Test Automation Engineering (Translation Hub)

Amgen Inc. (IR); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a QA & Test Automation Support Engineer to join the Translation Hub quality assurance team. You will assist in testing translation pipelines, validate business logic behind machine translations, and contribute to both manual and automated testing.

You will work under guidance of a Product Architect and Software Engineers, supporting data integrity across data pipelines and API testing while growing skills in test automation and CI/CD integrations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience executing automated test suites and analyzing results.
• Strong defect tracking using JIRA or similar tools.
• Basic scripting for test automation (Python or Java).
• Proficient SQL data validation and API testing experience.
• Exposure to cloud data platforms (AWS, Databricks, Snowflake).
• Understanding of CI/CD and related tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI).

Responsibilities

• Execute automated test suites across translation pipelines, APIs, and proxy layers.
• Analyze test results, identify failures, and assist in root cause analysis.
• Generate and share test execution reports with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with developers to triage automation failures and escalate issues.
• Assist in test data preparation and environment setup.
• Perform manual validation to cover automation gaps and edge cases.
• Log defects in JIRA and track resolutions with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain test documentation, including test cases and regression packs.
• Contribute to test automation scripting, framework maintenance, and CI/CD integration.
• Validate translation workflows across platforms like AWS and integration with internal tools.

Skills

Test Automation

QA & Testing

SQL

API Testing

Python/Java

CI/CD

JIRA

Education

Bachelor's/Masters degree in computer science and engineering

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Selenium

JUnit

TestNG

PyTest

Job description

Career Category Information Systems Job Description Test Automation Engineer (Translation Hub) Role Name: Test Automation Engineering (Translation Hub) Department Name: Enterprise Data Strategy & Engineering (EDSE) Role GCF: 03 Hiring Manager Name: Bhairav Muthyapu

ABOUT AMGEN

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 45 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented QA & Test Automation Support Engineer (Test Automation Engineering) to join our Translation Hub quality assurance team. In this role, you will work closely with and under the guidance of a Product Architect and Software Engineers to support the testing and validation of Translation Hub Platform, with a focus on translation quality, validation, and API testing. You will contribute to ensuring data integrity across complex data pipelines, assist in validating business logic behind machine translations, and participate in both manual and automated testing processes. This is a hands‑on, growth-oriented position ideal for someone looking to deepen their skills in software quality engineering, API testing, and test automation.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Execute automated test suites across various layers including translation pipelines, APIs, and proxy layers.
• Analyse test automation results, identify failures or inconsistencies, and assist in root cause analysis.
• Generate and share test execution reports with stakeholders, summarizing pass/fail rates and key issues.
• Collaborate with the development team to triage automation failures and elevate critical issues.
• Assist in test data preparation and test environment set up.
• Perform manual validation as needed to support automation gaps or verify edge cases.
• Log and track defects in JIRA (or similar tools), and follow up on resolutions with relevant teams.
• Help maintain test documentation, including test case updates, runbooks,& regression packs.
• Contribute to test automation scripting, framework maintenance, CI/CD integration and Veracode integrations.
• Validate translation workflows across platforms like AWS and integration with existing internal tools.
• Participate in testing of Fast APIs, glossary creation, post editing of MT documents with the of use translation memory.
• Maintain test documentation and work closely with software engineers, and analysts to ensure data quality.

Must-Have Skills:

• Hands-on experience executing and analysing automated test suites 1+ strong experience in Test Automation specialization 3 to 5 years overall experience in QA & Test Automation is expected.
• Strong understanding of test result analysis and defect tracking (JIRA or similar)
• Basic knowledge of test automation scripting (Python, Java, or similar)
• Proficient in SQL for data validation
• Experience with API testing (REST & FastAPIs) and schema validation
• Exposure to cloud data platforms like AWS, Databricks, or Snowflake
• Understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Strong attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with Computer aided translation tools.
• Contributions to internal quality dashboards or data observability systems
• Experience working with agile Testing methodologies such as Scaled Agile.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks like Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or PyTest.

Education and Professional Certifications

• Bachelor’s/Masters degree in computer science and engineering preferred

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• High degree of initiative and self‑motivation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen