Waters Corporation

Software Testing QE Lead Engineer

In short

This QE Lead Engineer role sits on the Customer platform team within IT at Waters Corporation, driving quality engineering for global CRM systems (Salesforce, SAP, Web) used by the global Sales and Service organization. The company is a global life sciences and diagnostics leader. The role requires building and managing manual and automated test cases, API testing (REST/SOAP), root-cause defect analysis, and 5+ years of software development/QE experience including 3+ years with cloud-based CRM (Salesforce preferred).

Overview
In this role, you will be working as a key member of the Customer platform team within IT department, driving new capabilities in our CRM Systems to enable our global Sales and Service organization. You will be applying your quality engineering expertise to delivery best-in-class experience for our global sales and service organization.
Here at Waters, we look to our team members to be versatile and enthusiastic about tackling new problems, display leadership qualities, and business outcome focused.
Responsibilities
•Leverage a full and complete knowledge of QA best practices to achieve quality standards
•Drive and build scripts and procedures for both manual test and automated test cases, based upon business requirements and functional specifications, for cloud solutions including Salesforce, SAP, and Web technologies
•Recommends acceptable risks in the application working with the technical team and senior management
•Develop deep understanding of the product, engineering processes, tools, and concepts to effectively narrow down defects. Ability to not only find a defect but also to narrow it down to the root cause.
•Implement QA Metrics and prioritize development and production bugs
•Manage and grow the automated test suite and other developer self-service tools
•Drive resolution of technology roadblocks including code, infrastructure, build, and deployment limitations through collaboration with internal teams as needed.
•Coordinate with external vendors to identify and implement execution workflows
•Escalation point to assist support tickets and document defects, narrowing issues down to core problems
Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or related experience
•5+ years of experience in software development and/or quality engineering
•3+ years of experience in quality engineering with a cloud-based CRM solution (Salesforce preferred)
•Proven knowledge of QA methodologies, test automation, trends, and best practices.
•Good understanding of salesforce product development
•Experience writing and executing test cases and with test automation frameworks (CRT Preferred)
•Experience in API testing (REST/SOAP)
•Strong written and verbal skills
•Previous experience working in an agile environment preferred
Company Description
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

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