Engineer I, Test Automation (CDAC)

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards Lifesciences were dedicated to developing ground-breaking technologies with a genuine impact on patients lives. At the core of this commitment is our investment in cutting-edge information technology. This supports our innovation and collaboration on a global scale enabling our diverse teams to optimize both efficiency and success. As part of our IT team your expertise and commitment will help facilitate our patient-focused mission by developing and enhancing technological solutions.

We are a global enterprise organization managing complex systems across multiple business units. As we advance our application strategy and establish our IT Innovation Hub in Pune India we are seeking Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET) to strengthen our enterprise test automation capability as part of our global IT transformation and India Technology Hub strategy. This role is ideal for CDAC graduates who have a strong engineering mindset solid programming fundamentals and an interest in building scalable maintainable automation solutions rather than manual test execution. The SDET will work closely with product teams platform engineers and business stakeholders to ensure quality reliability and regression safety across complex enterprise systems.

How youll make an impact:

Test Automation Engineering
Design develop and maintain automated test frameworks for enterprise applications.
Build API-level integration-level and workflow-level automated tests.
Contribute to regression automation suites that support frequent releases.
Implement automation using engineering best practices (reusability modularity maintainability).

Test Design & Analysis
Analyze business requirements user stories and system workflows to derive effective test scenarios.
Translate functional and non-functional requirements into robust automated test cases.
Identify edge cases boundary conditions and integration risks.

Quality Engineering Practices
Participate in code reviews test reviews and defect root-cause analysis.
Collaborate with development teams to ensure early detection of quality issues.
Support continuous testing as part of CI/CD pipelines.

Collaboration & Growth
Work with global teams in the US and Asia following defined engineering standards.
Learn and adopt enterprise tools platforms and testing methodologies.

Continuously improve test coverage execution speed and reliability.

What youll need (Required):

Education
CDAC graduate from one of the following programs:
oPG-DAC (preferred)
oCCST
oPG-DITISS / PG-DAI (selective based on fit)
Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or equivalent technical discipline.

Core Technical Skills
Strong fundamentals in programming (Java Python or similar object-oriented language).
Understanding of data structures control flows and basic algorithms.
Knowledge of software testing concepts including:
o Functional testing
o Regression testing
o Integration testing
oDefect lifecycle

Automation Foundations
Exposure to at least one automation approach:
oUI automation (e.g. Selenium Playwright)
oAPI testing (REST concepts JSON HTTP methods)
Ability to write clean structured and readable test code.

Systems & Application Understanding
Basic understanding of:
oWeb applications and APIs
oDatabases (SQL fundamentals)
oClientserver architecture
Ability to reason about end-to-end system workflows.

What else we look for (Preferred):
Experience with test automation frameworks or custom test utilities. (i.e. Tricentis Tosca)
Familiarity with:
oCI/CD pipelines (Git Jenkins GitLab etc.)
oAPI testing tools
oData-driven and keyword-driven automation concepts
Understanding of enterprise systems (ERP CRM or large transactional systems).
Prior exposure to:
oMicroservices architecture
oCloud-based applications
Strong documentation and communication skills.

What We Look For (Behavioral & Mindset)
Engineering mindset thinks in terms of systems not just test cases.
Attention to detail with a quality-first attitude.
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to enterprise environments.
Willingness to take ownership of automation assets long-term.
Comfortable working within defined standards and best practices.
Collaborative and professional communication style.

Career Growth & Learning
Structured onboarding into enterprise platforms and testing practices.
Hands-on exposure to large-scale mission-critical systems.
Opportunity to grow into:
oSenior SDET
oAutomation Lead
oPlatform / Integration QA roles
Continuous learning through mentoring and real production challenges.