Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Role : Senior Tester

Designation : QA Senior Test Engineer

Experience (in years) : 7-12 years

Essential skills :

● Experience with testing management tools like Jira, HP/OpenText ALM, IBM Rational, XRay, Zephyr, etc

● Experienced in multiple complete software release cycles

● Understanding of Agile/iterative software development methodologies and Testing in Agile

● Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team

Desired skills :

● Test-driven development experience

● Experience with software development and/or Software Testing

● Experience in conducting testing in the Life science domain - Clinical systems

● Knowledge of Computer System Validation (CSV) Or Computer Software Assurance (CSA) is a plus

Certifications, if any:

ICH GCP training/certifications/PMP certifications/QA/SAS certifications etc.

Summary:

A Senior Test Engineer is responsible for performing manual and/Or automated testing to ensure software products in Sycamore meet regulatory and functional requirements. The role involves designing and reviewing test cases, executing test plans, and documenting results.

A Senior Test Engineer is additionally responsible for leading test efforts, implementing automation frameworks ( if knowledgeable in Automation), and ensuring high-quality releases while maintaining regulatory compliance. This role requires experience in both manual and/Or automated testing and working closely with cross-functional teams.

Roles & Responsibilities:

● Understand Sycamore Products end to end and get

trained/onboarded to work across any/all Sycamore's

products

● Develop and execute manual and/or automated test cases for software applications.

● Perform functional, regression, integration, system, performance, and security testing.

● Validate compliance with industry regulations (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, HIPAA, ISO 13485).

● Collaborate with developers, services, stakeholders, and regulatory teams to understand requirements and ensure compliance.

● Perform defect tracking and reporting using tools like JIRA, HP ALM, or Bugzilla.

● Execute SQL queries to validate database integrity.

● Conduct API testing using tools like Postman or RestAssured.

● Maintain test documentation, including test cases, test scripts, and execution logs.

● Design and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for complex applications.

● Develop and maintain automation frameworks (Selenium, TestNG, Cypress, Playwright, RobotFramework).

● Perform risk-based testing and ensure validation of GxP systems.

● Lead test strategy and defect management, working closely with development teams.

● Implement CI/CD pipelines for test automation and integration.

● Provide guidance and mentorship to test engineers.

● Stay updated on emerging trends and best practices in testing and recommend process improvements.

Essential Experience

● Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication

skills.

● Excellent analysis skills with a tenacious attention to detail.

● Excellent conflict resolution skills.

● Agile Testing, Testing Lifecycle knowledge & Scrum Methodologies

● Working with any Test Management Tools like HP ALM, Jira , Xray, Zephyr , IBM Rational , TestRail / TestMo

● Advanced skills in Manual & Automation Testing (Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress , RobotFrameoork, Java, PlayWright)

● Performance Testing (JMeter, LoadRunner)

● API Testing & Automation design

● Strong Knowledge of CSV (Computer System Validation)

● DevOps & CI/CD (Jenkins, Docker, GitHub Actions)

● Risk-Based Testing (FMEA, ALCOA+ Data Integrity)

Desired Experience:

● 5+ years of working experience with at least one or more

year implementing or testing applications in the clinical research/trials domain.

● Software development experience

● Automation using Java /Selenium, Python , Cypress, Playwright is a plus , Bdd /Cucumber is a plus

● Robotframework , JMeter knowledge is a plus

● Knowledge of File storage solutions & Cloud concepts is a plus

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