Principal Software Development Engineer in Test

Eclinicalsolutions; Mansfield (MA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

eClinical Solutions is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Test to architect and lead scalable automation frameworks for enterprise-grade cloud platforms. You will mentor SDET teams, drive modernization of testing infrastructure, and collaborate with DevOps, architecture, and QA to ensure quality across the data-driven clinical trial lifecycle.

The role emphasizes hands-on automation using Playwright with C#/.NET, REST API testing, SQL-based validation, and containerized CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 8-15 years hands-on SDET/automation engineering experience.
• Experience designing enterprise automation frameworks and scalable automation infrastructure.
• Strong programming expertise in C#/.NET and object‑oriented programming concepts.
• Strong understanding of QA concepts, software testing methodologies, automation tools, and modern engineering practices.
• Hands‑on experience with Active Coding practices and modern software engineering standards.
• Strong understanding of SQL and database validation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise-level test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Lead framework and infrastructure evolution initiatives as part of the global SQA automation team.
• Drive migration initiatives for existing automation frameworks, test suites, and infrastructure onto modern testing platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to automation engineers and SDET teams.
• Hands‑on experience in automating web-based applications using Playwright with C#/.NET.
• Strong experience in automating REST API testing, service validation, and integration testing.
• Experience validating database integrity, backend data consistency, and end-to-end data flows using SQL-based verification techniques.
• Drive Shift‑Left testing practices by integrating automated quality validation early in the SDLC.
• Design, build, and maintain ephemeral test environments for scalable and isolated automated testing workflows.
• Hands‑on experience testing applications in ephe‑meral/containerized environments as part of CI/CD pipelines.
• Review and audit automation code for quality, maintainability, performance, and adherence to coding standards.
• Review automation execution reports and proactively follow up on discrepancies and failures.
• Train and mentor team members on framework usage, coding standards, automation best practices, and engineering principles.
• Drive adoption of Active Coding practices, clean code principles, and OOP methodologies.
• Collaborate with development teams, architects, DevOps engineers, and stakeholders to improve product quality and delivery efficiency.
• Design and implement parallel and distributed test execution capabilities.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline implementation and continuous testing strategies.
• Work with Docker containerization technologies for scalable automation execution environments.
• Participate in automation solutioning aligned with modern industry trends including cloud-native technologies, AI/ML‑assisted testing, and scalable distributed systems.
• Support API and integration testing efforts involving HTTP/REST services, authentication, and secure communication protocols including TLS.

Skills

SDET leadership

C#/.NET

Automation frameworks

SQL proficiency

REST/API testing

CI/CD

Education

BE in Computer Science

Tools

Playwright

Job description

Principal Software Engineer in Test

eClinical Solutions is transforming clinical development with elluminate®, our Clinical Data Cloud, helping life sciences organizations unify, analyze, and unlock the value of their data faster than ever before. By combining a modern cloud platform with expert data services, we empower smarter decisions across the clinical trial lifecycle-accelerating innovation that ultimately improves patient outcomes.

Our engineering teams build enterprise-grade, revenue-generating products at the intersection of cloud, data, analytics, and emerging AI technologies. If you're excited about building sophisticated software that makes a real-world impact in healthcare, this is the place to do it.

You will make an impact:

The Principal SDET will be a core member of the eClinical Solutions R&D Team. The Principal SDET will be primarily responsible for architecting and evolving automation frameworks and infrastructure, providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, reviewing automation code quality, driving automation strategy, ensuring scalable and maintainable test automation solutions across the organization, and driving the initiative of migrating existing tests and infrastructure onto a new testing platform. In addition, the Principal SDET will collaborate closely with development, DevOps, architecture, and QA teams to establish best practices for automation, quality engineering, continuous testing, and system reliability. This position will report to the Senior Director, Software Quality Assurance

Your day to day:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise-level test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Lead framework and infrastructure evolution initiatives as part of the global SQA automation team.
• Drive migration initiatives for existing automation frameworks, test suites, and infrastructure onto modern testing platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to automation engineers and SDET teams.
• Hands‑on experience in automating web-based applications using Playwright (PW) with C#/.NET.
• Strong experience in automating REST API testing, service validation, and integration testing.
• Experience validating database integrity, backend data consistency, and end-to-end data flows using SQL-based verification techniques.
• Drive Shift‑Left testing practices by integrating automated quality validation early in the software development lifecycle.
• Design, build, and maintain ephemeral test environments for scalable and isolated automated testing workflows.
• Hands‑on experience testing applications in ephe‑meral/containerized environments as part of CI/CD pipelines.
• Review and audit automation code for quality, maintainability, performance, and adherence to coding standards.
• Review automation execution reports and proactively follow up on discrepancies and failures.
• Train and mentor team members on framework usage, coding standards, automation best practices, and engineering principles.
• Drive adoption of Active Coding practices, clean code principles, and object‑oriented programming (OOP) methodologies.
• Collaborate with development teams, architects, DevOps engineers, and stakeholders to improve product quality and delivery efficiency.
• Design and implement parallel and distributed test execution capabilities.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline implementation and continuous testing strategies.
• Work with Docker containerization technologies for scalable automation execution environments.
• Participate in automation solutioning aligned with modern industry trends including cloud-native technologies, AI/ML‑assisted testing, and scalable distributed systems.
• Support API and integration testing efforts involving HTTP/REST services, authentication, and secure communication protocols including TLS.
• Provide technical guidance on systems architecture, automation infrastructure, and engineering best practices.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, architecture diagrams, and Confluence documentation.

Take the first step towards your dream career. Here is what we are looking for in this role.

Qualifications:

• BE in Computer Science and/or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• 8-15 years of hands‑on experience in software development engineering in test (SDET), automation engineering, or quality engineering.
• Strong experience designing enterprise automation frameworks and scalable automation infrastructure
• Strong understanding of QA concepts, software testing methodologies, automation tools, and modern engineering practices.
• Expertise in designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks and infrastructure.
• Strong programming expertise in C#/.NET and object‑oriented programming (OOP) concepts.
• Hands‑on experience with Active Coding practices and modern software engineering standards.
• Strong understanding of SQL and database validation techniques.
• Good understanding of HTTP/REST APIs, web services, and n