Lead Software Quality Engineer

POSITION TITLE: Lead Software Quality Engineer

POSITION LOCATION: Remote, USA

POSITION SUMMARY:

At Natera, we revolutionize the world of medicine by developing genetics products that combine cutting-edge technology and science. On top of that we want to accelerate the breakthroughs in research to improve care by offering our unique genomic and clinical data. 

In order to achieve that we are looking for a Lead Software Quality Engineer who has experience in testing data products to join the team. The ideal candidate for this position would want to help develop software that lasts -- extensible, testable and self-documenting. 

No biology background is required but this is an excellent opportunity for a strong Lead Software Quality Engineer to bring their skills and expertise to the Life Science Industry. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform system analysis, assess risk, provide estimations and develop strong test strategies

• Perform software verification, define and execute test cases and scenarios required for software quality assurance and regulatory compliance.

• 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.

• Evaluate defined processes and strategies, collect metrics and proactively work on continuous improvements to the team

• Evangelize new testing methodologies, best practices, and tools with goals to continuously improve test coverage and efficiency of software release

• Work closely with developers and product managers in all phases of SDLC to build quality into our development process.

• Foster the professional development and knowledge advancement of the team

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience testing both front-end and server-side functionality of complex n-tier systems.

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

• Healthcare IT experience is beneficial, but not required

• Experience working in regulated environments is a plus

• ISTQB or equivalent certification in Test Management is a plus

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Leadership experience, ideally including management of agile teams

• Solution and improvement oriented mindset: proactivity in trouble-shooting

• Strong communication skills

• Willingness and ability to learn new testing practices, scripting languages, and subject matter.

• Forward-thinking, focus on long-term goals and care deeply about the future

• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test planning, system dependencies, and product integration phases

• Extensive working knowledge of relational databases, strong SQL skills.

• Recent hands-on experience with front-end test automation tools and libraries such as Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Junit, ScalaTest, Gatling and others.

• Understanding of one or more programming and scripting languages, such as Java, Scala, Python, Ruby, Groovy, or other.

• Experience with containers (i.e.: Docker, Kubernetes)

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS

• Experience with software development platforms (i.e.: Jenkins, Gitlab, Atlassian Bamboo, Azure DevOps Server)

• Experience with message broker/queue (i.e. Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ)

• Experience with software life cycle management tools (i.e. Jira) 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Duties are typically performed in an office setting - remote / at-home currently

• Working with remote teams in different time zones

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear

• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arm

The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.Re