Lead Software Test Engineer

Cytiva; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva in Bengaluru is seeking a seasoned Software Testing and Quality Engineering leader to define and drive comprehensive testing strategies across functional, integration, system, and exploratory domains. You will guide test design, end-to-end testing, and defect resolution with a focus on release-readiness and risk mitigation.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with developers and product owners, and drive AI-assisted testing innovations to improve quality and efficiency while aligning with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field.
• Extensive experience in software testing, verification, or quality engineering with ownership of complex testing activities.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies (functional, integration, system, regression, exploratory, risk-based) and release-readiness criteria.
• Experience in requirements analysis, test design, traceability, integration testing, and end-to-end troubleshooting.
• Proven defect management, root-cause analysis, and quality risk assessment using Azure DevOps, ALM, or equivalents.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive software testing and verification strategies across multiple testing levels.
• Design, review, and execute test scenarios and test cases; lead end-to-end testing and defect resolution.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, product owners, and stakeholders to identify quality risks and gaps early.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring in testing, driving best practices and release-readiness assessments.
• Improve testing processes, methodologies, tools, and efficiency, including AI-assisted testing for design and analysis.

Skills

Software testing

Test planning

Test design

End-to-end testing

Risk-based testing

Defect management

Root-cause analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

ALM

Job description

• 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.

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.