R&D Test Engineer

In this role, you will drive quality across Agilent’s Services software portfolio as a senior test engineer. You collaborate with product management, software engineering, architecture, DevOps, and support teams to define strategies and deliver automated quality solutions. You’ll apply modern testing methods, including AI-assisted testing, to mitigate risks and improve release reliability in an Agile environment. This position offers the chance to shape testing practice, mentor peers, and contribute to scalable, high-quality software delivery. You’ll work across CI/CD pipelines and complex systems to enable confident product releases.

• remote work option
• bonus eligibility
• stock
• benefits

• Own quality planning, test strategy, and validation for one or more software products
• Participate in Agile product teams with Product Owners, developers, architects, and DevOps
• Define and execute risk-based testing strategies focused on critical functionality
• Develop and execute functional, integration, regression, exploratory, API, and automated testing
• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing solutions supporting CI/CD pipelines
• Perform backend and data validation testing including database verification
• Review requirements and designs for testability and customer value
• Identify quality risks early and drive preventative engineering practices
• Root cause analysis and collaboration with engineering to improve product quality
• Support test environment management, test data strategy, release readiness, and defect governance
• Drive continuous improvement of testing approaches, frameworks, and processes
• Mentor junior engineers and lead quality initiatives across teams
• Support compliance, cybersecurity, and regulatory validation where applicable

• 4+ years of software testing, quality engineering, or software development experience
• Experience in Agile software development environments
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing comprehensive test strategies and plans
• Strong understanding of functional, integration, system, regression, and exploratory testing
• Experience with test automation frameworks and automated testing practices
• Experience validating web applications, APIs, microservices, and enterprise software
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root cause investigation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Ability to work independently while influencing cross-functional teams
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining automated testing solutions
• Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting automated tests within CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins

• Effective verbal and written communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Mentorship and technical leadership
• Test automation frameworks
• Automated testing within CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Functional, integration, API, and automated testing