforming the SDET to DevOps ModelCollaborate cross functionally and lead overall SDET org as an ICHelp create and implement quality metrics, processes and requirementsIdentify and communicate risk and bottlenecks in faster rollout of releases, products, features, etcOversee automation hygiene enforcing release criteria, data driven continuous improvement ensuring customer excellenceCoach and mentor other senior SDETs in the teamQualificationsRequires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a technical bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a technical Master's degree; or a PhD with 6 years' experience; or equivalent experience.We value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.For job positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.(Colorado only ) Minimum base salary of $165,000.00. You may also be eligible for incentive pay + equity + benefits. Note Disclosure per sb19-085 (8-5-201 et seq).