Principal System, SQE (Testing)
CareFusion
Quebec City, Canada

 
Every day at CareFusion, we work to improve patient care.  By combining clinically proven products and services with actionable intelligence, we’re helping to solve some of healthcare’s most difficult challenges.  Join us. 

 What Software Quality Engineering contributes to CareFusion:

 Designs tests, develops and maintains test plans and test cases. Conducts all forms of testing across a diverse suite of hardware/software products, assuring the highest quality products are developed.

 What is expected of you for success in your role:

 • Applies comprehensive knowledge of hardware/software quality concepts within the software development lifecycle

• May demonstrate level of knowledge by industry certification in quality engineering

• Comprehensive knowledge in design and development processes, including  knowledge of software and hardware engineering and analysis (design reviews), as well as test processes and methods

• Able to pull reports (queries), interpret trends and make recommendations for improvement to existing tools

• Participate in research, selection, and implementation of new tools

• Train and mentor users on tools used

• In depth understanding of a single application domain encompassing entire system

• Mentor others to ensure understanding with other SQE engineers

• Uses comprehensive expertise to improve and streamline quality or development process

• Represents Quality organization on cross-functional product development Core Team(s)

• Leads execution of complex test cases/scripts and interprets/analyzes results to report, communicate, and work through issues with R & D engineers

• Interprets product design and requirements to engineer test approach and generates test plans and test cases/scripts

• Considered expert in critical areas of the system and influences project test solutions

• Leads test efforts and may coordinate the efforts of other SQE engineers

• Develops test harnesses and conducts white box testing

• Able to apply experience in test engineering practices to low-level design verification

• Able to use programming and scripting tools (C#, Perl, Python, etc.) in order to automate low-level, white box tests

• Able to lead execution of complex test cases/scripts and interprets/analyzes results to report, communicate, and work through issues with team members.

• Can apply comprehensive understanding of the inter-workings of the application code under test

• Participates in and conducts code and product design reviews

 
What is expected of you and others at this level in Engineering for functional success:

• Works to understand complex functional situations by paying attention to the details of the tasks at hand and by breaking them down into smaller pieces

• Proactively encourages: Has a good understanding/experience maintaining testing documentation and records.

• Encourages informed Risk-taking and acts as a catalyst for innovation at CareFusion; generates practical, sustainable and creative options to solve problems and create business opportunities, while maximizing existing resources.

• Proactively develops and maintains technical knowledge in specialized area(s), remaining up-to-date on current trends and best practices;

 
Accountabilities in this role:

 • Plans, develops, executes and documents test methods to verify software, hardware and system products.

• Independently configures and installs hardware and software systems for test

• Works closely with development teams throughout the product SDLC

• Plans and uses automation test methods to verify client/server software

• Reports directly to a manager

• Under the direction of Quality Management coordinates with CareFusion Core team and suppliers/vendors on testing activities, issues and documentation/records supporting project business needs.  

 
Qualifications:

 • Bachelor's degree in related technical field required

• A minimum of 4+ years related work experience required

• Strong hardware and software testing background. Also have strong test processes and methods background.

• Solid understanding of V & V.

• Experience working with medical devices and product launches is a plus.

• Experience working in FDA medical device environment.

• Knowledge to set-up and to maintain a test lab.

• Ability to train and coach others from technical expertise

• Experienced using Quality Assurance methodologies (CSQE, CQA certified preferred)

• Client-Server (non-UI) software backend test plan and execution experience required

• Experience independently installing, configuring and testing Microsoft Windows server and application software required

• Experience testing relational database (SQL Server) applications required

• Knowledge of XML, SOAP, Web Service technologies required

• Skilled in testing and test planning for web-services architecture (SOA)

• Ability to independently setup client/server/network test lab environments including configuring hardware, trouble-shooting - switches, routers, hubs, server settings, etc.

• Excellent communications skills in both French and English, with the ability to work independently

 
For a more detailed job description and to apply, please visit our website at:

 https://carefusion.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=100500DB

 
CareFusion, an Equal Opportunity Employer, values diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people.