Senior QA Engineer, Automation

About Velsera: Medicine moves too slow, and at Velsera, we are changing that. Formed in 2023 through the shared strategic vision of Seven Bridges and Pierian, Velsera operates on a mission to radically accelerate the discovery, software development, and global delivery of life-changing genomic insights. Velsera provides cutting-edge software solutions and expert professional services tailored for AI-powered multimodal data harmonization and analytics for drug discovery, in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) validation, and clinical Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) interpretation, reporting, and widespread adoption. Headquartered in Boston, MA, we are expanding our highly collaborative engineering cells globally.

Position Overview

We are seeking an outstanding, technically strong Senior QA Engineer, Automation to join our core Technology division in Pune, India. In this high-trust quality assurance seat, you will own the design, development, and execution of comprehensive test automation scripts, managing both back-end database checks and front-end user interface components. Embedding directly as a technical leader within a cross-functional agile scrum team (“POD”), you will build custom test frameworks, infrastructure utilities, and automation tools. This role demands a metrics-driven automation specialist who brings deep analytical habits, thrives under continuous integration pipelines, and can comfortably coach other engineers on testing methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Full-Stack Automation Engineering: Write, refactor, and maintain robust test automation scripts covering both back-end service layers and front-end digital components in alignment with best practices.
• Framework Architecture Development: Build, customize, and optimize advanced automation tools, testing frameworks, and scalable infrastructure files to streamline continuous integration workflows.
• Specification Audit Loops: Review application requirements, technical product designs, and engineering specifications to define structured test plans for functional, integration, regression, and performance validation cycles.
• Agile POD Synchronization: Work productively as part of an active agile engineering team, utilizing modern development methodologies to ensure software stability across all service layers.
• Defect Triage & Debugging: Partner closely with backend developers and system administrators to quickly diagnose, isolate, and resolve platform bugs and live production defects.
• Engineering Technical Mentorship: Act as a quality engineering domain expert, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and framework onboarding to coach other members of the team.
• Testing Methodology Innovation: Research emerging automation tools and testing strategies, proactively evaluating and tuning existing test cases to achieve continuous operational improvements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of verified professional history running software test automation, test infrastructure creation, or quality engineering pipelines.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or an adjacent quantitative software development field.
• Deep conceptual mastery of core software testing principles, with hands-on history deploying test suites based on BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) or TDD (Test-Driven Development) models.
• Proven background operating and executing continuous validation tracks inside automated CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) environments.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication mechanics, with a demonstrated capacity to formulate clear, legally auditable bug documentation and system analysis reports.
• Location Context: Full-time flexible hybrid or remote operational model optimized for qualified automation engineers based inside Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Preferred Strategic Indicators (Nice to Have)

• Prior experience developing or testing enterprise healthcare applications, bioinformatics software, or medical systems inside a regulated industry setting.
• Practical familiarity writing automation code utilizing specialized scripting languages or configuring cloud infrastructure pipelines.

What We Offer

• The exceptional engineering canvas to directly build and secure quality layers for software systems transforming international drug discovery and clinical genomics.
• Highly competitive compensation parameters paired with structured paths for professional promotion, skill expansion, and global team collaboration.
• Flexible Work & Absolute Autonomy: Enjoy adaptive work models complemented by a generous unlimited paid time off framework to protect optimal work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health protections encompassing premium group medical policies and group life insurance coverages.
• Continuous mental health and well-being support via a 24/7 accessible Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• A vibrant, engaging, and fun corporate workplace culture with scheduled team events, interactive celebrations, and learning allowances.