[Hiring] Software Quality and Test Engineer @Parexel

Role Description

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve. At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do. Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

Key Accountabilities

• Business process testing:
  • Support the quality control of functional or cross-functional systems and applications in line with Parexel Operational and Parexel Quality Management strategies.
  • Manage selection/creation of relevant scenarios for testing and ensure that tests reflect realistic operational business conditions.
  • Ensure tests and results are documented, reported to stakeholders and are available for specification of user instructions.
• Quality Assurance:
  • Conduct Software Quality reviews of software functional requirements and designs.
  • Experience writing and executing functional & non-functional test plans/cases within an agile environment.
  • Test internally developed software and commercial off the shelf (COTS) product to ensure quality of software delivery.
  • Ensure that software is tested according to SOPs, lifecycle methodologies and to regulatory requirements.
• Testing:
  • Accept responsibility for creation of test cases using in-depth technical analysis of both functional and non-functional specifications.
  • Create traceability records, from test cases back to requirements.
  • Produce test scripts, materials, and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services.
  • Record and analyze action and results and maintain a defect register.
  • Review test results and modify tests if necessary.
  • Provide reports on progress, anomalies, risks, and issues associated with the overall project.
  • Report on system quality and collect metrics on test cases.
  • Provide specialist advice to support others.
• Knowledge in basic and complex SQL Queries.
• Other Accountabilities:
  • Familiarity with software quality assurance processes and software testing best practices.
  • Perform project tasks in accordance with project timelines and required quality standards.
  • Keep manager(s) informed about work progress and any issues to avoid surprises.
  • Analyze bugs and errors found during tests, documenting the results, verified resolved defects, and tracked the bugs raised.
  • Great team player and able to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
  • Provide and meet time estimates for assigned deliverables.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
• Flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning.
• Ability to function as part of a ‘virtual’, global team as required.
• Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workflow with attention to detail.
• Experience with manual and/or automated testing of IT applications, including portals, data warehouses, web, client/server applications.
• Experience with back-end, front-end and connectivity components of data warehouse applications.
• Configuration and change management of software components and packages including defect/issue reporting and tracking.
• Shows commitment to and performs consistently high-quality work.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated skill at working as a productive member of a software development team and willingness to listen to others.

Knowledge and Experience

• System implementation and Part 11 validation experience required.
• Experience in Clinical Development & Delivery or other similar experiences.
• Knowledge of GxP compliance required.
• Proficiency in verbal and written English.
• Experience with test case design and strategy.
• Experience with reviewing requirements and functional specifications.
• 3-5 Years experience in software testing techniques and test case development.
• 1-2 Years SQL experience. Familiarity with data warehousing concepts.

Education

• Educated to degree level (B.S/B.A. Computer science preferred, technology, biological science, or equivalent degree in technology) or equivalent qualification or clinical research experience.

Minimum Work Experience

• Hands-on work experience in software industry experience in Software Quality and Test Engineering for Web and/or client/server applications.
• Strong experience in Software Quality and Test activities (Writing, updating, executing test cases).
• Familiarity in Web Automation using Selenium WebDriver with (Java), process improvement skills and performance testing.