Senior Test Engineer

IQVIA

  • Cambridge
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 22 days ago
Senior Test EngineerIQVIA NLPCambridge, UKWe are looking for a talented Senior Tester to join our team and contribute to our mission of excellence. As a Senior Software Tester, you’ll help deliver cutting-edge solutions by working within a skilled agile team.This role offers the opportunity to grow into a Test Lead position, providing leadership and direction to our testing team.Essential Functions
  • Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases.
  • Perform manual and automated testing to ensure the quality of software products.
  • Identify, document, and track software defects.
  • Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure thorough testing.
  • Conduct different testing types and adapt them to the project need: functional testing, regression testing, API testing, integration testing, security testing, performance testing, contract testing.
  • Develop and execute test plans and test cases to ensure the quality of AI/ML applications.
  • Implement and maintain automated testing framework for UI, API and AI/ML solutions.
  • Participate in the benchmark testing to ensure high data quality.
  • Mentor junior testers and provide guidance on best practices and testing methodologies.
  • Continuously improve testing processes and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Participate in code reviews and provide feedback on testability and quality.
  • Prepare and present test reports and metrics to stakeholders.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
  • Substantial related experience in quality assurance and testing.
  • Previous experience in healthcare industry is a plus.
Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in UI and API test automation tools like cypress, cucumber, postman, pytest.
  • Experience in automated and manual testing in Azure environments, particularly for AI/ML applications.
  • Good understanding of AI concepts and technologies, like LangSmith, LangGraph, OpenAI…
  • Knowledge of performance and security testing.
  • Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Good knowledge of Jira, Xray, Gitlab CI, Jenkins
  • Strong experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and testing methodologies.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Experience in leading or mentoring a team of testers.
  • Certification in software testing (e.g., ISTQB) is a plus.
Career Path: This role is designed to evolve into a Test manager position, where you will:
  • Lead and manage a small testing team.
  • Define and implement testing strategies and best practices.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the testing team.
This role is not eligible for UK visa sponsorship.The TeamIQVIA NLP is a leading provider of Natural Language Processing solutions focussed on Human Data Science. NLP is a foundational technique for AI and ML and a critical enabler for IQVIA’s Connected Intelligence solutions and the delivery of clinical trials and studies. IQVIA NLP is an acknowledged leader in this space with a global customer base spanning Major Pharma companies, Healthcare Payers & Providers and Government.By using NLP, IQVIA and its customers leverage the value of unstructured patient data, social media and scientific literature, impacting pharmaceutical/MedTech development and care delivery from Bench to Bedside. In 2022, IQVIA launched its next generation Cloud and Data Science centric NLP platform which is expected to rapidly accelerate the technologies’ uptake. The platform includes our leading-edge multi-method NLP core, our market leading curation component and an enterprise class automation server for deployment in cloud or in enterprise.The IQVIA NLP team is around 120 FTE worldwide. We collaborate closely with the wider DTA&AI team in the areas of graph technology, deidentification and predictive analytics and broadly across IQVIA.Why Join?Those who join us become part of a recognized global leader still willing to challenge the status quo to improve patient care. You will have access to the most cutting-edge technology, the largest data sets, the best analytics tools and, in our opinion, some of the finest minds in the Healthcare industry.You can drive your career at IQVIA and choose the path that best defines your development and success. With exposure across diverse geographies, capabilities, and vast therapeutic and information and technology areas, you can seek opportunities to change and grow without boundaries.We know that meaningful results require not only the right approach but also the right people. Regardless of your role, we invite you to reimagine healthcare with us. You will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and ultimately improve human health outcomes.It's an exciting time to join and reimagine what's possible in healthcare.IQVIA is a strong advocate of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that a work environment that embraces diversity will give us a competitive advantage in the global marketplace and enhance our success. We believe that an inclusive and respectful workplace culture fosters a sense of belonging among our employees, builds a stronger team, and allows individual employees the opportunity to maximize their personal potential.IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at

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