Job Description

About Agilent 

 

Agilent Technologies Inc. is a global leader in the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied markets, delivering insight and innovation that advance the quality of life. Agilent’s full range of solutions includes instruments, software, services, and expertise that provide trusted answers to our customers' most challenging questions. The company generated revenue of $6.51 billion in fiscal 2024 and employs 18,000 people worldwide. The company’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “A. 

Qualifications

The Role

In a continuous delivery world, manual testing is no longer sufficient. Agilent is seeking a leader to transform quality assurance from a downstream function into an AI-enabled, automation-first capability embedded throughout the development lifecycle.

This role will ensure that increased delivery speed never compromises the reliability, safety, and regulatory integrity required in clinical and life sciences environments.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Transformation

• Lead the shift from manual testing to automated testing across unit, integration, system, and security layers.
• Establish modern quality engineering standards aligned with cloud and software delivery models.

Test Execution

• Own and operate end-to-end test execution across unit, integration, system, performance, security, and regression testing, with direct accountability for test completeness and outcomes
• Stand up and manage centralized test teams, environments, and tooling, ensuring tests are executed at speed and scale across all releases.

AI-Driven Testing

• Deploy AI-based tools to optimize test coverage, identify risk areas, and predict defects earlier in the lifecycle.
• Continuously improve quality signal and defect prevention capabilities.

Pipeline-Integrated Quality

• Partner with DevOps and Engineering leaders to embed automated quality gates directly into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure quality is measured and enforced continuously, not retrospectively.

Global Team Leadership

• Lead and develop global QA and quality engineering teams.
• Drive consistency in tools, frameworks, and testing practices across products and regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of leadership experience in quality engineering within on-prem or cloud environments.
• Proven success building large-scale test automation capabilities.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Quality Engineering & Test Automation
• AI-Driven Testing Tools
• CI/CD Integration
• Integration & Security Testing
• End-to-end System Testing
• Test Data & Environment Management
• Regulated Software Environments

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least January 29, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.

The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $217,440.00 - $339,750.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email [email protected] or contact +1-262-754-5030. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit www.agilent.com/en/accessibility.

Travel Required:

25% of the Time

Shift:

Day

Duration:

No End Date

Job Function:

Quality/Regulatory