Lead Software Test Engineer

Hyclone Life Sciences Solutions India Private Limited; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva is seeking an experienced software testing and quality engineering leader to define and drive comprehensive testing strategies across multiple levels. You will design and execute test scenarios, lead end-to-end testing, and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to identify risks, gaps and testability improvements.

The role emphasizes technical ownership of testing activities, mentoring, and advancing processes with AI-assisted testing, automation, and rigorous defect analysis to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related engineering discipline.
• Extensive experience in software testing, verification, or software quality engineering with technical ownership of complex testing activities.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies including functional, integration, system, regression, exploratory, and risk-based testing.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive software testing and verification strategies with comprehensive coverage across functional, integration, system, regression, exploratory, and risk-based testing.
• Design, review, and execute test scenarios and test cases; lead integration and end-to-end testing and analyze failures for effective defect resolution.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, product owners and stakeholders to identify quality risks, traceability gaps and testability improvements early in the lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring in testing and quality engineering; promote best practices, continuous improvement and release-readiness assessments.
• Improve testing processes, methodologies, tools and efficiency, including AI-assisted testing for test design, automation, failure analysis, and overall software quality.

Skills

Test strategy

Test design

Release readiness

Defect management

Root-cause analysis

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE

Master's degree in CS/SE

Tools

Azure DevOps

ALM

Job description

What you will do:

Define and drive software testing and verification strategies, ensuring comprehensive coverage across functional, integration, system, regression, exploratory, and risk-based testing. Design, review, and execute test scenarios and test cases, lead integration and end-to-end testing, analyze failures, and drive effective defect resolution. Collaborate with developers, architects, product owners, and other stakeholders to identify quality risks, requirement gaps, traceability issues, and testability concerns early in the development lifecycle. Provide technical leadership and mentoring in software testing and quality engineering, driving best practices, continuous improvement, and release-readiness assessments. Improve testing processes, methodologies, tools, and efficiency, including leveraging AI-assisted testing for test design, automation, failure analysis, and overall software quality.

Who you are:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related engineering discipline. long-standing experience in software testing, verification, or software quality engineering, including experience taking technical ownership of complex testing activities. Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, including functional, integration, system, regression, exploratory, and risk-based testing, with experience defining test strategies and release-readiness criteria. Experience in requirements analysis, test scenario and test case design, requirements-to-test traceability, software integration, and end-to-end testing, including troubleshooting issues across software components and interfaces. Strong experience in defect management, root-cause analysis, and quality risk assessment, using tools such as Azure DevOps, ALM, or equivalent.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

At Cytiva we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement.

This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.

Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cytiva can provide. Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology.

We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher is a leading global life sciences, biotechnology, and diagnostics innovator, helping to solve many of the world’s most important health challenges, ultimately improving quality of life for billions of people today, while setting the foundation for a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. The Danaher ecosystem is made up of more than 15 businesses united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

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