Software Test Automation Architect

Werfen; Bedford (MA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid vacation and sick leave

Performance-based bonus

Job summary

Werfen is seeking a senior, hands-on test automation architect to own the architecture, frameworks, and standards across software, firmware, and system testing. You will design scalable automation for hardware-in-the-loop environments and cloud-based test infra, collaborating with software, firmware, and DevOps teams to promote testability by design and continuous testing.

You will code, prototype, review designs, and mentor engineers while driving automation that reduces flaky tests and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field such as Engineering or CS with ample related experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience (or 8 years with a Master’s).
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to operate instrumentation and work in a team of developers and testers.

Responsibilities

• Own the test automation architecture, strategy, standards, and roadmap.
• Build reusable automation frameworks with Python and supporting technologies.
• Develop automation for firmware, components, APIs, and end-to-end workflows.
• Create libraries, harnesses, simulators, mocks, and test infrastructure.
• Design environments using AWS, VMs, Docker, containers, and physical/virtual test setups.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD and DevOps pipelines.
• Automate environment provisioning, deployment, test execution, and diagnostics.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide hands-on mentoring to automation engineers.

Skills

Python

C/C++/C#

Firmware testing

Test automation

AWS/cloud

Docker/containers

CI/CD/DevOps

Linux/Windows

Networking basics

Debugging/root-cause analysis

Software engineering mindset

Automation scalability

Legacy modernization

Instrumentation/measurement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Bitbucket

AWS tooling

Docker

Job description

Werfen - Bedford - 180 Hartwell Road Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 United States

Country

United States

Shift

1st

About the Position

Introduction

Werfen

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Overview

Position Summary:

• Senior, hands-on technical role accountable for test automation architecture, frameworks, infrastructure, and engineering standards across Beacon, HCP, EBF, firmware, component, and other software-intensive programs.
• Establish scalable automation spanning component, firmware, API, integration, system, UI, and end-to-end testing.
• Design reusable test infrastructure for physical systems, virtual machines, containers, and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with Software, Firmware, Systems, QE, DevOps, Cybersecurity, and Architecture teams to promote testability by design and continuous testing.
• Expected to architect, code, prototype, troubleshoot, review designs/code, and technically mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Own the test automation architecture, strategy, standards, and technical roadmap.
• Build reusable automation frameworks with Python and suitable supporting technologies.
• Develop automation architecture for firmware, components, EBF, subsystems, APIs, integrated systems, and end-to-end workflows.
• Create reusable test libraries, harnesses, simulators, mocks, utilities, and test infrastructure.
• Design automation environments using AWS, VMs, Docker, containers, and physical/virtual test environments.
• Incorporate automation into CI/CD and DevOps pipelines.
• Establish automated processes for environment provisioning, configuration, deployment, test execution, result collection, and diagnostics.
• Support parallel and scalable test execution across virtualized/containerized environments.
• Set engineering standards for Git, code reviews, configuration management, logging, diagnostics, traceability, and maintainability.
• Advance testability by design, including APIs, automation interfaces, observability, logging, simulation, and fault isolation.
• Investigate complex failures across software, firmware, infrastructure, networking, and system integration boundaries.
• Minimize flaky tests, environment dependencies, execution time, and automation technical debt.
• Lead architecture and code reviews while providing hands-on technical mentoring to automation engineers.
• Promote reuse of common automation capabilities across programs instead of independent product-specific frameworks.

Core Technologies / Experience

• Python, including framework/library development
• C/C++ and/or C# working knowledge
• Firmware and embedded-system testing
• EBF / engineering build and test frameworks
• AWS / cloud-hosted test infrastructure
• Docker and containerization
• Linux and Windows environments
• CI/CD / DevOps
• Jenkins/Gitlab/Bitbucket/AWS/Azure DevOps or equivalent pipeline technologies
• Git
• Hardware/software integration
• Test harnesses, simulators and mocks
• Test-data and environment management
• Logging, diagnostics, observability and automated reporting
• Networking fundamentals relevant to distributed/integrated test environments
• SQL/data validation where applicable
• Strong software engineering and architecture mindset, rather than script-based test automation.
• Must be hands-on and capable of designing and coding automation frameworks.
• Experience designing automation that scales across multiple products, environments, and teams.
• Strong debugging and root-cause-analysis capabilities across complex integrated environments.
• Ability to modernize legacy automation while maintaining ongoing product verification.
• Demonstrated ability to create reliable, reusable and maintainable automation infrastructure.

Qualifications

Min Knowledge & Experience Required for the Position:

• Bachelor's Degree plus a minimum of 10 years of related experience or Master's Degree plus a minimum of 8 years of related experience or waiver based on experience. Degree should be in a technical discipline such as Chemistry, Math, Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Proficiency with a personal computer and software packages.
• Ability to administer software engineering tools; configuration management, requirements management, and defect management.
• Ability to operate instrumentation.
• Possesses strong written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment of software developersand testers.
• Proficient in code languages (Assembly, C, C++, Java, C#, etc.) found in product development.

Skills & Capabilities:

• Proficiency with a personal computer and software packages
• Ability to administer software engineering tools; configuration management, requirements management, and defect management
• Ability to operate instrumentation
• Possesses strong written and oral communications skills
• Ability to work in a team environment of software developers and testers

Travel Requirements:

5% of time

Min Knowledge & Experience Required for the Position:

• Bachelor's Degree plus a minimum of 10 years of related experience or Master's Degree plus a minimum of 8 years of related experience or waiver based on experience. Degree should be in a technical discipline such as Chemistry, Math, Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Proficiency with a personal computer and software packages.
• Ability to administer software engineering tools; configuration management, requirements management, and defect management.
• Ability to operate instrumentation.
• Possesses strong written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment of software developersand testers.
• Proficient in code languages (Assembly, C, C++, Java, C#, etc.) found in product development.

Skills & Capabilities:

• Proficiency with a personal computer and software packages
• Ability to administer software engineering tools; configuration management, requirements management, and defect management
• Ability to operate instrumentation
• Possesses strong written and oral communications skills
• Ability to work in a team environment of software developers and testers

Travel Requirements:

5% of time

Pay Transparancy Language

The annual base salary range for this role is currently $165K to $200K range. Individual employee compensation will ultimately depend on factors including education, relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, and particular business needs.

This role is eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plan retirement benefits with an employer match, as well as paid vacation and sick leave.Our sales roles are eligible for participation in a commission plan and our management,and select professional roles,are eligible for a performance-based bonus.

Werfen is an Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workplace. Werfen strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment or retaliation based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as defined by applicable state or federal law. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

We operate directly in over 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Annual revenue is approximately $2 billion and more than 7,000 employees around the world comprise our Werfen team.