Manager, TMO Test Engineer

Manager, TMO Test Engineer

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 organization 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 the company 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.

Part of the EIT TCOE Test Management Office, the TMO Test Engineer plays a vital role in ensuring quality assurance for the testing lifecycle during implementations and upgrades of SAP solutions and other enterprise applications. This role defines test strategy, plans, supports developing and executing tests and documenting results, while coordinating testing activities among various teams. The engineer is responsible for daily status reporting, metrics, and statistics, leveraging LiveCompare Analytics applications for improved testing efficiency as well as coordinating and reporting on retrofit regression testing. This role supports audits and inspections and collaborates with functional teams and stakeholders to ensure that testing meets project and compliance requirements. The role also includes updating documentation and SOPs in response to testing tool version upgrades or changes, authoring SDLC documents for application releases, and coordinating documentation approval. Finally, the engineer conducts QA reviews and approvals to ensure compliance with quality standards.

What will you do in this role:

• Assist in developing and maintaining test plans and strategies for various projects and releases.
• Support the creation, documentation, and maintenance of test cases and scripts, ensuring alignment with project requirements.
• Oversee test execution, result documentation, and defect tracking using tools like XRAY for effective defect management.
• Ensure quality assurance throughout the testing lifecycle by managing the testing process and governance.
• Maintain GTP (Global Test Plan) documentation to ensure all testing activities are accurately recorded and updated.
• Provide user support and training, including updates to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and eLearning trainings.
• Define and manage the testing scope within SolMan, authoring any necessary enhancements.
• Leverage LiveCompare Analytics applications to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Prepare daily status reports, metrics, and statistics to track testing progress and outcomes.
• Coordinate and report on retrofit regression testing activities to ensure system stability.
• Support audit and inspection processes, ensuring compliance with quality standards.
• Manage defect tracking and resolution, collaborating with various teams to address issues.
• Update documentation and SOPs in response to testing tool version upgrades and process changes.
• Author SDLC documents for releases and coordinate documentation approval processes.
• Provide project support by participating in meetings and discussions related to testing and quality assurance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in testing processes and methodologies.

What should you have:

• Bachelors' degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream.
• 5+ years of experience in testing management activities, preferably in a pharmaceutical environment, quality assurance, or related fields.
• Familiarity with SAP modules including FI, CO, MM, SD, QM, ARIBA, CONCUR, Fieldglass, SOLMAN and exposure to SAP S/4 HANA environments.
• Familiarity with SDLC in the pharmaceutical industry required.
• Involvement in SAP/other enterprise application implementation or upgrade projects in testing roles is required.
• Proven experience in various testing methodologies such as Manual Testing, Automated Testing, Performance Testing, and Load Testing required.
• Proven experience with testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JIRA, Jira XRAY, TOSCA, HP ALM, Load Runner, LiveCompare Analytics) is required.
• Proficient in defect management tools including ALM, Jira-Xray, and Octane for defect identification, reporting, and tracking.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities leveraging latest technology.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to liaise with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
• High attention to detail and a proactive mindset to prevent issues before escalation.
• Certifications in quality assurance, application management, project management and testing are preferred, such as: ITSQB (such as Certified Tester or Advanced Test Manager), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Agile Tester Certification (CAT), Certified Software Tester (CSTE) or Quality Assurance and Testing (QAT), PMP, or other relevant certifications.

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.

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: Not mentioned

VISA Sponsorship: Not mentioned

Travel Requirements: Not mentioned

Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid

Shift: Not mentioned

Valid Driving License: Not mentioned

Hazardous Material(s): Not mentioned

Required Skills: Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills: Not mentioned

Job Posting End Date: 09/18/2025