Senior Software Test Engineer at Smiths Group
Bengaluru, karnataka, India -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

13 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Scenarios, Test Scripts, Usability Testing, Regression Testing, Defect Tracking, Object-Oriented Design, Microservices Architecture, SDLC, Test Cases, Test Reports, Manual Testing, Automated Testing, Selenium, Python

Industry

Security and Investigations

Description
Company Description Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place. Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security. Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security. This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day. Job Description Duties: Design and develop detailed test plans, procedures, scenarios, and scripts to thoroughly evaluate new products or software updates, ensuring they meet customer requirements and company quality standards. Develop comprehensive testing protocols for various areas, including usability, database impact, error detection, regression testing, and real-world implementation scenarios. This includes understanding how software changes may affect the underlying database, ensuring that functionality is not compromised, and that system performance is optimized across all layers. Identify and analyze software defects, bugs, functionality issues, and output errors, documenting them in detail and collaborating with developers to resolve issues. Special attention is given to how updates might affect data flow, storage, and retrieval, potentially influencing database performance or integrity. Track and document issues, resolutions, and bug fixes throughout the testing process, maintaining a detailed database of defects and successful mitigation strategies, ensuring that potential database-related issues are closely monitored and addressed. Create clear and thorough documentation of test procedures for each phase or project to ensure replicability, compliance with standards, and growth of the company’s knowledge base, while also factoring in how changes may impact database interactions. Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams—including developers, product owners, and clients—to ensure quick resolution of issues, with particular awareness of potential database-related impacts and their broader implications on the system. Provide regular feedback to developers, offering suggestions for improvements, evaluating issues, proposing solutions, and identifying further testing needs, while considering how software changes could indirectly affect database operations. Implement and maintain automated testing tools as needed, ensuring they are updated and aligned with current testing requirements, including any necessary updates to address database impact in automated test cases. Qualifications Skills and Experience: A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Preferably has experience working with systems and machines, software development, or comes from a systems software background. Experience with kernel space or driver software development is highly desirable. At least 5 years of hands-on experience as a software test engineer. Strong knowledge of object-oriented design, microservices architecture, system architecture, and the ability to understand and work with software code. Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Extensive experience in developing Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Reports. Good working knowledge of testing .NET and C++-based desktop applications. Strong experience with manual testing and proficiency in various testing methodologies. Proficiency in automated testing, including the creation and maintenance of automated test environments, with a preference for experience in simulated test environments. Expertise with one or more UI test automation tools such as Selenium, Marathon Experience with scripting languages (such as Python) Hands-on experience with testing REST APIs. Proficient in testing software in Windows environments. Good knowledge of SQL and No-SQL databases. Familiarity with Agile methodologies, DevOps, and continuous testing environments. Ability to handle multiple teams and projects simultaneously while maintaining high standards of quality. Quick to adapt and learn complex systems and new technologies. Familiarity with open-source toolchains and technologies. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly. Additional Information We offer… Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective. Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place. We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity. At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc) Grade: 09 Employee Group: Permanent Global Region: Asia Pacific
Responsibilities
The engineer will design and develop detailed test plans, procedures, scenarios, and scripts to evaluate new products or software updates against quality standards and customer requirements. Duties also involve identifying, analyzing, and documenting software defects while collaborating with developers for resolution, with special attention to database impact.
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