Specialist, Digital Supply Chain Test Lead

Job Description

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.
  
  

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

The Software Testing Specialist will be responsible for development, execution, and optimization of testing strategies and creation and execution of individual test cases for applications and products in their portfolio. This role involves automating testing activities, so they can be injected into pipelines and release workflows and ensuring compliance with international regulatory requirements, and fostering a culture of quality within the organization.

What will you do in this role

• Review and analyze requirement specification documents to understand the software's intended functionality, performance criteria, and behavior. Identify testable aspects of the software and clarify any ambiguities or uncertainties with stakeholders (e.g., business analysts, developers, project managers).
• Develop comprehensive test plans that outline the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of the testing activities. Define the test objectives, entry and exit criteria, and deliverables for the testing phase.
• Create detailed and structured test cases based on the requirements and design specifications. Design test cases that cover functional, non-functional, regression, and exploratory testing scenarios. Ensure that test cases are traceable to requirements to validate that all requirements are tested.
• Develop automated test scripts using appropriate testing frameworks and programming languages (e.g., Selenium, Python, JavaScript, RobotFramework). Implement reusable and maintainable automation scripts to improve testing efficiency and coverage. Integrate automated tests into the continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Identify, document, and report defects or issues discovered during testing using defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA). Work closely with developers to reproduce, diagnose, and resolve defects. Retest resolved defects to ensure they have been fixed correctly.
• Regularly update and maintain test cases and test scripts to reflect changes in requirements or software updates. Continuously review and optimize tests to ensure they remain effective and efficient.
• Conduct performance and load testing to ensure the software can handle expected usage levels. Use performance testing tools (e.g., LoadRunner, JMeter) to simulate real-world usage and analyse the results.
• Generate and present test reports that summarize test activities, defects found, and overall software quality. Provide clear and concise documentation of test results and any deviations from expected behaviour.
• Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to stay aligned with the development team. Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, product owners, and business analysts, to ensure a shared understanding of quality goals and requirements.
  
  

What should you have

• Bachelors’ degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Software testing through fully automated test cases.
• Familiarity with various testing methodologies, techniques, and tools (e.g., Selenium, JIRA, RobotFramework).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices (Github, infrastructure as code, observability, continuous integration/continuous deployment - CI/CD).
• Possesses both theoretical and practical knowledge, with the ability to autonomously implement given tasks, including producing and deploying pieces of code.
• Good understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Cloud-native, ideally AWS certified.
• Product and customer-centric approach.
  
  

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

VISA Sponsorship

Travel Requirements

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Valid Driving License

Hazardous Material(s)

Required Skills

Animal Vaccination, Automated Testing, Automated Test Scripts, Business, CI/CD, Client-Centric, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integrations, Data Management, Data Modeling, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Information Technology Operations, Management Process, Quality Management, Software Development, Test and Evaluation (T&E)

Preferred Skills

Job Posting End Date

07/31/2025

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Requisition ID R352615