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Job Summary:
Roche is a global leader in healthcare, and they are seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test to architect the next generation of automated verification strategies. This role involves balancing hands-on framework development with leading a team of Software Quality Engineers to enhance testing capabilities for FDA-regulated diagnostic instruments.
Responsibilities:
• Act as the specialist in reducing our manual testing burden. Identify and automate "High-Value/Low-Effort" manual tests first to rapidly buy the team breathing room and accelerate feedback cycles
• Architect and build scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks (using C#, Selenium, Appium, or similar) to support both UI and backend logic, utilizing advanced object-oriented programming
• Design test strategies that account for hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing and software interactions with physical diagnostic instruments and sensors
• Partner with the DevOps/Architecture team to integrate automated suites into Azure DevOps pipelines. Lead the automation of vulnerability scanning and static/dynamic analysis (SAST/DAST) to align with modern FDA cybersecurity guidelines
• Evaluate and select the right tools for performance profiling, load testing, and security scanning to ensure comprehensive coverage
• Act as the technical anchor for the SW Quality team. Mentor Quality Engineers on coding best practices, automation scripting, and source control management
• Foster a collaborative environment where manual testing expertise is complemented by growing technical skills. Lead code reviews for test scripts to ensure they meet production-quality standards
• Balance hands-on coding (the "Player") with team leadership (the "Coach"). Align team activities with the software roadmap, ensuring that verification activities happen in parallel with development rather than lagging behind
• Collaborate closely with Regulatory Affairs (RA) to formally validate automated testing tools, ensuring they meet strict regulatory compliance standards
• Enhance Master V&V Plans to support automated evidence generation, ensuring strict compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485 standards
• Define and track key quality metrics (e.g., Defect Density, Automation Coverage) to drive continuous improvement and transparency
• Participate in software hazard analysis (FMEA) to ensure safety-critical workflows are prioritized in the automation strategy
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
• 8+ years of software engineering or SDET experience (Must have hands-on coding experience)
• 3+ years of leadership experience (Team Lead or Manager)
• Strong Coding Ability: Deep proficiency in C#/.NET. You must be able to write production-quality code and demonstrate an understanding of advanced concepts (e.g., async/await, modern .NET core, RESTful API integration, and mocking frameworks like Moq)
• Framework Experience: Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch (e.g., Selenium WebDriver, Appium for UI, NUnit/xUnit for API/Logic)
• Methodology: Explicit experience implementing Test Driven Development (TDD) or Behavior Driven Development (BDD, e.g., SpecFlow) to align engineering and quality teams
• CI/CD Ops: Experience configuring build pipelines in tools like Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions
• Change Agent: A passion for modernizing workflows and showing teams 'the art of the possible' with automation
• Collaborative: Ability to work closely with Software Developers, Program Managers, and Quality Assurance to bridge the gap between 'Dev' and 'QA.'
• Communication: Strong ability to articulate quality risks and technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Preferred:
• Experience transforming a manual testing team into an automation-first team is highly preferred
• Hardware Integration: Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing or testing against physical sensors is highly preferred
• Regulated Environment: Experience working in an FDA-regulated environment is a strong plus
Company:
Roche is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that offers medicines and diagnostic tests for various medical conditions and diseases. Founded in 1896, the company is headquartered in Basel, CHE, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.