{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"0c926b6d9920730d1a3fc731","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0c926b6d9920730d1a3fc731","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0c926b6d9920730d1a3fc731","title":"Principal Software Development Engineer in Test","description":"Principal Software Engineer in Test\neClinical Solutions is transforming clinical development with elluminate®, our Clinical Data Cloud, helping life sciences organizations unify, analyze, and unlock the value of their data faster than ever before. By combining a modern cloud platform with expert data services, we empower smarter decisions across the clinical trial lifecycle—accelerating innovation that ultimately improves patient outcomes.\nOur engineering teams build enterprise-grade, revenue-generating products at the intersection of cloud, data, analytics, and emerging AI technologies. If you're excited about building sophisticated software that makes a real-world impact in healthcare, this is the place to do it.\n\nYou will make an impact:\nThe Principal SDET will be a core member of the eClinical Solutions R&D Team. The Principal SDET will be primarily responsible for architecting and evolving automation frameworks and infrastructure, providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, reviewing automation code quality, driving automation strategy, ensuring scalable and maintainable test automation solutions across the organization, and driving the initiative of migrating existing tests and infrastructure onto a new testing platform. In addition, the Principal SDET will collaborate closely with development, DevOps, architecture, and QA teams to establish best practices for automation, quality engineering, continuous testing, and system reliability. This position will report to the Senior Director, Software Quality Assurance\n\nYour day to day:\nDesign, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise-level test automation frameworks from scratch.\nLead framework and infrastructure evolution initiatives as part of the global SQA automation team.\nDrive migration initiatives for existing automation frameworks, test suites, and infrastructure onto modern testing platforms.\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship to automation engineers and SDET teams.\nHands-on experience in automating web-based applications using Playwright (PW) with C#/.NET.\nStrong experience in automating REST API testing, service validation, and integration testing.\nExperience validating database integrity, backend data consistency, and end-to-end data flows using SQL-based verification techniques.\nDrive Shift-Left testing practices by integrating automated quality validation early in the software development lifecycle.\nDesign, build, and maintain ephemeral test environments for scalable and isolated automated testing workflows.\nHands-on experience testing applications in ephemeral/containerized environments as part of CI/CD pipelines.\nReview and audit automation code for quality, maintainability, performance, and adherence to coding standards.\nReview automation execution reports and proactively follow up on discrepancies and failures.\nTrain and mentor team members on framework usage, coding standards, automation best practices, and engineering principles.\nDrive adoption of Active Coding practices, clean code principles, and object-oriented programming (OOP) methodologies.\nCollaborate with development teams, architects, DevOps engineers, and stakeholders to improve product quality and delivery efficiency.\nDesign and implement parallel and distributed test execution capabilities.\nContribute to CI/CD pipeline implementation and continuous testing strategies.\nWork with Docker containerization technologies for scalable automation execution environments.\nParticipate in automation solutioning aligned with modern industry trends including cloud-native technologies, AI/ML-assisted testing, and scalable distributed systems.\nSupport API and integration testing efforts involving HTTP/REST services, authentication, and secure communication protocols including TLS.\nProvide technical guidance on systems architecture, automation infrastructure, and engineering best practices.\nCreate and maintain technical documentation, standards, architecture diagrams, and Confluence documentation.\nTake the first step towards your dream career. Here is what we are looking for in this role.\nQualifications:\nBE in Computer Science and/or equivalent.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills in English.\n8–15 years of hands-on experience in software development engineering in test (SDET), automation engineering, or quality engineering.\nStrong experience designing enterprise automation frameworks and scalable automation infrastructure\nStrong understanding of QA concepts, software testing methodologies, automation tools, and modern engineering practices.\nExpertise in designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks and infrastructure.\nStrong programming expertise in C#/.NET and object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts.\nHands-on experience with Active Coding practices and modern software engineering standards.\nStrong understanding of SQL and database validation techniques.\nGood understanding of HTTP/REST APIs, web services, and network communication fundamentals.\nKnowledge of TLS/security concepts and secure communication protocols.\nStrong understanding of systems architecture and distributed application design.\nHands-on experience with Docker containers and containerized execution environments.\nPractical experience implementing Shift-Left testing strategies across the SDLC.\nStrong experience building, managing, and testing within ephemeral environments.\nExperience integrating ephemeral environments into CI/CD and automated testing workflows.\nExperience with CI/CD tools, build management systems, cloud-native platforms, and DevOps practices.\nExperience using source control and project management tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Jira, and AWS services/platforms.\nExpertise in Playwright (PW) automation including framework design, tooling, infrastructure, and parallel execution.\nStrong experience in API automation testing using REST services and service-layer validation.\nStrong understanding of database testing, data integrity validation, and backend system verification.\nAbility to evaluate and recommend suitable technologies, tools, and automation strategies aligned with current industry trends.\nStrong competencies in DevOps, Continuous Testing, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.\nAbility to analyze complex systems and propose efficient automation solutions.\nExperience providing end-to-end technical leadership and support for testing engagements.\nStrong presentation, communication, and technical documentation skills.\nAbility to lead organization-wide automation capability enhancements and engineering initiatives.\nAutomation Skills: Framework Development, Playwright (PW) with C#/.NET, REST API Automation, Database/Data Integrity Validation, Parallel Test Execution, Shift-Left Testing, Ephemeral Environment Testing, CI/CD Automation\nProgramming Languages & Technologies: C#, .NET, SQL, PL/SQL, REST APIs, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/Security Fundamentals\nArchitecture & Engineering: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Systems Architecture, Distributed Systems Understanding, Docker Containers, Ephemeral Environment Architecture\nDatabases: SQL Server\nCloud & DevOps Platforms: AWS, Docker, CI/CD Tooling, Git, Bitbucket, Jira, TeamCity\nAdditional Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and Confluence\n\nAccelerate your skills and career within a fast-growing company while impacting the future of healthcare. We have shared our story, now we look forward to learning yours!\neClinical is a winner of the 2025 Top Workplaces USA Award for Remote Work! We have also received numerous Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards celebrating our exceptional company vision, values, and work-life balance. See all the details here: https://topworkplaces.com/company/eclinical-solutions/\neClinical Solutions is a people first organization. Our inclusive culture values the contribution that diversity brings to our business. We celebrate individual experiences that connect us and that inspire innovation in our community. Our team seeks out opportunities to learn, grow and continuously improve. Bring your authentic self, you are welcome here!\nWe are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. 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By combining a modern cloud platform with expert data services, we empower smarter decisions across the clinical trial lifecycle—accelerating innovation that ultimately improves patient outcomes.\nOur engineering teams build enterprise-grade, revenue-generating products at the intersection of cloud, data, analytics, and emerging AI technologies. If you're excited about building sophisticated software that makes a real-world impact in healthcare, this is the place to do it.\n\nYou will make an impact:\nThe Principal SDET will be a core member of the eClinical Solutions R&D Team. The Principal SDET will be primarily responsible for architecting and evolving automation frameworks and infrastructure, providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, reviewing automation code quality, driving automation strategy, ensuring scalable and maintainable test automation solutions across the organization, and driving the initiative of migrating existing tests and infrastructure onto a new testing platform. In addition, the Principal SDET will collaborate closely with development, DevOps, architecture, and QA teams to establish best practices for automation, quality engineering, continuous testing, and system reliability. This position will report to the Senior Director, Software Quality Assurance\n\nYour day to day:\nDesign, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise-level test automation frameworks from scratch.\nLead framework and infrastructure evolution initiatives as part of the global SQA automation team.\nDrive migration initiatives for existing automation frameworks, test suites, and infrastructure onto modern testing platforms.\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship to automation engineers and SDET teams.\nHands-on experience in automating web-based applications using Playwright (PW) with C#/.NET.\nStrong experience in automating REST API testing, service validation, and integration testing.\nExperience validating database integrity, backend data consistency, and end-to-end data flows using SQL-based verification techniques.\nDrive Shift-Left testing practices by integrating automated quality validation early in the software development lifecycle.\nDesign, build, and maintain ephemeral test environments for scalable and isolated automated testing workflows.\nHands-on experience testing applications in ephemeral/containerized environments as part of CI/CD pipelines.\nReview and audit automation code for quality, maintainability, performance, and adherence to coding standards.\nReview automation execution reports and proactively follow up on discrepancies and failures.\nTrain and mentor team members on framework usage, coding standards, automation best practices, and engineering principles.\nDrive adoption of Active Coding practices, clean code principles, and object-oriented programming (OOP) methodologies.\nCollaborate with development teams, architects, DevOps engineers, and stakeholders to improve product quality and delivery efficiency.\nDesign and implement parallel and distributed test execution capabilities.\nContribute to CI/CD pipeline implementation and continuous testing strategies.\nWork with Docker containerization technologies for scalable automation execution environments.\nParticipate in automation solutioning aligned with modern industry trends including cloud-native technologies, AI/ML-assisted testing, and scalable distributed systems.\nSupport API and integration testing efforts involving HTTP/REST services, authentication, and secure communication protocols including TLS.\nProvide technical guidance on systems architecture, automation infrastructure, and engineering best practices.\nCreate and maintain technical documentation, standards, architecture diagrams, and Confluence documentation.\nTake the first step towards your dream career. Here is what we are looking for in this role.\nQualifications:\nBE in Computer Science and/or equivalent.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills in English.\n8–15 years of hands-on experience in software development engineering in test (SDET), automation engineering, or quality engineering.\nStrong experience designing enterprise automation frameworks and scalable automation infrastructure\nStrong understanding of QA concepts, software testing methodologies, automation tools, and modern engineering practices.\nExpertise in designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks and infrastructure.\nStrong programming expertise in C#/.NET and object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts.\nHands-on experience with Active Coding practices and modern software engineering standards.\nStrong understanding of SQL and database validation techniques.\nGood understanding of HTTP/REST APIs, web services, and network communication fundamentals.\nKnowledge of TLS/security concepts and secure communication protocols.\nStrong understanding of systems architecture and distributed application design.\nHands-on experience with Docker containers and containerized execution environments.\nPractical experience implementing Shift-Left testing strategies across the SDLC.\nStrong experience building, managing, and testing within ephemeral environments.\nExperience integrating ephemeral environments into CI/CD and automated testing workflows.\nExperience with CI/CD tools, build management systems, cloud-native platforms, and DevOps practices.\nExperience using source control and project management tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Jira, and AWS services/platforms.\nExpertise in Playwright (PW) automation including framework design, tooling, infrastructure, and parallel execution.\nStrong experience in API automation testing using REST services and service-layer validation.\nStrong understanding of database testing, data integrity validation, and backend system verification.\nAbility to evaluate and recommend suitable technologies, tools, and automation strategies aligned with current industry trends.\nStrong competencies in DevOps, Continuous Testing, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.\nAbility to analyze complex systems and propose efficient automation solutions.\nExperience providing end-to-end technical leadership and support for testing engagements.\nStrong presentation, communication, and technical documentation skills.\nAbility to lead organization-wide automation capability enhancements and engineering initiatives.\nAutomation Skills: Framework Development, Playwright (PW) with C#/.NET, REST API Automation, Database/Data Integrity Validation, Parallel Test Execution, Shift-Left Testing, Ephemeral Environment Testing, CI/CD Automation\nProgramming Languages & Technologies: C#, .NET, SQL, PL/SQL, REST APIs, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/Security Fundamentals\nArchitecture & Engineering: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Systems Architecture, Distributed Systems Understanding, Docker Containers, Ephemeral Environment Architecture\nDatabases: SQL Server\nCloud & DevOps Platforms: AWS, Docker, CI/CD Tooling, Git, Bitbucket, Jira, TeamCity\nAdditional Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and Confluence\n\nAccelerate your skills and career within a fast-growing company while impacting the future of healthcare. We have shared our story, now we look forward to learning yours!\neClinical is a winner of the 2025 Top Workplaces USA Award for Remote Work! We have also received numerous Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards celebrating our exceptional company vision, values, and work-life balance. See all the details here: https://topworkplaces.com/company/eclinical-solutions/\neClinical Solutions is a people first organization. Our inclusive culture values the contribution that diversity brings to our business. We celebrate individual experiences that connect us and that inspire innovation in our community. Our team seeks out opportunities to learn, grow and continuously improve. Bring your authentic self, you are welcome here!\nWe are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. Our management team is committed to the principle that employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, culture fit and business need.\n\n#LI-AB1","datePosted":"2026-08-06T13:38:03.409Z","dateModified":"2026-08-06T13:38:03.409Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Eclinical Solutions","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Marshfield","addressRegion":"MA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"0c926b6d9920730d1a3fc731"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0c926b6d9920730d1a3fc731"}}