Senior Software Test Engineer(Lead)

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Test Engineer to drive product quality across the software development lifecycle. This role partners closely with Product Owners, Architects, Developers, and cross-functional teams to define test strategies, build scalable automation solutions, execute comprehensive validation activities, and ensure high-quality product releases.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical testing expertise with a proactive quality mindset and plays a key role in establishing quality standards, improving test coverage, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

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

In this role, you will have to

• Define and implement comprehensive test strategies for new features and enhancements.
• Identify quality risks early and develop mitigation plans.
• Estimate testing effort and contribute to sprint and release planning activities.
• Design, develop, maintain, and execute functional, integration, system, regression, and exploratory test cases.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites.
• Monitor test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness metrics.
• Support production readiness and release validation activities.
• Ensure quality standards for test automation code.
• Develop and execute performance, scalability, and reliability test scenarios.
• Mentor junior engineers on test design, automation, and quality best practices.
• Participate actively in design reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Champion a quality-first culture across the team.
• Collaborate effectively with global and cross-functional teams.
• Align quality goals with business objectives and product strategy.
• Ensure scalability across multiple products and teams.
• Build reusable test capabilities and frameworks.
• Drive CI/CD quality gates, observability, performance testing, security testing, and system validation.
• Ensure regulatory, compliance, safety, and cybersecurity requirements are met.
• Drive transformation initiatives such as AI-driven testing, shift-left quality etc..
• Exposure to regulated domains such as Healthcare, Medical Devices would be considered as an advantage.

Qualifications / Essential skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related STEM discipline.
• 5 - 8+ years of experience in software testing and quality engineering.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and testing principles.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools.
• Ability to define test strategies, identify quality risks, and ensure comprehensive test coverage across the product lifecycle.
• Experience as Quality anchor for team, driving and coordinating all test-related activities including test planning, automation, execution, defect management, release validation, and quality metrics.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Technical expertise

• Strong programming skills in at least one language such as TypeScript, JavaScript.
• Experience with API, UI, integration, and system testing.
• Experience developing and maintaining test automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber, JBehave, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with REST API testing and API automation using tools/frameworks such as Postman, REST Assured, Playwright, etc.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins.
• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes and testing applications deployed in containerized environments.
• Experience in performance/load testing tools.
• Knowledge of healthcare/imaging standards such as DICOM is an advantage.

Inclusion and Diversity

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviours: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support.

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes