Principal Engineer, Test

Overview

Principal-level (Sr SDET) software test engineering role within the Verification & Validation team at Baxter's Bangalore R&D, supporting new product development and sustaining legacy BardyDx products, working with cross-functional BardyDx resources in the US.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, QA, and DevOps teams to understand requirements, investigate issues, and identify root causes.
• Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, and test procedures across web applications, middleware, backend services, and system integrations.
• Design and implement automated test solutions using modern quality engineering practices, including BDD, TDD, and reusable automation frameworks.
• Drive manual, automated, and exploratory testing activities to ensure comprehensive functional and non-functional coverage.
• Partner with V&V and DevOps teams to integrate test automation, quality controls, and validation activities into CI/CD pipelines.
• Generate and maintain test results, traceability matrices, quality metrics, and validation documentation to support compliance and release readiness.
• Contribute to Agile delivery processes, including sprint planning, estimation, prioritization, and execution of testing activities.
• Ensure adherence to SDLC, IEC 62304, Agile, Lean, and Quality System requirements while delivering compliant and high-quality software solutions.
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying quality gaps, enhancing testing practices, and driving operational excellence across the development lifecycle.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 7-12 years of experience in Software Verification & Validation (V&V), Quality Engineering, or Testing of Web and Desktop Applications.
• Proven expertise in defining and executing test strategies, V&V plans, and automated testing frameworks for cloud-connected applications.
• Strong hands-on experience with modern test automation frameworks such as TestCafe, Robot Framework, Selenium, Postman, and Cucumber.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and Python, with experience developing scalable and maintainable test automation solutions.
• Experience working in Agile environments with a strong understanding of BDD, TDD, and Quality Engineering best practices.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and integrating automated testing into the software delivery lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies (Azure/AWS) and testing distributed, web-based applications.
• Experience with test data management, quality metrics, defect analysis, and validation activities.
• Familiarity with code quality, security, and testing tools such as Coverity, Fortify, and related solutions.
• Strategic and results-driven professional with exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across global, cross-functional teams.
• Strong business acumen, customer focus, and a proven ability to drive execution, quality, and continuous improvement in complex, matrixed environments.

Nice to have

• Healthcare, Medical Device, or other regulated industry experience.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka.