Sr. Software Engineer in Test

Abbott • Lake Forest, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott has an opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer in Test (SET) with its AlinIQ informatics products in the Core Lab Division, based in Lake Forest, Illinois. The role is part of Abbott Diagnostics’ AlinIQ Product Research and Development organization and is onsite daily, not remote. The SET designs, develops, executes, reviews, and reports automated testing for informatics products in compliance with division, corporate, and industry regulations. The role also builds and maintains automation tools and test scripts and serves as a subject matter expert in automation practices for product research and development teams.

The position works with agile, scrum-based, cross-functional teams and requires independent work, collaboration, and communication in a fast-paced environment. The SET leads testing efforts and provides guidance to other test engineers, mentors junior team members, and helps ensure software quality and compliance procedures are followed. The role includes organizing QA activities and release documentation in accordance with regulatory, security, and privacy standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• At least 2 years of Software Quality Assurance experience in a regulated industry.
• Moderate knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Moderate understanding of test-driven methodologies.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities.
• Ability to work onsite daily in the Lake Forest, Illinois area; the role is not remote.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript.
• At least 5 years of related work experience.
• Proficiency in SQL, Postgres, or other RDBMS technology.
• Experience with BrowserStack or other test automation tools and Selenium WebDriver.
• Experience managing requirements and test cases; JAMA, JIRA, and Atlassian toolset experience preferred.
• Experience with Scrum ceremonies.
• Familiarity with the design of diagnostic medical devices and/or informatics software.

Responsibilities

• Design, script, and automate test cases for test-driven development and continuous testing of server, web, cloud, and mobile informatics products in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Design and perform manual test cases and informal testing.
• Design and maintain the test automation framework.
• Analyze test cases and test runs to assess adequacy of testing, including coverage, boundary, and regression analysis.
• Understand product architecture, hosting infrastructure, dependencies, and feature workflows to assess integration risks and develop test cases.
• Lead automation testing design, development, execution, review, and reporting for AlinIQ informatics products.
• Build and maintain automation tools and test scripts and provide guidance to other test engineers.
• Provide developers with input on testing procedures and requirements, schedules, and potential problems.
• Provide testing leadership, including peer reviews of test automation, defining testing criteria, analyzing results, and presenting results to developers and stakeholders.
• Organize QA activities and release documentation in accordance with regulatory, security, and privacy standards, including functional, performance, and regression testing.
• Estimate work, establish commitments, and meet incremental software build deliverables according to plans, practices, and quality requirements.
• Apply current software design and development tools and techniques as needed.
• Mentor junior team members and ensure software quality and compliance procedures are followed.
• Review code diff analysis and develop a robust regression test strategy.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor's degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior