Staff Engineer, Software Test

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Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is a global leader in scientific research, providing innovative solutions to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. With a team of over 100,000 colleagues worldwide, we are committed to accelerating research, solving complex scientific challenges, driving technological innovation, and supporting patients in need. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we value diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, encouraging an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Staff Engineer, Software Test to join our ambitious and world-class Engineering team. In this role, you will play a meaningful role in the development and maintenance of our automation test framework, ensuring flawless and efficient automation testing processes. As a Staff Engineer, Software Test, you will have the opportunity to lead and collaborate with a team of experienced engineers, working on technically complicated components to build automated testing scenarios.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of the automation test framework and automation testing.
• Prepare reusable functions to improve the adaptability, re-usability, and maintainability of test scripts.
• Be responsible for coordinating the deployment and installation process, as well as effectively making pitches with internal and external users.
• Work with management, developers, and other corporate functions to deliver world-class software solutions.
• Participate in defect review meetings and provide fixes to help the development team understand software defects
• Perform test automation for every software build and release, providing detailed reports of the outcomes.
• Manage and mentor a team of testers, providing guidance and support to ensure high-quality outputs.
• Establish and maintain quality assurance processes and standard methodologies.
• Implement and apply test automation tools and frameworks to increase efficiency.
• Be responsible for the overall automation testing effort, including training other test engineers and carrying out automation test standards and processes.
• Engage in Scrum team meetings and adhere to SDLC requirements.
• Drive test automation framework code review, test logic review, and feature specification review.
• Prepare and present test progress reports, test metrics, and defect reports to collaborators.
• Ensure all deliveries meets regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Maintain detailed documentation of test plans, test cases, test results, and defect logs.
• Should have desktop automation experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of proven experience in software testing, with at least 2 years in a lead or management role.
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud application testing.
• Hands-on experience developing and integrating test frameworks using Azure DevOps, Jira Xray, Jenkins, JMeter, Selenium, BDD, Java, SmartBear Test Complete.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-layered environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in software testing (e.g., ISTQB).
• Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Knowledge of performance and security testing.
• Experience with regulatory compliance and standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOX).
• Life science domain experience.