Senior Staff Test Engineer

Medidata Solutions; London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Medidata is seeking a Senior Staff Test Engineer to lead automation initiatives in a hybrid environment. You will architect scalable Python-based frameworks, integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, and build AI-assisted testing capabilities to accelerate reliable releases.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and release teams, and ensure quality across multiple streams while embedding quality early in development.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Python development experience with strong OOP design and clean code.
• Proven ability to architect and maintain scalable test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and practical experience with GitHub Actions or equivalents.
• Experience building or working with custom AI/LLM agents in a test engineering or quality context.
• Solid knowledge of software testing methodologies.
• Experience with API test automation using REST or GraphQL (Pytest, Requests, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and grow a team of automation engineers.
• Ability to independently own and drive automation projects with minimal supervision.
• Experience managing and following up with multiple stakeholders across engineering, product, and release management.
• Proficiency with version control workflows - Git, branching strategies, pull request reviews.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-team collaboration and documentation.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into deployment pipelines for continuous quality feedback.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development practices and sprint-based delivery.
• Experience with test management tools such as Jira and Zephyr Scale.
• Experience with software quality engineering or test automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of automation engineers, setting technical direction, reviewing work, and driving accountability for quality deliverables
• Architect and own scalable Python-based test automation frameworks using strong OOP design principles
• Drive CI/CD pipeline integration for automated test execution using GitHub Actions or equivalent systems
• Build and maintain custom AI agents to enhance test engineering workflows - including test case generation, intelligent test selection, and quality reporting
• Follow up with multiple stakeholders across engineering, product, and release management to ensure on-time, quality releases
• Independently own automation projects end-to-end - from design through implementation, execution, and reporting
• Define and enforce automation best practices, coding standards, and test coverage strategies across the team
• Integrate automated test suites into deployment workflows to enable continuous quality feedback
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to embed quality early in the development lifecycle

Skills

Python

Test automation

CI/CD

AI/LLM testing

REST/GraphQL testing

Git/GitHub

Leadership

Agile/Scrum

Jira/Zephyr Scale

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software Eng

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Job description

Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week following Company policy.

About our Company:

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com . Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors , and follow us at @Medidata.

About the Team:

The Senior Staff Test Engineer will lead and elevate our automation engineering practice by architecting scalable, AI-powered test frameworks that accelerate software delivery across our quality engineering organization. This role will directly impact the reliability and speed of our product releases by driving a culture of quality engineering, mentoring a team of automation engineers, and embedding intelligent testing solutions - including custom AI agents and our CI/CD pipelines. Over the next 6-12 months, this role is expected to: (1) establish a standardized automation framework adopted across all quality engineering teams, (2) reduce manual testing effort through AI-assisted test generation and execution, and (3) build a high-performing automation team capable of independently owning quality for multiple release streams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of automation engineers, setting technical direction, reviewing work, and driving accountability for quality deliverables
• Architect and own scalable Python-based test automation frameworks using strong OOP design principles
• Drive CI/CD pipeline integration for automated test execution using GitHub Actions or equivalent systems
• Build and maintain custom AI agents to enhance test engineering workflows - including test case generation, intelligent test selection, and quality reporting
• Follow up with multiple stakeholders across engineering, product, and release management to ensure on-time, quality releases
• Independently own automation projects end-to-end - from design through implementation, execution, and reporting
• Define and enforce automation best practices, coding standards, and test coverage strategies across the team
• Integrate automated test suites into deployment workflows to enable continuous quality feedback
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to embed quality early in the development lifecycle

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field

Required:

• Hands-on Python development experience with strong OOP design and clean code principles
• Proven ability to architect and maintain scalable test automation frameworks from scratch
• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and practical experience with GitHub Actions or equivalent (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI)
• Experience building or working with custom AI/LLM agents in a test engineering or quality context
• Solid knowledge of software testing methodologies
• Experience with API test automation using REST or GraphQL (Pytest, Requests, or equivalent)
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and grow a team of automation engineers
• Ability to independently own and drive automation projects with minimal supervision
• Experience managing and following up with multiple stakeholders across engineering, product, and release management
• Proficiency with version control workflows - Git, branching strategies, pull request reviews
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-team collaboration and documentation
• Experience integrating automated test suites into deployment pipelines for continuous quality feedback
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development practices and sprint-based delivery
• Experience with test management tools such as Jira and Zephyr Scale
• Experience with software quality engineering or test automation

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides benefits, including medical, dental, family leave, life and disability insurance, a generous pension, and 25+ paid holidays per year.

We will accept applications on an ongoing basis until we fill the position.

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Inclusion statement

As a game-changer in sustainable technology and innovation, Dassault Systèmes is striving to build more inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. We believe that our people are our number one asset and we want all employees to feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. It is our goal that our people feel a sense of pride and a passion for belonging. As a company leading change, it's our responsibility to foster opportunities for all people to participate in a harmonized Workforce of the Future.

MEDIDATA generates the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics companies, and academic researchers accelerate value, minimize risk, and optimize outcomes.

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