SDET (Java, Selenium & API)

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test SDET to help drive the quality engineering and test automation strategy for our software products. This is a handson technical role focused on designing scalable automation frameworks developing automated tests improving testability and integrating quality engineering throughout the software development lifecycle.

The SDET will work closely with Software Engineers Product DevOps Architecture and other technology teams to build reliable automated testing solutions and ensure applications meet functional performance security and reliability expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Design develop and maintain scalable test automation frameworks libraries utilities and reusable testing components.

Define and implement automation strategies across UI API integration database and end to end testing.

Develop automated tests using technologies such as Selenium Java Python C JavaScript JUnit and TestNG.

Build automated testing for web applications REST APIs backend services databases and system integrations.

Integrate automated tests into CICD pipelines to provide rapid feedback and identify defects earlier in the software development lifecycle.

Partner with Software Engineers to improve application testability observability reliability and automation coverage.

Review application architecture and technical requirements to identify appropriate test approaches integration points dependencies and potential quality risks.

Develop test utilities for test data creation environment validation API testing database validation service virtualization and automated regression testing.

Perform technical analysis and troubleshooting of complex defects across UI API application integration and database layers.

Analyze automated test failures application logs API responses database results and system behaviour to identify root causes.

Improve automation reliability by identifying and eliminating flaky tests unstable dependencies inefficient test execution and framework limitations.

Establish technical standards for automation architecture coding practices test design code reviews and framework maintainability.

Measure and improve automation coverage regression execution time defect detection test reliability and overall quality engineering effectiveness.

Evaluate and implement new testing tools and technologies that improve engineering productivity and software quality.

Contribute to performance security accessibility and reliability testing as appropriate for application architecture.

Participate in Agile development activities including technical design reviews backlog refinement sprint planning code reviews defect triage and release readiness validation.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent professional experience.

5 years of hands on experience in software development test automation SDET or quality engineering.

Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as Java Python C or JavaScript.

Strong hands on experience with test automation technologies such as Selenium WebDriver JUnit TestNG or comparable frameworks.

Experience designing and developing automation frameworks from the ground up including reusable libraries reporting test data management and configuration management.

Strong experience with REST API testing including request response validation authentication authorization error handling and integration testing.

Experience performing SQL and database validation and troubleshooting data across application API and database layers.

Experience integrating automated tests with CICD pipelines and source control platforms.

Understanding of modern software architectures including web applications RESTful services microservices databases cloud services and distributed integrations.

Strong understanding of software engineering principles including object oriented programming design patterns source control code reviews and coding standards.

Experience working within Agile or Scrum software development environments.

Strong analytical debugging and root cause analysis skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.

Ability to collaborate effectively with Software Engineers DevOps Architecture Product and other technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab CI or comparable CICD platforms

Experience testing applications built with NET Reactjs Java or similar modern technology stacks

Experience with Azure or other cloud platforms including testing cloud hosted applications and services

Experience with Azure Blob Storage SQL Server Salesforce and enterprise system integrations

Experience with performance.