Software Engr II

Provides ownership of Test Strategy & Product Quality across different Fire product lines. Your role will also include overseeing, supervising and reviewing tasks performed by team members to ensure effective execution of work; managing end‑to‑end processes and projects for both internal and external clients with responsibility for timely and accurate delivery; issuing clear instructions and directions to team members on tasks to be performed; and mentoring and guiding junior colleagues to support their skill development, professional growth, and overall success Key Areas of Responsibility Gets involved in Requirement reviews to ensure completeness of Deployment scenarios, Use cases & Testability aspects of Functional & Non-Functional requirements using his/her Domain, Product & Functional Test knowledge. Works within the scrum team to build the quality product along with development team Develops/Contribute Acceptance Criteria and test cases for stories and verifies the product against acceptance criteria.  Develops Test Design for critical modules of the products and supports the Test Engineers in Test Design reviews  Works with the System Architect to mitigate the architectural risks of the program in early phases & participates in design reviews to identify failure modes Develops Test Strategy to validate the Functional, Non-Functional & System level requirements for Cloud/Mobile/Big data related products Derives Regression Test Strategy based on Impact Analysis of fixed defects Prepares Test Strategy for 3 rd party integrations & dependant OS, browser, database compatibility tests Maintains test infrastructure for security, performance/scale, usability testing of software products. Develops the Test effort estimates & works together with the Project Lead to do Test Planning Develops automation scripts and supports continuous integration and delivery/deployment along with development team Identifies Test Automation & Simulation requirements early in the life cycle & supports in execution of the same Works with the Program Manager & Product Manager or Product Owner to identify Beta Site requirements & supports in defect prioritization & release readiness reviews along with the Project Lead Works with the Information Development team to give pointers on Technical Literature content development and is a critical reviewer of the same Provides debug support to Development Team to identify root causes of defects Monitor release quality criteria and communicate unbiased product quality view to stakeholders to enable quality release of the product/system Mentors other member of the team on technical aspects. Business Acumen Participates in Observation Voice of Customer (OVoC) and in Concept reviews in early phases of Product Development Life Cycle as needed Stays up to date with happenings in the Industry & Competition space of the relevant business verticals and driving best practices. Technical Skills Should have hands on experience in installing, commissioning or maintenance of fire alarm system also should have used commissioning software tools to commission Fire Alarm Control Panels (FACP). Experience of testing electrical circuits or components for proper functioning & Inspect equipment to locate or identify faults. Should be aware of fire alarm standards EN54, NFPA-72, UL ,BS7273,SIL etc Should have knowledge of PA/VA system and wireless technology. Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub, Copilot) Exposure to some of the Honeywell brand fire alarm systems (Notifier, Fire-Lite, Silent Knight, Gamewell, Gent, Morley, Esser) is an added advantage. Should have worked on some of these suppression systems like FAAST, VESDA etc Exposure BACnet gateway, MOD bus is an added advantage. Should be capable of understanding the requirements and design test cases. Should be capable of working with marketing, research and development team to detect defects and resolving them in the product. Should have good understanding of Agile methodologies and SDLC/STLC process Exposure to Acceptance Test Driven development (ATDD) Should have hands on experience on developing automation scripts Prior experience on performance & Capacity testing of applications is a plus. Test Certification- ISTQB or equivalent, Scrum Alliance Experience of CMMi or other process evaluation regime. Education / Qualifications and Experience Masters of Engineering in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation or Mechanical Minimum of 2 years of experience in project engineering/testing in relevant industry space