PrincipalEng,Test

**This is where** your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. We are seeking a **Principal Automation Engineer / Test Architect** with 12+Tears of experience to define, own, and drive the **test automation, BDD, and CI/CD quality strategy** for our medical device software platforms. This is a **highly hands** ‑**on role** requiring deep technical expertise across **mobile, web, backend, and cloud** ‑**native systems** , operating within a regulated product environment. The role demands strong architectural ownership, continuous coding, mentorship by influence, and close collaboration with engineering, product, DevOps, and platform teams to ensure **quality is built into every stage of delivery**. **Key Responsibilities** **Automation Architecture & Strategy** * Define and own the **end** ‑**to** ‑**end test automation** architecture across mobile applications, web platforms, and backend services. * Design, develop, and evolve **native C# automation frameworks** with a focus on scalability, reliability, and long‑term maintainability. * Establish and scale **BDD** ‑**based automation frameworks** using SpecFlow (or equivalent), ensuring alignment between business requirements and automated validation. * Apply proven **automation and software design patterns** to bui