Software Automation Testing 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.

A Day in the Life

A proficient and experienced Senior Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team in Yokneam. In this hybrid role, you will be instrumental in ensuring the quality and performance of our software applications and systems. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining robust automation infrastructure and implementing comprehensive automated tests across API, UI, and mobile platforms. This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with development, QA, DevOps, and product teams, contributing to the delivery of high-quality products.

Work office is located at Medtronic Yokneam, work model is hybrid (3 days a week at the office).

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

• Tests the functionality and performance of software applications or systems software.
• Develops and executes test plans and scripts designed to detect problems in software applications and systems software.
• Ensures software applications or systems software meets technical and functional requirements.
• Performs workflow analysis, documents test results and recommends quality improvements.
• Works with development to resolve software defects and diagnose/improve product configuration for current and future models.
• Reviews test automation frameworks, tools, techniques, and methodologies.
  
  

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• At least 3 year’s experience working as an automation engineer
• Develop, implement, and maintain a scalable and efficient test automation infrastructure using Java-based technologies.
• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts for API, UI, and mobile applications.
• Utilize APIs and AWS services to create comprehensive and integrated automation solutions.
• Perform database validation to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Analyze software requirements and technical specifications to design effective test plans and scripts.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and feedback.
• Perform workflow analysis, document test results, and provide clear and concise reports on test execution and defects.
• Work closely with development teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve software defects.
• Collaborate with QA teams to align automation efforts with overall testing strategies.
• Partner with DevOps teams to optimize the automation pipeline and infrastructure.
• Communicate effectively with product teams to understand requirements and provide quality-related feedback.
• Review and recommend improvements to test automation frameworks, tools, techniques, and methodologies.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our software development and testing processes.
• Knowledge in developing automation infrastructure \ automation tests for UI API or end to end system tests.
• Experience with integrating automation into Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) is often crucial for a senior role and isn't mentioned.
  
  

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. 

Benefits & Compensation

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.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here