Software Quality Engineer III - Pipelines

POSITION TITLE: Software Quality Engineer III - Pipelines

POSITION LOCATION: Remote, USA

POSITION SUMMARY

The Pipelines Engineering team at Natera builds and maintains analytical bioinformatics pipelines to reliably translate raw genomic data into clinically actionable insights for a global patient population. We optimize development velocity across R&D and Engineering. We deliver high quality, reliable, compliant production bioinformatics pipelines and associated infrastructure with global reach and scale. And we provide Natera diagnostic tests with the “secret sauce” needed for commercial success. 

POSITION SUMMARY:
We are seeking a Software Quality Engineer III who will be 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 3 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.