Senior Software Test Engineer
Smiths Group plc4 hours ago
Bengaluru, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and execute comprehensive manual and automated test cases covering functionality, performance, security, regression, integration, and scalability.
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks using Robot Framework and Python.
- Perform RESTful API testing, including contract validation, payload verification, error handling, and service dependency checks.
- Identify, reproduce, document, track, and help resolve software defects and performance issues.
- Validate deployments and scalability across Docker containers, Kubernetes environments, and application environments.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and maintain test artifacts using version control systems.
- Prepare test reports, track coverage and defect metrics, and contribute to test planning and automation strategy.
- Collaborate with developers, product owners, senior testers, DevOps teams, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
- Conduct exploratory and manual testing where automation is impractical and recommend continuous process improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 4–7 years of hands-on experience testing distributed, microservices-based applications, including test strategy definition, design, execution, and maintenance.
- Strong expertise with Robot Framework and Python for service-level and end-to-end testing.
- Proficiency in RESTful API testing and experience with Docker and Kubernetes deployment and scalability validation.
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms and deployment models.
- Experience supporting applications deployed through Jenkins and Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, TestRail, and Git.
- Understanding of software development lifecycles, microservices concepts, test methodologies, and collaboration across development, DevOps, and testing teams.
- Ability to write clear test cases, maintain accurate documentation, and track quality metrics.
- Preferred qualifications include advanced automation or test-environment scripting, testing or cloud certifications, performance testing and monitoring experience, and familiarity with security testing or compliance validation.
- Strong analytical, communication, collaboration, time-management, and organizational skills are preferred.
Benefits
- Office presence is required four days per week.
- Training and local and global career growth opportunities are provided.
- The company offers an inclusive environment with leadership focus on safety and wellbeing.
- Flexible health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle benefits are available for employees and their families.
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About Smiths Group plc
Smiths Group plc designs, manufactures, and services engineered products for industrial, energy, aerospace, security, and medical markets through businesses including John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex‑Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. It sells equipment and aftermarket services to governments and commercial customers worldwide, generating recurring service revenue alongside product sales. Founded in 1851 and headquartered in London, it is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange.