Test Automation Lead

**Major Responsibilities**

To be responsible for the entire verification lifecycle, including:

- Estimation, planning and tracking of automated verification activities
- Analysis, review and approval of software requirements
- Defining, communicating and executing the verification strategy
- Champion automated test infrastructure to facilitate implantation of automated verification strategies
- Creation, review and approval of automated verification test cases
- Facilitating and maintaining the automation of verification test suites/cases
- Definition and establishment of appropriate verification environment(s) and supporting tool infrastructure
- Execution of automated verification, and the capture of appropriate result evidence
- Defect management, triage, reporting and resolution
- Documentation, analysis and stakeholder reporting of verification activities
- Validation of automation tools and frameworks

In addition, participate and drive the following activities:

- Team capability building via mentoring and continuous improvement initiatives
- Assess, communicate and mitigate risks and issues
- Review and improve relevant quality management system procedures, forms and templates

**Required Education, Experience, Skills**
- Certificate degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
- Acquired ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL), or equivalent
- Competently able to demonstrate best practice implementation of automation frameworks, tools and techniques (e.g. User Interface, API, Database, Firmware)
- Prior experience performing verification activities using test automation on medium to large projects or programs or work
- Experience in executing, and leading verification at a component, system, integration, and/or acceptance verification level
- Can articulate and demonstrate different Software Development Life Cycles, whilst being a proponent of current software development best practice
- Experience in defect triage and effective defect management approaches and techniques
- Demonstratable experience of software coding (specifically.NET, C# and Python), coding patterns and standards
- Prior experience using requirement, defect and test management tools (e.g. Jira, TargetProcess, ALM, Rational Quality Manager etc.)

**Experience/Skills**:

- Vast prior experience with both commercial or open-source software test automation and/or service virtualisation tools
- In-depth knowledge and previous experience with software build tools and scripting (e.g. Team City, Bamboo, Jenkins, BitBucket, GitHub, Ansible or Terraform)
- Prior exposure to non-functional, automated, verification approaches (e.g. Cybersecurity, Load, Performance, Usability, Accessibility)
- Prior experience verifying software across different platform technologies (e.g. MS-Windows, Linux, Unix, mobile, cloud etc.)
- Prior experience working in a highly regulated environment, or medical device industry shall be highly regarded

**Travel**: Possible

**Competencies/Behaviors**
- A deep understanding of automated verification strategies and techniques, and the ability to communicate the benefits/costs to a wide range of stakeholders
- Able to self-manage and prioritise work items and tasks
- A team contributor, able to work collaboratively with associates, that treats individuals with dignity and respect
- Strong written and oral communication skills, able to communicate across a wide range of groups in the organization
- An expectation to always work safely, complying with all safety procedures, rules and instructions and reporting workplace hazards, incidents or injuries as appropriate
- A strong attention to detail
- A passion for delivering quality products to advance cancer diagnostics, and improve patient lives

**Scope of the Role**

Supervisory Responsibility: NA

Approximate Direct Reports:
Nil

Approximate Indirect Reports:
5-10

Financial Responsibility:
N/a

Domestic/International/Global:
Domestic

When you join us, you'll also be joining Danaher's global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you'll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful **Danaher Business System** tools and the stability of a tested organization.

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