Company Description
Eurofins Scientific is 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
QA Test Lead
Eurofins IT Solutions, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
With 36 facilities worldwide, Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing (BPT) is the largest network of bio/pharmaceutical GMP product testing laboratories providing comprehensive laboratory services for the world's largest pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device companies.
BPT is enabled by global engineering teams working on next-generation applications and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). As Senior Automation Engineer, you will be a crucial part of our delivery team, ensuring the product features are completely automated and reducing the idea to live time to Business. As a technology leader, BPT wants to give you the opportunity not just to accept new challenges and opportunities but to impress with your ingenuity, focus, attention to detail and collaboration with a global team of professionals.
This role reports to a Manager.
Required Experience and Skills
Experience:
- Experience between 8 to 10 yrs.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement test strategies, plans, and schedules for both manual and automated testing.
- Define and prioritize testing tasks based on project requirements, risks, and timelines.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and design comprehensive test cases.
- Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers, providing guidance and support.
- Coordinate and manage the testing team’s activities, ensuring productivity and adherence to testing standards.
- Conduct regular team meetings, performance reviews, and provide constructive feedback.
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts using C# and Selenium , Typescript of Java.
- Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and delivery.
- Design and implement automated tests for RESTful APIs using tools like RestSharp or similar libraries.
- Validate API functionality, performance, and security through thorough testing.
- Oversee the execution of manual and automated tests, track results, and report defects.
- Generate and present detailed test reports, metrics, and dashboards to stakeholders.
- Ensure that defects are tracked and managed effectively throughout the testing lifecycle.
- Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives to provide QA input.
- Continuously evaluate and improve testing processes, tools, and methodologies.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends and best practices to enhance testing efficiency.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to software quality and testing processes.
- Ensure compliance with quality standards and project requirements
Required Skills:
- Proficiency in C#,Typescript for developing and maintaining automated test scripts and frameworks.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming concepts, design patterns, and coding best practices.
- Expertise in using Selenium WebDriver for automating web application testing.
- Knowledge of Selenium Grid for distributed test execution.
- Familiarity with Selenium best practices for managing locators and handling dynamic content.
- Good knowledge in Database & SQL. Ability to create & mine data using SQL queries.
- Experience with RestSharp or similar libraries for creating and executing API test cases.
- Understanding of RESTful principles and common HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).
- Ability to validate API responses, handle authentication, and test error handling.
- Experience in designing and implementing test automation frameworks using tools like NUnit or MSTest for C#, WebDriver IO , Selenium
- Knowledge of integrating test automation with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI/CD
- Proficiency with version control systems like Git for managing test scripts and collaborating with the development team.
- Familiarity with test management tools like JIRA, TestRail, or similar for tracking test cases, execution, and defect management.
- Ability to write and execute SQL queries for data validation and verification.
- Understanding of performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., JMeter) for assessing application performance under load.
- Experience working in Agile environments, including participation in Scrum ceremonies like stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration and reporting
Desirable Experience
- Knowledge of Performance testing.
- Knowledge of Security testing.
- Knowledge of Mobile Automation Testing.
Personal Skills:
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to articulate and present different points-of-views on various topics related to project and otherwise.
- Successful teamwork experience and demonstrated leadership abilities are required.
- Eager to learn and continuously develop personal and technical capabilities.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- MCA or Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science or any other equivalent degree.
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.