Backend QA Engineer
Philips Radiology Informatics is an innovative, highly scalable platform that integrates with existing systems to deliver data and tools across the enterprise – from radiology data reporting to enterprise-wide ingestion and archiving, to full patient and clinical data management. RI provides hospitals and clinics the infrastructure, systems and tools to use that data and enable actionable insights. By delivering operational efficiencies and better results across a range of clinical service lines, we deliver better healthcare, with improved patient and staff experience at a lower cost.
As a Backend QA Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the stability, scalability, and quality of our backend systems within complex infrastructures.
Your role:
- Play a key role in delivering reliable, high-quality backend solutions that empower the business and enhance user satisfaction.
- Work collaboratively within the RIS system test team to ensure seamless integration and performance of backend components.
- Partner with developers, automation experts, DBAs, and infrastructure teams to drive robust, bug-free product releases.
- Design, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans and cases for backend systems.
- Validate complex database deployments, including replication, RAC clusters, and disaster recovery.
- Set up and manage test environments using VMware vCenter/vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Perform API testing with Postman and develop automation scripts using Python and PyTest.
- Test backend integrations with F5 and Citrix NetScaler load balancers.
- Document test results, track defects, and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders
- A career at Philips comes with all sorts of wonderful benefits. Be sure to speak to your recruiter about benefits in your region.
You're the right fit if you:
- Have 5+ years of QA experience, with a strong focus on backend and infrastructure testing.
- Hold an ISTQB Foundation Certification.
- Have experience as a QA Engineer with strong focus on backend and infrastructure testing.
- Have proven hands-on expertise with Oracle Database installation, RAC (Real Application Clusters), and Data Guard.
- Have practical experience with VMware vCenter/vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Have experience working with F5 and/or Citrix NetScaler load balancers.
- Have strong SQL skills (queries, indexing, replication validation, performance analysis).
- Have proven experience with API testing using Postman.
- Have strong automation experience with Python and PyTest.
- Have an understanding of high-availability and disaster recovery testing methodologies.
- Have experience with CI/CD pipelines.
- Have a strong level of English, both written and spoken.
- You are a strong team player with proven communication and collaboration skills.
- You have excellent troubleshooting abilities across databases, networks, and virtualized environments.
Nice to Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or other relevant field
- Experience with performance and load testing tools.
- Experience with AWS and its services.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools.
Please submit your CV in English.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
About Philips
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.
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