Senior Staff Engineer

Who we want:

Vocera now a part of Stryker is looking for a dedicated, hands-on Senior Staff Engineer in Test Automation to join our dynamic and growing organization. You will be responsible for the End-to-End (E2E) system testing and automation of our hybrid-cloud clinical communication and workflow software product releases. This position will be reporting to the Manager of R&D.

This role will involve:

• Following software engineering clean architecture practices and SAFe Scaled Agile processes.
• Collaborating with other development teams to ensure features and enablers are effective
• Planning, designing, developing, debugging, and executing effective E2E system tests within project timelines to ensure correct medical-care-team workflow outcomes while exposing product defects and deficiencies.
• Contributing to the processes that support BDD automation CI tests in all phases of the software lifecycle.

What you will do:

Technical Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of software components for automation testing in alignment with the defined requirements and architecture.

Business Responsibilities:

• Contribute to competitive and market strategy by demonstrating knowledge of the market, customer dynamics, and competitive offerings

General Responsibilities:

• Develop and utilize tools and tests to enhance the company’s product development or performance.
• Contribute to complex product development testing through release and lead one technical area of expertise.
• Contribute to code reviews for systems applying design principles, coding standards, and best practices.

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering/ computer science or related discipline & 10+ years of work experience.

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency with Linux and Java environments, web, and mobile-based applications (RHEL, MSSQL, Selenium, Appium, iOS, Android, Java, Kotlin will be a plus)

Design, Development, and Testing Skills:

• Strong knowledge of BDD test automation frameworks and CI/CD, especially hybrid-cloud-based (Gherkin, AWS, and Azure a plus)
• Proficiency with OOP methodologies and clean architecture, as well as End-to-End system testing and automation (scalability, longevity, chaos engineering experience a plus)
• Ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts and technologies as well as excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and documentation skills.