Senior Software QA Engineer

Senior QA Engineer

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer to design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for ETL pipelines and complex data processing workflows in the healthcare domain (Python, PySpark, Databricks). You will be responsible for ensuring the quality of platforms processing millions of medical records, with a strong focus on business rule validation and data integrity.

The Team

The Systems Engineering team is part of the Global Infrastructure & Operations (GIO) and remains one of the most dynamic and fast-growing groups in the organisation. We are passionate about Agile software development and are among the strongest advocates for DevOps and Test-Driven Development (TDD). Our culture promotes autonomy and collaboration, empowering individuals to thrive within self-organising teams. Our work involves processing and analysing a wide range of patient-level healthcare data, which supports solving complex healthcare challenges - from retrospective clinical studies to disease progression modelling.

In your daily activities, you will collaborate with a team of Architects who design effective solutions, and with the Development team, which ensures the highest standards of software.

The Data

We process over a billion records at a time, our engineers are responsible for the data analysis and construction and optimization of data flow processes. You will build data pipeline using ETL solutions for acquiring, processing and loading medical data into the Databricks using pyspark technologies.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and maintain end-to-end validation across UI, REST APIs, SQL databases, and Databricks tables (cross-layer consistency).
• Build and evolve ETL test automation for bulk/delta/rebulk processing, contract-check workflows, and QC report validation.
• Implement metric service verification - validate calculated KPIs/metrics against source GDM/DPT data.
• Develop custom Python libraries and Robot keywords for ADLS, Databricks, data comparison, and healthcare-specific validations.
• Manage test data pipelines - CSV/JSON fixtures, VM file uploads, ADLS uploads, and environment-specific configuration via Vault.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD (Jenkins)
• Ability to oversee and guide junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical direction and mentoring to support their growth
• Demonstrate strong attention to UI/UX detail - validate layout, visual consistency, loading states, filters, charts, and KPI presentation so the dashboard is accurate, intuitive, and aligned with clinical user expectations
• Collaborate closely across disciplines - work effectively with other QAs, Product Owner, ETL/MS/UI developers, and UX designer to align on requirements, clarify acceptance criteria, share test coverage, and resolve defects efficiently across the full data-to-dashboard delivery chain
• Balance competing priorities across parallel workstreams - plan and execute test coverage across UI, ETL, and MS scopes while multiple features, defects, and releases are in flight

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or another related field

Technical skills and knowledge

Essential

6 years of experience in software testing

• Test Automation: experience with Robot Framework or similar test automation tools
• Programming Languages: Python (intermediate), SQL (advanced), familiarity with Java/Scala beneficial
• Database Technologies: Experience with Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Databricks
• Version Control: Git, GitHub/GitLab workflows, branch management
• CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar pipeline tools
• Test case design for complex data workflows
• Defect tracking and management (JIRA, similar tools)
• Container Technologies: Docker, container orchestration basics
• Ability to present complex results in a clear language for both technical and non-
• technical audience
• Experience collaborating with teams from Europe, with an understanding of cross-cultural communication and remote delivery dynamics.
• A great team player mindset.

Personal skills and behaviours

• Excellent analytical & troubleshooting skills.
• Strong collaboration, written and verbal skills.
• Familiarity with project management concepts, specifically Agile/Scrum
• Ability to present complex results in a clear language for both technical and non-

technical audience

What we offer

• Work in a company with offices in over 100 countries around the world, listed on the American stock exchange (NYSE)
• Multi-terabyte databases
• Quarterly work planning - goals and progress review every 90 days
• Technical training
• Possibility to participate in technical conferences within the country
• Favorable employment conditions, benefits

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.