Genomics QA Automation Engineer

Nova Web Technologies LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Web Technologies LLC in San Diego, CA seeks an Automation QA Engineer with 3+ years' experience to validate genomics software and data outputs. You will develop Python-based automated tests, design test plans, and collaborate with software, scientific, and lab teams to ensure accurate lab data workflows.

Focus is on testing and quality assurance in genomics environments, including LIMS integrations and end-to-end traceability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS, bioinformatics, or related life sciences.
• 3+ years of QA, software testing, or test automation.
• Strong Python for automated tests.
• Experience with pytest, unittest, or Robot Framework.
• Knowledge of genomics concepts and lab data lifecycles.
• Experience testing in biotech or genomics settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and run automated Python tests.
• Create test plans, test cases, regression suites, and data-validation scenarios.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate sequencing workflows and genomic data outputs.
• Collaborate with lab and engineering teams to define tests.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and improve coverage.
• Track defects and support root-cause analysis.

Skills

Python

Test automation

CI/CD testing

Data validation

Genomics basics

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS or Life Sciences

Tools

pytest

unittest

Robot Framework

Job description

Nova Web Technologies LLC in San Diego, CA seeks an Automation QA Engineer with 3+ years' experience to validate genomics software and data outputs. You will develop Python-based automated tests, design test plans, and collaborate with software, scientific, and lab teams to ensure accurate lab data workflows.

Focus is on testing and quality assurance in genomics environments, including LIMS integrations and end-to-end traceability.