Senior Test Automation Engineer

Brief Description

As a Senior Test Automation Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our testing strategy, mentoring peers, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products. You’ll work in a collaborative environment where innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence are valued.

The Senior Test Automation Engineer (STAE) is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated test solutions to ensure the quality and reliability of our products. This role involves mentoring team members, defining and enforcing testing processes, and serving as a subject matter expert in both product functionality and the RTSM domain. The Sr. TAE will leverage WebdriverJS for front-end automation and Python for API testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on product functionality and the RTSM domain.
• Act as the primary point of contact for automation troubleshooting and resolution.
• Design, write, maintain, and enhance automated test cases for web and API layers.
• Collaborate with the SQE team to convert manual test cases into automated solutions.
• Diagnose and implement fixes where automation impacts feature development.
• Participate in tool selection, adoption, and continuous improvement of automation frameworks.
• Advocate for testing and automation best practices across the organization.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and professional development of Test Automation Engineers.
• Contribute to audits and compliance activities as required.
• Assist in investigating CAPAs (Corrective and Preventive Actions) and deviations related to automation.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years experience with automated testing tools and methodologies.
• Strong proficiency in a high-level programming language, with emphasis on test automation.
• Solid understanding of automation best practices, test design patterns, and Behavior Driven Development (BDD).
• Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver and Playwright for dynamic web applications.
• Familiarity with CI/CD environments such as Jenkins, Bamboo, or Travis.
• Proficiency in SQL (PostgreSQL preferred).
• Knowledge of Page Object Model (POM) and its importance in maintainable test design.
• Experience with Git, API testing, Cucumber, and Gherkin.

Education And/or Certification Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

Summary

4G Clinical is honored to be part of Fast Company's 2020 Best Workplaces for Innovators list, citing businesses and organizations that demonstrate a deep commitment to encouraging innovation at all levels. 4G Clinical came in at #8 for its dedication to building a culture that fuels innovation, curiosity, and the spirit of experimentation in all facets of the business from product development and brand to services and staffing. We were also voted one of the 2018 Best Places in Health Care & Biopharma by Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE.

About Us

4G Clinical is a global leader in randomization and trial supply management (RTSM) and supply forecasting optimization software for the life sciences industry, offering the only fully cloud-based, 100% configurable and flexible solutions utilizing natural language processing (NLP) to accelerate clinical trials. 4G Clinical is headquartered in the Boston Biotech corridor of Wellesley, MA, with offices in Europe and Asia.

For U.S.-based candidates, we offer compelling benefits to our employees, including:

• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Unlimited Vacation Days for Salaried Full-time Employees
• FSA and Dependent Care Accounts
• Company Paid Disability and Life Insurance
• Global mental health benefit
• Generous 401k program
• Paid sabbatical program
• Option Grants

4G Clinical is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and it is foundational to how we recruit and hire our talented team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.