Principal Enterprise Software Test Engineer

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Define, architect, and implement a unified test automation strategy covering Desktop, Web, Mobile, Embedded, API, and Cloud-based applications.
• Design, develop, and enhance scalable automation frameworks using Python, Selenium, Appium, Test Complete, WinAppDriver, and Katalon Studio with support for parallel execution and CI/CD integration.
• Drive the adoption and institutionalization of AI-driven automation practices, including self-healing scripts, visual verification, intelligent object recognition, and AI-based failure analysis.
• Establish and enforce best practices for test architecture, code design, reusability, and maintainability across projects and product lines.
• Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or equivalent tools.
• Evaluate, recommend, and introduce new-age tools and frameworks aligned with enterprise architecture and long-term technology roadmaps.
• Define automation KPIs (coverage, stability, execution time, ROI) and regularly present status, insights, and improvement plans to leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing automation teams, driving innovation and continuous skill development in emerging tools such as Katalon, Playwright, Cypress, and AI-assisted testing frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software development, system engineering, verification, human factors, and quality teams.
• Define and refine test strategies to improve overall test coverage, quality, and release confidence.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies and support Agile testing practices in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• 14+ years of experience in test automation for Desktop, Web, Mobile, and Embedded software applications.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, SDLC, STLC, and modern software testing methodologies.
• Proven expertise in automation framework design and architecture, including deep knowledge of design patterns such as Page Object Model, Screenplay, and reusable componentization.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Programming languages: Python (mandatory), Java, C#
• Web automation: Selenium, TestComplete, Katalon Studio
• Mobile automation: Appium, Katalon Mobile Studio
• Desktop automation: WinAppDriver, Pywinauto, White, or custom solutions
• API automation: RestAssured, Postman, Katalon API
• Experience integrating automation suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to write clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automation documentation.
• Strong analytical, logical reasoning, and problem solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience working effectively within Agile frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have Skills:

AI & Innovation

• Familiarity with AI-powered testing tools (e.g., Katalon AI or similar platforms).
• Exposure to GenAI, prompt engineering, and machine learning concepts applied to software testing.
• Ability to leverage AI for test optimization, intelligent test selection, test data generation, and predictive failure analysis.

Technical & Domain

• Experience in Embedded test automation.
• Knowledge of Cloud-based testing environments.
• Exposure to advanced CI/CD practices and pipeline optimization.

Leadership & Strategic

• Experience defining automation roadmaps, tool evaluations, and ROI justification at enterprise scale.
• Proven ability to lead large, distributed automation teams across multiple product lines.
• Strong presentation skills with experience communicating technical strategy and metrics to senior leadership

Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

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