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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

India CoE Leadership & Operations

- Lead and develop a high-performing engineering organization, including Software Engineers, Platform Developers, SDETs, and AI Engineers.
- Lead Quality Engineering initiatives that advance test automation, continuous testing, DevOps integration, and engineering best practices across the software development lifecycle.
- Drive hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, performance management, and career development activities.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with global leaders to scale organizational capacity and ensure effective utilization of India-based resources.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for operational and resource-related issues within the India CoE.

Quality Engineering, Automation & Delivery Excellence

- Partner with Software Development, QA, Product Management, and Platform Engineering leaders to support successful delivery of product initiatives.
- Define and execute the Quality Engineering strategy with a strong focus on automation, shift-left testing, continuous testing, and quality metrics.
- Establish automation standards, governance, and best practices that maximize test coverage, reliability, and execution efficiency.
- Experience leading enterprise DevOps automation with expertise in DevOps strategy, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation).
- Promote Agile development practices and collaboration across globally distributed teams.
- Provide technical leadership in software quality engineering, test automation, and modern software delivery practices.
- Champion automation, CI/CD adoption using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent platforms, and engineering practices that improve software quality, reliability,



and customer outcomes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Partner with global Software Development, QA, Product Management, and Platform Engineering leaders to align staffing, execution plans, and organizational priorities.
- Support initiatives related to quality, compliance, cybersecurity, validation, and continuous improvement across the software organization.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in software development, software quality engineering, or related technical disciplines.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing software engineering teams, including experience leading quality engineering and test automation functions.
- Proven success building, scaling, and developing high-performing engineering organizations.
- Experience managing globally distributed teams and working within Agile development environments.
- Experience developing or supporting software products within regulated industries and familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements, including FDA, IVDR, GxP, HIPAA, or similar frameworks.

Technical Skills & Experience

- Strong software engineering background with hands-on experience developing enterprise applications using C# and .NET technologies.
- Experience leading teams delivering scalable, cloud-based software solutions using AWS and/or Azure.
- Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, distributed systems, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Deep expertise in software quality engineering, test automation, and continuous testing practices.




- Experience implementing automated testing frameworks and integrating quality engineering practices into modern software delivery processes.
- Experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Postman, or similar automation technologies.
- Experience leading enterprise Quality Engineering transformation initiatives
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience within healthcare, life sciences, diagnostics, laboratory software, or other regulated industries.
- Experience supporting global software development organizations and distributed delivery models.
- Experience building or leading engineering teams within a Center of Excellence (CoE) model.
- Exposure to AI-enabled software development initiatives and contemporary engineering productivity tools.
- Advanced Degree plus 10+ years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 12+years of experience, with software development including 5+ years in technical leadership or management roles
- Preferred Fields of Study: Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field
- Advanced technical certifications such as PMP or cloud certifications advantageous
- Strong expertise in modern software development practices, architectures, and methodologies (Agile/SAFe)
- Experience successfully leading and developing engineering teams
- Experience with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure), microservices, and DevOps practices
- Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and roadmap planning
- Strong understanding of software quality, security, and compliance requirements
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience with AI/ML technologies and data-driven development preferred
- Knowledge of scientific or laboratory software domains beneficial
- Ability to balance strategic vision with tactical execution
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Experience delivering projects in complex technical environments
- Experience managing distributed teams preferred

📌 Senior Software Engineering Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Thermo Fisher Scientific
📍 Bengaluru