eClinical Solutions
PrincipalSoftwareDevelopmentEngineerinTest
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“Principal Software Development Engineer in Test at eClinical Solutions. Skills: Automation frameworks, AI-assisted testing, Prompt engineering, Agentic AI patterns. Architect automation frameworks. Evolve automation infrastructure”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BS in Computer Science
Nice to Have
8–15 years of hands-on experience in SDET, automation engineering, or quality engineering
What You'll Do.
Architect automation frameworks
Evolve automation infrastructure
Provide technical leadership
Review automation code quality
Drive automation strategy
Ensure scalable test automation
Ensure maintainable test automation
Migrate tests to new platform
Migrate infrastructure to new platform
Design AI-assisted workflows
Implement AI-assisted workflows
Design intelligent automation features
Implement intelligent automation features
Work with agentic AI patterns
Apply prompt engineering
Apply evaluation techniques
Design test automation frameworks
Develop test automation frameworks
Maintain test automation frameworks
Lead framework evolution
Lead infrastructure evolution
Drive migration initiatives
Provide technical leadership
Mentor automation engineers
Automate web-based applications
Automate REST API testing
Automate service validation
Automate integration testing
Validate database integrity
Validate backend data consistency
Validate end-to-end data flows
Drive Shift-Left testing practices
Integrate automated quality validation
Design ephemeral test environments
Build ephemeral test environments
Maintain ephemeral test environments
Test applications in ephemeral environments
Test applications in containerized environments
Integrate environments into CI/CD
Review automation code
Audit automation code
Review automation execution reports
Follow up on discrepancies
Follow up on failures
Drive adoption of Active Coding
Drive adoption of clean code
Drive adoption of OOP
Collaborate with development teams
Collaborate with architects
Collaborate with DevOps engineers
Collaborate with stakeholders
Improve product quality
Improve delivery efficiency
Design parallel test execution
Implement parallel test execution
Design distributed test execution
Implement distributed test execution
Contribute to CI/CD implementation
Contribute to continuous testing strategies
Work with Docker containerization
Participate in automation solutioning
Support integration testing
Validate HTTP/REST services
Validate authentication
Validate secure communication protocols
Provide technical guidance on architecture
Provide technical guidance on infrastructure
Provide technical guidance on best practices
Create technical documentation
Maintain technical documentation
Create architecture diagrams
Maintain architecture diagrams
Create Confluence documentation
Maintain Confluence documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with development teams; Collaborate with DevOps; Collaborate with architecture; Collaborate with QA teams; Collaborate with data teams; Collaborate with platform teams; Collaborate with stakeholders
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Process & Methodology
Agile, CI/CD
Full Job Description
OVERVIEW The 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. KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES Designing and implementing AI-assisted workflows, copilots, or intelligent automation features Working with agentic AI patterns (e.g., task orchestration, tool-using agents, workflow automation) Applying prompt engineering, evaluation techniques, and guardrails to ensure reliability and compliance Collaborating with data and platform teams to operationalize AI—not just prototype it Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise-level test automation frameworks from scratch. Lead framework and infrastructure evolution initiatives as part of the global SQA automation team. Drive migration initiatives for existing automation frameworks, test suites, and infrastructure onto modern testing platforms. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to automation engineers and SDET teams. Hands-on experience in automating web-based applications using Playwright (PW) with C#/.NET. Strong experience in automating REST API testing, service validation, and integration testing. Experience validating database integrity, backend data consistency, and end-to-end data flows using SQL-based verification techniques. Drive Shift-Left testing practices by integra
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