Staff Automation & Verification Lead

gehc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Healthcare in Bengaluru, India seeks a Verification & QA Lead to own verification across software, system and hardware-software integrated medical devices. You will drive test strategy, develop automation, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Expect close collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain quality, traceability and risk-based testing. Ideal candidates bring extensive software verification experience, Playwright/TypeScript/Python skills, and strong knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software verification and test automation.
• Strong programming in Playwright, TypeScript, Python.
• Experience with CI/CD and virtualization and HIL testing.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards in medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead verification activities for software and system hardware-software integrated medical device solutions.
• Plan, develop, execute and review verification protocols, tests and reports.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, risks, design outputs, verification activities and defects.

Skills

Playwright

TypeScript

Python

Test automation

CI/CD

Education

CS/Software Eng degree

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Test management tools

Job description

Job Description Summary

Responsible for test creation, testing a large module or a large component and designing a feature, set of features, or whole feature area independently, contributing to the immediate team and to other teams across business; Leading software quality engineering discussions and mentoring of other junior quality engineers.

GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Verification & Validation Leadership

Own and lead verification activities for software and integrated medical device systems, ensuring compliance with product requirements, quality standards, and regulatory expectations.

Plan, develop, execute, and review verification protocols, test cases, and test reports for software, system, and hardware-software integrated solutions.

Ensure complete traceability between requirements, risks, design outputs, verification activities, and defects throughout the product lifecycle.

Drive risk-based verification strategies aligned with ISO 14971 and product risk management processes.

Collaborate with Systems, Software, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, and Product teams to ensure comprehensive verification coverage.

Test Automation & Infrastructure

Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for functional, integration, regression, performance, and system-level testing.

Develop automated test solutions for medical device software, cloud applications, connectivity solutions, and distributed systems.

Enhance test infrastructure, simulation environments, and continuous integration/continuous testing pipelines to improve product quality and release efficiency.

Create tools and utilities to improve test effectiveness, coverage analysis, defect detection, and traceability.

Quality & Compliance

Ensure verification activities comply with applicable regulations and standards, including IEC 62304, ISO 13485, FDA Quality System Regulation (QSR), EU MDR, and cybersecurity requirements where applicable.

Support software release readiness activities by providing objective evidence of product quality and regulatory compliance.

Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, hazard analyses, and defect investigations.

Contribute to CAPA, audit responses, root cause investigations, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Technical Leadership

Define and promote verification best practices, testing methodologies, coding standards, and automation strategies across teams.

Mentor and coach junior verification engineers on test design, automation, regulatory compliance, and quality engineering practices.

Work closely with development teams to improve software testability, reliability, maintainability, and observability.

Lead defect triage activities, identify root causes, and ensure timely resolution of product quality issues.

Documentation & Reporting

Author, review, and maintain verification documentation including test plans, protocols, reports, traceability matrices, and compliance records.

Provide clear status reporting and quality metrics to project stakeholders.

Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits by presenting verification evidence and quality documentation.

Education Qualification

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or other STEM disciplines.

Advanced experience in software verification, quality engineering, or validation of regulated products, preferably in the medical device domain.

Desired Characteristics / Technical Expertise

Technical Skills

Extensive experience in software verification and test automation for complex software and medical device systems.

Strong programming skills in Playwright and Type script, Python, or similar languages with emphasis on test automation and white-box and black box testing techniques.

Experience developing and executing automated functional, integration, system, API, and regression tests.

Experience testing web services, REST APIs, cloud-native applications, and distributed systems.

Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or equivalent.

Experience with test management, defect tracking, and requirements management tools.

Strong understanding of Linux/Unix and Windows environments.

Experience with virtualization, containers, simulated environments, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and device integration testing.

Strong knowledge of test automation techniques including data-driven testing, pairwise testing, mocking, stubbing, fault injection, and test hooks.

Medical Device Domain Expertise

Experience working within regulated environments following IEC 62304, ISO