Senior Software Test Engineer - Automation - Python

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

As a Sr. Software Test Engineer, you will help build the next generation of industry‑leading commercial software. You'll guide testing across the lifecycle e.g., unit, functional, and integration, while setting up hardware, designing automated and manual test systems, and developing test plans and test cases with clear effort estimates and delivery timeline. Partnering with global cross‑functional teams, you'll help to ensure that the products meet defined requirements and align with total quality management standards throughout product development lifecycle.

You will work in an Agile software development team. You will report to the Software Development Team Lead and have a onsite schedule working in Hinjawadi, Pune, India

• Lead the planning test strategies based on overall product requirements and propose optimised test plans that aim to complete test design and execution within defined sprint goals and following the software requirements and design.
• Perform test effort assessment and estimation, test schedule creation, and manual and automated test execution. Document and report progress.
• Identify test areas that could be reduced to meet project timelines, along with any corresponding risks.
• Guide engineers in implementing test designs and ensure understanding of broader project goals.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure test strategies support product delivery and quality and provide strategic input to improve test coverage and efficiency.
• Defect management - report, reproduce, analyse, debug, and corrects anomalies.
• Review design documents, test designs, test cases and user documentation.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
• 5 years of testing experience in Software testing including test lab and hardware setup
• Experience in 2 or more of following: Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, NodeJS, JSON, and XML
• Experience writing test plans, test cases, conducting reviews and generating reports.
• Experience of software product development process collaboration tools.
• Knowledge of virtualized environments (such as VMWare/VM images)
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks

• 8 years of experience including minimum 3 years of recent experience with automation testing and scripting, including testing framework and programming languages.
• Handle multiple projects and technologies for test automation.
• Experience in test management tools (such as Jira, Jama, qTest, and ALM)
• Experience with standard version control systems like Git, Jama
• Manage end-to-end product testing lifecycle.
• Experience with WebDriverIO or Protractor.
• Familiarity with Rockwell Automation controllers and software tools.

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programmes with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
• Company volunteer and donation matching programme – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalised wellbeing programmes through our OnTrack programme
• On-demand digital course library for professional development

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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