Test Engineer - Manual Testing

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is a global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and AgroScience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 37 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 65,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of more than 950 laboratories in over 1,000 companies across 59 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.95 billion; and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Eurofins is developing an eLIMS-NG product (Eurofins Laboratory Information Management System, the Next Generation), a comprehensive and integrated suite of tools and applications to support testing business in our laboratories worldwide.
The main objective of this position is to plan, design, develop and execute the test suite to identify major defects early during the STLC and develop automation scripts where required to bring maximum ROI.

POSITION & OBJECTIVES:

• Develop test automation scripts using C#, Selenium, Protractor
• Assist with enhancing the automation test framework by supporting a continuous integration environment with an automated smoke and regression test suite.
• Participate in the refinement of user requirements associated with new product features and updates to existing product features by providing testing-related input.
• Document test cases which will be used throughout the testing life cycle: end-to-end, sanity testing and regression testing.
• Participate in reviews of test case design, test case coverage and script design with project stakeholders.
• Engage with Product owner and functional analyst to clarify the requirements and strengthen the test suite.
• Identify gaps in test coverage. Perform root cause analysis of escape defects and write test scenarios to fill the gap.
• Must have knowledge on Web API testing (say using Postman or any API tools)
• Must have SQL skills to write join and sub queries to validate the test results using the underlying database.
• Execute, monitor, and analyze test results by aligning test case coverage to organization metrics.
• Track, manage and resolve defects using TFS.
• Coordinate issue resolution as required with broader team of QA, Developers and Product Management
• Carry out functional testing where automation is not possible.
• Agile/Scrum method of development.

 QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• BE/MCA or equivalent degree/experience.

Technical Knowledge

• 2 to 4 years of experience in manual testing
• Experience in testing API/web services using any API tools (e.g. Postman).
• Experience in test case design using various testing techniques.
• Good knowledge of SQL
• Good to have: Exposure to have automation testing knowledge and processes using automation scripts using C#, Selenium, Protractor

Personal Qualities

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to converse with various teams (PO, Dev, Release/Deployment, Product Management, Leadership team, etc.

What we offer:

• Opportunity to develop a world class IT product, which will be used worldwide for testing for life.
• A launch pad into various opportunities – a chance to become part of a highly motivated international team of professionals.
• Gamut of employee benefits including food, transport, hybrid working, and an attractive salary package.

Just some of the benefits we offer are:

• Gym membership
• Company pension scheme
• •24/7 Employee Assistance programme (Offering Legal, Financial, Medical advice and counselling), and many more

Why Should You Apply?

• Competitive pay with a well-established and growing international company.
• Good benefits and flexible working opportunities.
• Great location within the city centre.
• Opportunities to progress and grow with the company.
• Occasional opportunities to travel and work around the UK and internationally.

Start date: ASAP

Interview process: Telephone interview followed by an online coding test and if selected, final stage is a face to face interview

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship, so can only consider applications from candidates who are able to work and live in the UK without restriction