Test Automation Engineer

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Detailed Description:

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Our 39,000 employees work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of diseases, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We are looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the globe. 

You will have the opportunity to work in a highly technical, high paced, team-focused, and scientifically challenging areas to deliver platforms to support ever-changing research environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design independent test cases for each newly developed application

• Provide feedback to developers about automated testing strategies, design fixes, and patches

• Perform system load tests for new products

• Work with quality representatives to document the quality processes

• Creation of Test Plan and Test strategies.

• Make improvements to functionality, design, and usability of new products

• Responsible for conducting automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose.

• Involved in the analysis of software, and systems, to avert risk and prevent software issues.

• Identify, record, document and track bugs

• Keeping up to date with the latest compliance documentation for your assigned platform(s) and applying this knowledge to your tests.

• Thorough understanding of validation practices and associated documentations, implement them across projects

• Continuously upskill and embrace the latest advancements in the testing field

Required Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience as a Software Tester

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle

• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira

• Understanding of cloud platforms and their testing needs

• Extensive experience with JavaScript testing using frameworks such as Cypress and Playwright.

• Proficient in BDD frameworks, specifically Cucumber.

• Hands-on experience with API testing and performance testing (k6, load runner)

• Experience with DevOps processes and tools for continuous integration and deployment

• Hands-on experience with functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, mobile testing, data testing, cross platform testing, component testing, security testing and UI/UX testing

• Understanding of compliances and documentation processes of healthcare/pharma industry

• Good knowledge of change control processes. Significant CAPA/change control experience.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with cross-functional teams

Desirable Skills:

• In addition to JavaScript-based development, additional desirable skills include understanding of technologies such as:

  • Experience with security testing and knowledge of common security vulnerabilities

  • Familiarity with database testing and SQL scripting for data validation.

  • Authentication/Identity concepts such as oAuth flows and OpenID Connect

  • Familiarity with accessibility testing.

Familiarity with AI-powered testing tools like  Mabl, or Applitools for automated test creation and execution

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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