Lead Software Development Engineer in Test - Roche - Carlsbad, CA

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The PositionGenMark Diagnostics is seeking a Lead SDET to architect the next generation of our automated verification strategy. This is a high-impact "Player-Coach" role where you will balance hands-on framework development with the leadership of a dedicated team of Software Quality Engineers.

You will lead the technical evolution of our testing capabilities for FDA-regulated diagnostic instruments. Your mandate is to champion a culture of automation—architecting robust C#/.NET test harnesses, integrating them into modern CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring the team to ensure high-velocity, high-quality releases.

The Opportunity

Automation Architecture & Technical Leadership (40%)

Technical Debt Remediation: Act as the specialist in reducing our manual testing burden. Identify and automate "High-Value/Low-Effort" manual tests first to rapidly buy the team breathing room and accelerate feedback cycles.

Framework Design: Architect and build scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks (using C#, Selenium, Appium, or similar) to support both UI and backend logic, utilizing advanced object-oriented programming.

Hardware & Integration Testing: Design test strategies that account for hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) testing and software interactions with physical diagnostic instruments and sensors.

Continuous Integration & Security: Partner with the DevOps/Architecture team to integrate automated suites into Azure DevOps pipelines. Lead the automation of vulnerability scanning and static/dynamic analysis (SAS