Senior SIT Engineer

Job Overview

Role Summary The Senior System Integration Test Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for driving system integration testing (SIT), performance engineering, and quality strategy across complex ecosystems involving applications, cloud platforms, distributed systems, databases, and device integrations. This role combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership, leveraging modern testing tools, AI-driven testing practices, and data validation techniques to ensure scalable, high-performing, and reliable systems. A Day In The Life

Key Responsibilities SIT Strategy & Leadership

• Define and implement SIT strategy, frameworks, and best practices
• Lead end-to-end system validation across APIs, applications, databases, cloud, and third-party integrations
• Provide technical leadership and direction for SIT across multiple programs
• Influence release readiness decisions and quality gates (Go/No-Go)

End-to-End System Integration

• Oversee testing of complex, distributed, multi-system integrations
• Validate:
• API orchestration and service interactions
• Event-driven systems (Kafka, messaging platforms)
• Data pipelines and workflows
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate system-level risks and integration failures

Performance Engineering & Scalability

• Lead performance engineering initiatives at enterprise scale
• Design and execute:
• Load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing
• Establish performance baselines aligned with business SLAs and KPIs
• Drive system tuning and capacity planning

AI-Driven Testing & Advanced Automation

• Lead adoption of AI/ML-driven testing techniques, including:
• Intelligent test case generation o Predictive defect detection
• Anomaly detection in system and performance metrics
• Architect self-healing and adaptive automation frameworks
• Optimize test execution using data-driven and AI-assisted insights

Automation & DevOps Integration

• Define and scale automation strategies across SIT and regression testing
• Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Ensure continuous testing and shift-left quality practices Database & Data Engineering Validation
• Lead validation of large-scale data systems and pipelines
• Ensure:
• Data integrity across systems
• Accuracy of ETL and streaming pipelines
• High-volume transactional system reliability
• Optimize and validate:
• SQL queries, stored procedures
• NoSQL data consistency and performance Cloud & Distributed Systems Testing
• Drive testing strategies for cloud-native systems (Azure, AWS)
• Validate microservices and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Ensure reliability of distributed and event-driven architectures

Defect Management & Root Cause Analysis

• Lead complex defect triage and deep root cause analysis across systems
• Resolve cross-layer issues involving:
• Application
• Database
• Infrastructure
• Establish proactive defect prevention mechanisms

Mentorship & Technical Leadership

• Mentor and guide mid-level SIT engineers
• Act as a technical authority and escalation point
• Drive continuous improvement in:
• Testing processes
• Automation frameworks
• Tool adoption

Stakeholder & Executive Communication

• Communicate quality, performance, and risk insights to leadership
• Translate technical findings into business impact and decision-making inputs
• Lead SIT governance meetings and cross-functional coordination What will help you thrive in this role?

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in:
• • System Integration Testing (SIT) + Performance engineering and load testing + Automation and distributed systems testing

Technical Expertise Testing & Automation Tools

• Selenium, Cypress (UI automation)
• Postman, REST Assured, Karate (API testing)

Performance Testing

• JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, k6
• Monitoring tools: Grafana, Dynatrace, AppDynamics

Programming / Scripting

• Strong proficiency in:
• • Python, Java, C#, or JavaScript

Database Expertise

• Advanced SQL (query optimization, stored procedures)
• Experience with:
• • Relational DBs: SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL + NoSQL: MongoDB, Cassandra + Data pipeline validation (ETL, streaming systems)

Cloud & DevOps+ Azure, AWS + CI/CD: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions + Containers & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes

AI/ML (Preferred)+ Experience with:

• • AI-driven testing tools + Predictive analytics and anomaly detection + Automation optimization using AI

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and enterprise-level problem solving
• Strong leadership and technical mentoring skills
• Expertise in complex system integration and performance engineering
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement

Preferred Experience

• Experience in large-scale, data-intensive systems
• Exposure to IoT, firmware, or hardware integration ecosystems
• Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, and SRE practices

Success Metrics

• Reduction in integration defects and production issues
• Achievement of performance SLAs and scalability goals
• Increased automation coverage and efficiency
• Improved SIT cycle time and release predictability
• Adoption of AI-driven testing practices

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