Staff Engineer, Software Test
About The Position
Become a Staff Engineer, Software Test at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., impacting a worldwide audience. You'll uphold quality and efficiency standards to support our mission of global health and safety. Key Responsibilities: Establish and apply test strategies, frameworks, and methodologies to boost software quality and efficiency. Build, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and reusable automation frameworks for web and API testing. Embrace and champion development methodologies that prioritize software quality through rigorous testing practices. Collaborate with development, DevOps, and QA teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. Conduct API, UI, mobile, and database testing to ensure end-to-end quality. Establish test metrics and benchmarks to measure software quality and process efficiency. Guide and mentor test engineers on automation guidelines and advanced testing techniques. Assess and deploy new testing technologies and tools to improve efficiency. Ensure scalability, performance, and security testing strategies align with business needs. Review and provide recommendations for improving test case coverage and defect prevention. Contribute to shift-left testing strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or equivalent experience in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years in software testing with at least 3+ years in a QA architect role.
- Strong experience in test automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Appium, etc.).
- Expertise in scripting/programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, or C#.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.).
- Deep understanding of API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI).
- Knowledge of performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner).
- Experience with mobile testing using Appium, Espresso, or XCUITest.
- Experience with cloud-based and containerized environments (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Proficiency in database testing using SQL queries.
- Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, and shift-left testing methodologies.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AI/ML-based testing methods.
- Familiarity with security testing tools and standard methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Establish and apply test strategies, frameworks, and methodologies to boost software quality and efficiency.
- Build, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and reusable automation frameworks for web and API testing.
- Embrace and champion development methodologies that prioritize software quality through rigorous testing practices.
- Collaborate with development, DevOps, and QA teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Conduct API, UI, mobile, and database testing to ensure end-to-end quality.
- Establish test metrics and benchmarks to measure software quality and process efficiency.
- Guide and mentor test engineers on automation guidelines and advanced testing techniques.
- Assess and deploy new testing technologies and tools to improve efficiency.
- Ensure scalability, performance, and security testing strategies align with business needs.
- Review and provide recommendations for improving test case coverage and defect prevention.
- Contribute to shift-left testing strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
- Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
- At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
- Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
- Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
