Location: Pune, Hybrid-Twice a week in the office

Status: Permanent, Full Time

Package: Competitive Salary (fixed), 5 Day Working Week, Flexible Working (with one-off allowance), Development & Opportunity (Personal & Technical), Group Medical Policy, Group OPD Cover, Personal Accident Cover, Term Life Cover, 26 Days Leave + 9 Public Holidays + Buy & Sell Scheme, Referral Scheme.

Who’s Instem? Well, we’re a global provider of bespoke industry-leading software solutions and services, which facilitate the pre-clinical, and clinical phases of the drug discovery process. We have over fifteen products in our portfolio, used by over 700 pharmaceutical clients (including all the top 20!)

What’s the culture/environment like? For a global business of over 300 staff, we very much have a family feel. You’ll be part of a friendly, communal, solution based, flexible environment, where you’ll feel empowered, valued and accountable. We’ll invest in you as a person and encourage you to take part in companywide workshops for wellbeing, mental health, critical conversations, and strengths.

Why are we hiring a Software Tester? The Test Engineer will focus on developing and implementing effective testing strategies. Y ou will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality, reliability and performance of our products.

What are you responsible for?

• Design, develop, and execute test plans and test cases.
• Perform both manual and automated testing to validate functionality, performance, and compliance with requirements.
• Identify, document, and track defects and issues.
• Collaborate with scrum teams to understand product requirements and provide feedback on product development.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress or similar).
• Self-manage workload, ensuring the scrum team is kept informed on progress or blockers.
• Adherence to the Company’s Quality Management System to ensure that all work is handled Securely, Professionally and Diligently.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Proven experience as a Test Engineer or similar role.
• Preferably Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks.
• Familiarity with programming languages (e.g., C#, Java, Python) is a plus.
• Familiarity with non-functional testing e.g. performance and security is a plus.
• Knowledge of our Quality Management System and its application to tasks associated with this role
• Preferably ISTQB Foundation Certification or equivalent.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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