Senior QA Test Engineer

Eurofins GSC IT DC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins GSC IT DC in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced QA Engineer to strengthen our software quality assurance programs. You will analyze requirements, design test plans, and execute functional, regression, and UAT testing across complex workflows.

You will design automation frameworks, integrate tests into CI/CD, and mentor junior engineers to improve product quality and release confidence. Responsibilities include defect management, release validation support, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
• Strong experience in Functional and Regression Testing.
• Experience with automation tools such as WebDriver IO, Selenium or Playwright.
• Experience with scripting languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript (preferred) or C#/Java.
• Good understanding of API testing using Postman or similar tools.
• Experience with SQL and database validation.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience using Azure DevOps or similar ALM tools.
• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and release management practices.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify test scenarios.
• Create, maintain, and execute test plans, test cases, and test data.
• Perform Functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke, and UAT support testing.
• Validate business workflows across eLIMS-BPT and integrated apps.
• Ensure traceability between requirements and test evidence.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and test suites.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and drive testing best practices.
• Define and track quality metrics and suggest process improvements.

Job description

Company Description

Eurofins Scientificis an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and AgroScience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies across 59 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion; and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Quality Assurance & Testing

• Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify test scenarios.
• Create, maintain, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test data.
• Perform Functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke, and UAT support testing.
• Validate complex business workflows across eLIMS-BPT and integrated applications.
• Ensure complete test coverage and traceability between requirements and test evidence.

Test Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and automated test suites.
• Improve automation coverage to reduce manual testing effort and increase release confidence.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Analyze automation failures and continuously improve test reliability.

Defect Management

• Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through closure.
• Perform detailed root cause analysis for escaped defects.
• Work closely with developers and business stakeholders to validate fixes.

Release & Validation Support

• Support release planning, validation activities, and controlled deployments.
• Participate in release readiness reviews and risk assessments.
• Ensure required evidence is generated and maintained for regulated environments.
• Support audit and compliance activities when required.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, Functional Analysts, and Support teams.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and guide testing best practices.
• Participate actively in grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Drive process improvements to improve product quality and team efficiency.

Quality Engineering

• Define and track quality metrics such as defect leakage, automation coverage, and test effectiveness.
• Recommend improvements in testing strategies, tools, and processes.
• Promote a quality-first mindset across delivery teams.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• 5–8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
• Strong experience in Functional and Regression Testing.
• Experience with Test Automation tools such as WebDriver IO ( preferred) or Selenium or Playwright, or equivalent.
• Experience with scripting language such as Java script/ Type script ( preferred) or C# or Java , or equivalent.
• Good understanding of API testing using Postman or similar tools.
• Experience with SQL and database validation.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Experience using Azure DevOps or similar ALM tools.
• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and release management practices.

Domain Knowledge

• Experience in Healthcare, Life Sciences, Laboratory Systems, LIMS, ELN, or regulated environments is preferred.
• Understanding of validation concepts and evidence generation in regulated systems is an advantage.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership.
• Mentoring and leadership capabilities.
• Strong attention to detail and quality mindset.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Performance Testing (such as JMeter or equivalent ).
• Experience with Azure services and cloud-based applications.
• Experience working on enterprise-scale distributed systems.
• Knowledge of security testing concepts.

Key Success Measures

• Low defect leakage to production.
• Improved automation coverage.
• High-quality release validation.
• Effective collaboration across teams.
• Timely delivery of testing activities.
• Continuous improvement initiatives contributing to overall product quality.

Additional Information

Personal Skills:

• Customer-service oriented with a problem-solving attitude.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
• Entrepreneurial thinking and flexibility to change.
• Very good English communication skills (concise writing and orally convincing);
• Structured and clear writing skills.
• Proven ability to solve complex business problems using analytical reasoning.
• Demonstrated positive attitude, self-motivated, team player.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• MCA or Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.

Additional Information

Personal Skills:

• Customer-service oriented with a problem-solving attitude;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is essential;
• Entrepreneurial thinking and flexibility to change;
• Very good English communication skills (concise writing and orally convincing);
• Structured and clear writing skills;
• Proven ability to solve complex business problems using analytical reasoning;
• Demonstrated positive attitude, self-motivated, team player.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITERIA: Eurofins has a strong focus on Performance Management system. This includes quarterly calibrations, half-yearly reviews and annual reviews. The KPIs shall be set and may vary slightly between projects. These will be clearly communicated, documented during the first 30 days of your joining.