Senior Software Tester
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Job Description
The Future Begins Here
At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.
Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.
At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity
Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team
About the role:
As a Senior Software Tester in the Device Connectivity team within the Donor Information System (DIS) space under the Plasma-Derived Therapies (PDT) business unit, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance of software solutions that integrate medical devices with DIS applications. You will design, execute, and optimize test strategies that cover functional, non-functional, integration, and negative scenarios across complex device-data workflows.
Your role will be crucial in enhancing testing methodologies, maintaining standard operating procedures, and driving adoption of emerging technologies including AI-assisted testing techniques and intelligent data analysis to increase test coverage and efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure high-quality product releases and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
This position aligns with the Testing & Validation Chapter of the ICC and will initially report to the Functional Delivery Lead until the In-Center Automation/Execution QA role for DIS is staffed, at which point reporting may transition accordingly.
How you will contribute:
Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead core execution teams, ensuring clarity, alignment, and effective task delegation.
- Mentor and support junior testers, ensuring skill development and smooth execution.
- Act as the communication bridge between the execution team and management, ensuring transparency and alignment.
- Actively contribute to ICC Testing & Validation Chapter standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Test Strategy & Execution
- Develop comprehensive test plans based on requirements and architectural/design specifications.
- Execute functional, regression, integration, API, device-workflow, and negative testing activities.
- End-to-end test strategy that includes entry/exit criteria, test levels
- Estimation & capacity planning: Test effort estimation models, resource planning, and budget awareness.
- Release readiness: Formal go/no-go criteria, release sign-off protocols, change control boards (CCB) participation.
- KPIs/Metrics: Defect leakage/escape rate, DRE, requirements coverage, automation ROI, cycle time, mean time to detect & resolve (MTTD/MTTR).
- UAT & site readiness: Planning, training, scripts, and acceptance criteria for clinical/center environments.
- Perform and guide AI-driven test generation, such as:
- Using AI tools to auto-generate test scenarios and optimize coverage.
- Leveraging ML-based pattern recognition to identify high-risk test areas.
- Apply data-driven testing, including:
- Analyzing device-generated datasets to identify trends, anomalies, and edge cases.
- Designing effective test data strategies based on historical and real-time device payloads.
Automation & Tools
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium, Tosca, JUnit, Copilot or
equivalent automation frameworks
- Contribute to AI-augmented automation, using intelligent locators, self-healing scripts, and predictive execution.
- Manage defects using JIRA; perform detailed triage and ensure closure.
- Collaborate closely with Development, Product, Device Engineering, and Business teams to refine requirements and test strategies.
- Virtualization tools (WireMock, Docker, TestContainers).
- Hands-on mobile automation (Appium, Detox, Espresso).
- Creating internal quality tools that empower dev teams.
- Manage Log analysis using ELK/Splunk/Grafana or automated system observability checks.
- Identifying data dependencies and implementing Test Data Management (TDM) tools.
- Develop and maintain automated test data provisioning strategies to ensure data availability for QA teams.
- Ensure all non-production data is masked and compliant with data privacy regulations.
- Collaborate with DevOps to integrate synthetic data generation into automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Utilize SQL and TDM tools to create data scenarios for complex integration testing.
Performance, Security & API Testing
- Conduct load/performance testing (e.g., via JMeter) validating device-data throughput and system responsiveness.
- Perform API testing using Postman or similar tools.
- Support security testing practices, including vulnerability checks and OWASP-aligned validations.
Documentation & Reporting
- Write and maintain test documentation: test cases, plans, scripts, data sets, execution and defect reports.
- Ensure clarity, traceability, and accuracy of results.
- Communicate risks, progress, and recommended actions to stakeholders.
Continuous Improvement
- Stay current with industry trends, AI testing innovations, and new QA tooling.
- Contribute to improving QA processes, automation coverage, and cross-team working models.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- 7+ years of experience in QA, with hands-on expertise in tools such as Tosca, JIRA, Postman, Jenkins.
- Experience with SQL for backend validation.
- Familiarity with Agile frameworks and ceremonies.
- Knowledge of Git for version control.
- Experience in API testing using Postman or equivalent.
- Understanding of AI-based testing concepts, such as:
- AI-driven test generation
- Intelligent defect prediction
- AI-driven test documentation
- Data classification for test optimization
- Understanding of digital healthcare regulatory landscape, SAMD, SDLC and Design control processes
Preferred requirements:
- Familiarity with JMeter for load testing.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
- Knowledge of DevOps principles and integration of test automation into pipelines.
- Exposure to security testing and tools like OWASP ZAP.
- Experience with mobile testing frameworks (Appium, Sauce Labs) if applicable.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams.
- Experience analyzing machine-generated data (e.g., device payloads, telemetry logs) for test design and failure diagnosis.
- Experience in digital healthcare domain
BENEFITS:
It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:
- Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus
- Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
- Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
- Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Broad Variety of learning platforms
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
- Reimbursements - Home Internet & Mobile Phone
- Employee Referral Program
- Leaves - Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)
ABOUT ICC IN TAKEDA:
- Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
- As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.