Senior Principal Enterprise Software Test Engineer

Medtronic; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior Principal Enterprise Software Test Engineer within the ACM R&D Engineering organization. You will lead V&V strategy across desktop, web, and mobile platforms, shaping test architecture, automation, and validation frameworks to meet regulatory standards and product roadmaps.

You will mentor senior engineers, drive AI-assisted testing innovations, and ensure quality, testability, and regulatory compliance by design in a fast-paced agile environment.

Qualifications

• 18+ years in V&V with focus on test architecture and enterprise validation.
• Proven test architect for multiple end-to-end product releases.
• Expertise in enterprise test architecture, automation patterns, distributed frameworks, and API-centric testing.
• Hands-on with large-scale automation frameworks (Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Test Complete).
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the test architecture and quality strategy for ACM desktop, web, and mobile platforms.
• Own the enterprise V&V architecture aligned with system design, regulatory needs, and product roadmaps.
• Define testability architecture (Instrumentation, hooks, simulators, diagnostics).
• Serve as the V&V authority for architecture, risk, compliance, and system-level validation.
• Set risk-based validation strategies across functional, integration, performance, cybersecurity, reliability, and interoperability areas.
• Ensure end-to-end architectural alignment with development, systems, cybersecurity, and product teams.
• Represent V&V in executive, technical, and regulatory reviews.
• Define test lab architecture, including environments, virtualization, and distributed execution.
• Approve test architecture artifacts, automation designs, and validation strategies.
• Drive innovation in AI-assisted testing, predictive analytics, and advanced validation tech.
• Mentor senior engineers on architecture, frameworks, and testing best practices.
• Lead the toolchain strategy for automation, API testing, simulation, and validation.

Skills

Test architecture

Enterprise V&V

Test automation

CI/CD integration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor or Master in Engineering/CS

Tools

Selenium

Appium

Playwright

TestComplete

Job description

Within the Acute Care & Monitoring (ACM) R&D Engineering organization, the Senior Principal Enterprise Software Test Engineer provides technical leadership for the verification and validation of ACM products and new platform initiatives. This role is accountable for defining and governing scalable, secure, and compliant test strategies and validation frameworks, ensuring alignment with product requirements, long-term technology vision, and medical industry standards across Desktop, Web, and Mobile ecosystems.

The role partners closely with engineering leadership, systems engineering, product management, and cross-functional teams to drive V&V planning, test design reviews, and quality assurance best practices. As a recognized technical authority, the Senior Principal Test Engineer mentors senior engineers and technical leads, drives innovation in test automation and validation methodologies, reduces complexity and risk through systematic verification, and ensures that quality, testability, and regulatory compliance are validated by design within an agile, fast-changing development environment.

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

• Lead the test architecture and quality strategy for Acute Care & Monitoring desktop, web, and mobile platforms.
• Own the enterprise V&V architecture, aligned with system design, regulatory needs, and product roadmaps.
• Define testability architecture (Instrumentation, hooks, simulators, diagnostics).
• Serve as the V&V authority for architecture, risk, compliance, and system‑level validation.
• Set risk‑based validation strategies across functional, integration, performance, cybersecurity, reliability, and interoperability areas.
• Ensure end‑to‑end architectural alignment with development, systems, cybersecurity, and product teams.
• Represent V&V in executive, technical, and regulatory reviews.
• Define test lab architecture, including environments, virtualization, and distributed execution.
• Approve test architecture artifacts, automation designs, and validation strategies.
• Drive innovation in AI‑assisted testing, predictive analytics, and advanced validation tech.
• Mentor senior engineers on architecture, frameworks, and testing best practices.
• Lead the toolchain strategy for automation, API testing, simulation, and validation.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• 18+ years in V&V with strong focus on test architecture and enterprise validation.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Engineering or Computer Science (Master’s/PhD preferred).
• Proven test architect for multiple end‑to‑end product releases.
• Expertise in enterprise test architecture, automation patterns, distributed frameworks, and API‑centric testing.
• Deep experience with IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 13485.
• Hands‑on with large‑scale automation frameworks (Selenium, Appium, Playwright, Test Complete).
• Proficient in any one of the languages C#, Java, Python, or C++.
• Strong understanding of system‑level validation (performance, reliability, scalability, cybersecurity, interoperability).
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication and influence skills for technical and regulatory audiences.
• Leadership experience across global, multidisciplinary teams.
• Nice To Have:
• Experience with cloud‑native test architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with TDD/BDD frameworks.
• Understanding of networking/interoperability architectures.
• Experience with IoT, edge devices, AI/ML models, AR/VR, or digital health platforms.
• Certifications: TOGAF, ISTQB Expert/Advanced, cloud certifications, RAC.