Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Sycamore Informatics Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sycamore Informatics Inc. is seeking a Lead QA Manual + Automation Test Engineer with 7-12 years of experience to drive both manual and automated testing efforts.

The role involves designing test cases, executing plans, and guiding cross-functional teams to deliver compliant software releases. The candidate should be proficient in testing tools (Jira, ALM, XRay, Zephyr, IBM Rational) and automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, RobotFramework).

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design and review test cases and test plans for software products.
• Lead test efforts and coordinate manual and automated testing activities.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, RobotFramework).
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, performance, and security testing.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, HIPAA, ISO13485) and traceability.

Skills

Jira

HP ALM

XRay

Zephyr

Automation Testing

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

RobotFramework

TestNG

API Testing

CSV Knowledge

Tools

Jira

HP ALM

XRay

Zephyr

IBM Rational

Postman

RestAssured

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

RobotFramework

Job description

Role : Lead QA Manual + Automation Test Engineer

Designation : Lead QA Manual + Automation 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:

• 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 aplus

Certifications, if any:

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.

• Understand Sycamore Products end to end and gettrained/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, ISO13485).
• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communicationskills.
• Excellent analysis skills with a tenacious attention to detail.
• 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)
• Strong Knowledge of CSV (Computer System Validation)
• Risk-Based Testing (FMEA, ALCOA+ Data Integrity)

Desired Experience:

• 5+ years of working experience with at least one or moreyear implementing or testing applications in the clinical research/trials domain.
• Automation using Java /Selenium, Python , Cypress, Playwright is a plus , Bdd /Cucumber is a plus
• Robotframework , JMeter knowledgeis a plus
• Knowledge of File storage solutions & Cloud concepts is a plus