Senior IT Technologist

IN2 COV - COV Engineering Services PL; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced QA/Test Engineer to define and execute end-to-end test strategies for PLM applications, including Windchill and ThingWorx. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and offshore QA groups to ensure quality across complex enterprise systems.

You will work within Agile/Scrum and Waterfall environments, contribute to CI/CD driven testing, validate integrations across CAD, ERP, MES, MDM, and PIM, and help drive data integrity and system

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 7–12 years of QA/Test Engineering experience.
• Strong WindchillPLM and ThingWorx experience.
• Experience in integration testing across enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of test strategy, automation, and CI/CD practices.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.
• Ability to work with distributed/offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute end-to-end test strategies for PLM applications.
• Coordinate QA efforts across multiple workstreams.
• Act as a key point of contact for offshore QA teams.
• Validate configurations, customizations, and enhancements in Windchill and ThingWorx.
• Define test coverage for functional and technical components.
• Review solution design and technical documentation from a QA perspective.
• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to understand requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Distributed teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/IT

Tools

Windchill PLM

ThingWorx

CI/CD

Job description

A Day in the Life

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Define and execute end-to-end test strategies for PLM applications
• Ensure adherence to quality standards, benchmarks, and best practices
• Coordinate QA efforts across multiple workstreams
• Act as a key point of contact for offshore QA teams
• Validate configurations, customizations, and enhancements in Windchill and ThingWorx
• Define test coverage for functional and technical components
• Review solution design and technical documentation from a QA perspective
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards and best practices
• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to understand requirements
• Define acceptance criteria and resolve requirement ambiguities
• Validate end-to-end business workflows and user experiences
• Ensure alignment with Product DNA processes
• Perform validation of integrations across CAD, ERP, MES, MDM, and PIM systems
• Ensure data integrity, interface validation, and system interoperability
• Identify and resolve cross-system issues and dependencies
• Work within Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall methodologies
• Participate in cross-team coordination (Scrum of Scrums)
• Manage sprint-level test planning, execution, and reporting
• Ensure timely delivery of test milestones and releases
• Support development and enhancement of test automation frameworks
• Contribute to CI/CD-driven testing practices
• Enable continuous testing and quality gates
• Validate system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture
• Collaborate with architects on solution validation
• Identify testing risks, assumptions, and dependencies
• Track and resolve defects impacting system stability
• Mitigate cross-release and cross-functional risks
• Assess application readiness for production deployment
• Ensure defect closure and test completion
• Support go-live and post-production validation
• Work closely with global teams across engineering, QA, and business
• Ensure alignment between technical solutions and business needs
• Contribute to overall quality ownership and accountability

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, or related field
• 7-12 years of experience in QA/TestEngineering
• Strong experience with WindchillPLM and ThingWorx
• Experience in integration testing across enterprise systems
• Knowledge of test strategy, automation, and CI/CD practices
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies
• Ability to work with distributed/offshore teams
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills

Nice to Haves:

• Experience in medical devices or regulated environments
• Knowledge of GxP, validation, and compliance processes
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks
• Familiarity with PLM data models and enterprise architecture
• Experience working in global, cross‑functional teams

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work.

Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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