Lead Software Engineer-Automation

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At SCIEX, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives-and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.

As part of SCIEX, you will help to influence life changing research and outcomes, while accelerating your potential. For more than 50 years, we have been empowering our customers to solve the most impactful analytical challenges in quantitation and characterization through ground-breaking innovation and outstanding reliability and support. You will be part of a winning team, enabled by DBS, that is passionate about helping life science experts around the world get to answers they can trust.

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The Lead Software Engineer is responsible for leading testing for agile teams, Design and development of automation framework, creating test plans and executing on those plans. The candidate is expected to be hands-on and will ensure that the products meet defined exit criteria and that our development practices are followed. The ideal candidate is an individual who is passionate about product development & quality, always searching for ways to ferret out critical issues that most others would not consider. The candidate is a confident & self-motivated individual who is unafraid to use their extensive background to be a savvy and vocal advocate for our customers, ensuring that the finished product is an effective one through the use of their ingrained consideration of quality throughout the product development lifecycle. The candidate will use the test tools provided and agile processes to assist developers, ensure that the products work as expected and manage the tools, frameworks and verification environments. The team member will be located in Bengaluru and will closely collaborate with the teams in Toronto, Canada.

This position reports to the engineering manager and is part of the Software Verification located in Bengaluru and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Specific responsibilities commensurate with experience and include:

• Design and implement scalable automation test strategies for sophisticated systems and drive automation testing architecture, implementation, improvement, and infrastructure.
• Create design, code, and unit test modules/components and Mentor verification/Automation team members to ensure the best automation testing practices are used consistently.
• Responsible for the definition, integrity, and stability of software automation architecture and designs on the assigned product(s) and subsystems and for integration of automation tests in a continuous integration system (git, TeamCity) and to solve any failures.
• Mentor and coach, a team of skilled engineers to Automate applications using Agile methodology and participate in architecture, design, and code reviews and all Agile ceremonies.
• Engage with appropriate multi-functional collaborators, technical leaders to communicate projects status, bring up issues, and guide and influence strategic decision-making.Identify right 3rd party software components/frameworks to be used in existing software automation systems and be comfortable with details and hands-on to make sure the delivery expectations are met.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience designing and implementing automation testing frameworks, testing methodologies, and strategies. Must have strong scripting skills using C# or other OO languages and show a passion for automation.
• Experience with Continuous integration (CI) principles and build, deploy and version control tools such as Bitbucket, Git, Bamboo or Team city, Jenkins, Team city, TFS, CruiseControl.NET, Experience with Visual Studio, C#, JAVA, C+++ language with Performance, API, Cloud, Reporting and Unit Testing Frameworks
• Proficient with software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies like Agile, QA methodologies, defect management system, and documentation.
• Proficiency in a variety of software testing tools such as Test Complete, Load Test, Coded UI, Spec flow, fitness, Selenium, and other automation tools. Experience in one or more testing frameworks such as Unit, Spec Flow, TDD, BDD, Hybrid and Keyword driven frameworks and Exposure to performance, API Testing, and its automation framework.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Proven ability to make decisions, positively influence others, and work well in a fast-moving environment.
• Interpersonal Skill: Team player who has a proven track record of working effectively in a cross-functional, matrix environment and with user groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact well with people at all levels within an organization.
• Ability to learn new software and Experience in Agile and Scrum principles and ISTQB foundation certification or equivalent.
• Exceptional attention to detail, Strong organizational, time management and prioritization skills, Comfortable with ambiguity.
• Work with geographically distributed teams while maintaining highest standards in collaboration and communication and readily accepts responsibility and accountability for project success and key decisions.

SCIEX, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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