Senior Quality Engineer - Manual Testing

About the role

IQVIA, a global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence for the life sciences and healthcare industries, is looking for a Senior Quality Engineer with 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and manual testing. The role covers requirement analysis, test planning, defect management, database validation and production support, with a focus on an AI-first quality engineering approach.

Key responsibilities

• Own end-to-end testing of assigned features, enhancements and releases
• Analyse business requirements, user stories and technical specifications to identify risks, gaps and test scenarios
• Design, develop and run functional, integration, regression and end-to-end test cases
• Validate backend data and business logic using SQL queries
• Identify, document, track and verify defects through resolution
• Investigate production issues and carry out root cause analysis with cross-functional teams
• Use AI-powered tools to improve testing efficiency, documentation, analysis and quality outcomes
• Work with Product Owners, developers, business analysts and support teams throughout the SDLC
• Mentor junior team members and promote a quality-first mindset

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
• 4+ years in software quality assurance with strong manual testing expertise
• Hands-on SQL and database validation experience, including PostgreSQL and MySQL
• Experience testing web-based and enterprise applications
• Strong understanding of Agile and software testing best practices
• Preferred: US healthcare domain experience, API testing tools (Postman, Swagger), mentoring experience, and testing of data-intensive or reporting applications

Required skills

• Requirement analysis, test execution, defect management and production support
• SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Agile methodologies
• AI-powered tools and prompt engineering concepts
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication and documentation skills