POSITION SUMMARY:
Software Quality Engineer, Production Bioinformatics Pipelines is responsible for complete end-to-end verification of Natera software systems and services using both manual and automated test strategies.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
-
Perform software verification, define and execute test cases and scenarios required for software quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
-
Perform system analysis, assess risk, and develop strong test strategies by analyzing product design and technical specifications, and by collaborating with product managers and developers.
-
Participate in building and maintaining a data-driven test automation framework using automation tools and libraries.
-
Perform debugging and root cause analysis of product issues or defects.
-
Evangelize new testing methodologies, best practices and tools with goals to continuously improve test coverage.
-
Work closely with software engineers and bioinformatics scientists in all phases of SDLC to build quality into our development process.
-
Work with software engineers to design data-driven test scenarios and its expected results.
QUALIFICATIONS:
-
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics or engineering related area.
-
Minimum of 5 years of experience developing test automation frameworks and harnesses using programming and scripting languages.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
-
Basic knowledge of foundational bioinformatics algorithms such as Alignment, Demultiplexing and Variant Calling; experience working with FASTQ, BAM and VCF files.
-
Strong working knowledge of Java.
-
Recent hands-on experience developing test automation code using tools and libraries, such as TestNG, Junit, Hamcrest and others (Selenium is nice to have).
-
Recent hands-on experience of REST API testing and test automation.
-
Experience writing verification plans, test cases, defects reports, executing & managing test cases using test cases management system and writing verification reports.
-
Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test planning, system dependencies, and product integration phases.
-
Experience building basic SQL queries (SELECT \ JOIN) is nice to have.