Lead Test Engineer, Functional

Valgenesis; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ValGenesis is seeking a Lead/Senior Test Engineer to join our development team. You will work with developers, BA/PO in Agile sprints to verify digital products before client delivery.

You will plan and execute verification activities, develop test plans and cases, and mentor junior testers while ensuring quality and regulatory alignment in the biopharma space.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of functional test experience for enterprise software.
• Biopharma industry regulatory, quality, risk, and validation experience preferred.
• Experience leading junior testers.
• Proficient with test strategy and test design.
• Experience with Jira and ADO in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep expertise in products and their pharmaceutical uses.
• Plan and execute computer system verification activities.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers in Agile teams.
• Create test plans, test cases/scripts, and bug reports.
• Map data flows to develop robust testing.
• Conduct QA tests and verify outcomes within schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Test design

Agile collaboration

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

Jira

ADO

Test management systems

Selenium

Robot Framework

Job description

About the Role

ValGenesis is looking for a Lead/Senior Test Engineer to join and strengthen our development team. Test engineers will be part of the development scrum teams, and will closely work with the developers, BA/PO to ensure that all digital products are properly verified before reaching the clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep expertise in our products and their uses in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Plan and execute computer system verification activities.
• Work with software developers and product managers in an Agile team environment.
• Create testing‑related documentation, including test plans, test cases/scripts, and bug reports assessing quality and associated risk.
• Ability to map data flows in the software as a basis to develop challenging and robust testing.
• Conduct QA tests and verify outcomes within schedules/timelines.

Qualifications

• Prior experience/knowledge in Biopharma Industry, specifically pharma regulatory, quality, risk, process validation.
• 5 – 10 years of experience in functional flow testing of all test phases of an enterprise software.
• Experience of using or testing any pharma validation/quality software systems is a huge plus.
• Experience in leading/guiding junior test engineers.
• Experience using Jira, ADO, at least one test management system.
• Proficient in test strategy and test design.
• Able to work both collaboratively and independently in a fast‑paced agile environment.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Good understanding of software development life cycle process.
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Robot, Selenium etc) is preferable.

ValGenesis is an equal‑opportunity employer that makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Our goal is to have the best‑qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics protected by local law.