Principal Quality Assurance Engineer
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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
qiagen· Ingenuity Systems S.R.L.
About this role
Overview
At QIAGEN, we are driven by a simple but powerful vision: making improvements in life possible.
We’re dedicated to revolutionizing science and healthcare for the better. From our entrepreneurial roots to our current global presence, we've grown into a force for positive change. With thousands of employees across six continents, collaboration is our greatest strength. We’re always striving to identify talented individuals to join our exceptional teams.
We have played a pivotal role in shaping modern science and healthcare, and we're just getting started. If you're someone who thrives on new challenges, values diversity and wants to make a tangible difference in people's lives, then QIAGEN is the place for you.
At QIAGEN, every day is an opportunity to make a real-life impact.
Join us, grow with us, and together, let's shape the future of biological discovery.
About the opportunity
At QIAGEN, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of software solutions that support our mission of improving life through science. As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, take ownership of quality across the software development lifecycle. You will work closely with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders in an international and cross-functional environment, you will use your analytical and problem-solving skills to identify quality risks, investigate complex issues, and drive effective solutions. This position offers the opportunity to influence quality engineering practices, mentor fellow QA engineers, and contribute to innovative healthcare and life sciences solutions from our Cluj-Napoca site, with a hybrid working model that includes 3 days onsite per week.
Your tasks include
- Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test strategies for software products.
- Lead functional, integration, system, regression, and performance testing activities.
- Design and develop scalable and maintainable automated test frameworks and test suites to improve test coverage, reliability, and efficiency.
- Design and execute end-to-end tests across UI and API layers within a microservices-based architecture.
- Collaborate with software developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to identify quality risks and define acceptance criteria.
- Analyze test results, investigate defects, identify quality risks, and contribute to root cause analysis and resolution.
- Proactively identify quality gaps and opportunities to improve testing processes, automation, and overall product quality.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, methodologies, and testing standards.
- Mentor and support team members and fellow QA engineers on testing best practices, automation approaches, and quality engineering principles.
Your profile
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- 6+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance, software testing, or quality engineering.
- Strong hands-on experience with test automation, including designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and maintainable automation frameworks.
- Such as: Selenium/Playwright, TestNg/Junit, Java/Python/C#
- Experience with API and backend testing, including REST APIs and service-to-service communication.
- Good knowledge of SQL and experience with database testing and data validation.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into CI/CD workflows.
- Experience with Git and modern version control workflows.
- Experience with defect tracking, test management, and quality reporting tools.
- Such as Jira, Zephyr, TestRail, and qTest.
- Experience leveraging AI-powered tools to improve software testing efficiency, including test case generation, test automation, defect analysis, and test documentation.
- *Working in the office, onsite, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, for 3 days per week is expected.
What will be a plus
- Proven experience in both UI and backend testing using Java.
- Proven experience with JMeter for performance and load testing.
- Experience working with and testing microservices architectures.
- Experience with Redis and testing caching mechanisms.
- Experience testing OAuth 2.0 authentication and authorization flows.
- Experience with API automation, e.g. REST Assured.
- Experience with message-based systems, such as Kafka/RabbitMQ.
- Experience with testing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and integrations
- Ability to work independently, proactively investigate issues, and research and identify the information needed to solve complex problems.
What we offer
Bonus/Commission
Local benefits
Referral Program
Volunteer Day
Internal Academy (QIALearn)
Employee Assistance Program
Hybrid work (conditional to your role)
Our people are the heartbeat of everything we do. Passion drives us as we push boundaries to innovate and evolve. We inspire with our leadership and make an impact with our actions. We cultivate a collaborative, supportive environment where each individual and team can flourish. We champion accountability and encourage entrepreneurial thinking.
QIAGEN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, or disability.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This Senior Quality Assurance Engineer position at qiagen was posted on Aug 20, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
qiagen
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