Senior Software Technologist I - Testing

Philips International; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips International in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Software Technologist I - Testing to lead system verification across multiple projects, drive strategy, risk management, and test automation while mentoring engineers. You will coordinate with engineering, QA, security and regulatory teams, contribute to Design History File deliverables, and push continuous improvement through automation.

A strong background in Java automation with Selenium, REST/SOAP testing, and experience with CI/CD is

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or information technology.
• 10–13 years of experience in software or system verification, including test strategy, system integration testing, manual testing and test automation.
• Strong systems thinking, execution leadership and quality ownership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for system verification across multiple projects and releases.
• Drive verification strategy, risk management and test automation efforts.
• Mentor team members and coordinate with engineering, quality, security and regulatory groups.
• Develop reusable test scripts and automation frameworks, identifying suitable tools.
• Analyze logs and defects to accelerate resolution and improve coverage.

Skills

Java automation Selenium

BDD frameworks

REST/SOAP testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT

Tools

JIRA

ALM

AWS

JMeter

Postgres

AngularJS

Job description

Senior Software Technologist I - Testing

Job Title Senior Software Technologist I - Testing Job Description Philips is a global leader in health technology, dedicated to improving lives through meaningful innovation. This role sits within Hospital Patient Monitoring (HPM), which provides advanced monitoring solutions for acute care settings. From bedside and transport monitors to centralized systems, HPM helps clinicians identify at-risk patients and intervene quickly. We are seeking an experienced System Verification Lead who combines strong system-level thinking with hands-on verification expertise and technical leadership. The successful candidate will understand complex system integration points, translate product and system risks into effective verification strategies, and lead a verification team through planning and execution across multiple projects and releases. This is a Technical Lead role with no direct people-management responsibility, but it requires strong ownership, influence, coaching, and cross-functional coordination.

Your role:

This role provides technical leadership for system verification across multiple projects and releases, driving verification strategy, execution, risk management, and test automation to ensure high-quality, compliant product delivery. The position coordinates verification planning, mentors team members, resolves technical challenges, oversees verification documentation and Design History File deliverables, and collaborates closely with cross-functional stakeholders including engineering, quality, security, and regulatory teams. The role also focuses on improving verification efficiency through automation, AI-driven practices, continuous improvement, and proactive communication of quality, risk, and release readiness metrics.

Automation Expertise:

Strong experience in Java automation using Selenium. Hands-on experience with BDD frameworks (development and maintenance). Proficiency in web service automation testing (REST/SOAP).

Test Design & Strategy:

Identifies potential system-level risks through system analysis and designs test scenarios to mitigate these risks, contributing to early defect detection and preventing critical issues from reaching later stages of the development process. Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability by adjusting test strategies based on system complexity and evolving requirements by creating new test cases, modifying existing ones, or prioritizing tests to ensure focus on critical functionalities. Contributes to increased efficiency by supporting the creation of test automation frameworks for repetitive tasks by identifying suitable automation tools, developing reusable test scripts, and collaborating with colleagues to integrate automation into the overall testing process. Ability to define and execute test cases for functional, performance, reliability, and scalability testing. Skilled in log analysis and identifying problem areas to accelerate defect resolution.

Technical Knowledge:

Knowledge of CI/CD, continuous testing, automation integration, source control, and pipeline practices. Good understanding of IT infrastructure, virtualization, networking, cloud technologies, system integration environments, and laboratory setup. Experience with log analysis and tools used for requirements, test, and defect management, such as JIRA or ALM.

Reporting & Documentation:

Ability to generate test reports compliant with quality management systems. Strong understanding of defect management processes and tools (e.g., JIRA, ALM).

Additional Skills:

Experience with AWS, JMeter, Postgres, AngularJS is a plus. Familiarity with SAFE Agile methodology. Exposure to cybersecurity verification, system hardening, authentication and authorization, network security, or secure deployment configurations.

You’re the right fit if:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology 10-13 years of experience in software or system verification, including test strategy, system integration testing, manual testing, and test automation. Strong Systems thinking, Execution leadership, technical influence, Quality ownership, Continuous improvement mindset and Adaptability is required to be successful in the role. Strong communication, stakeholder management, analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. This is an office-based role, which means working in person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism.

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