SDET Consultant

SDET Consultant

NTT DATA's client is currently seeking a SDET Consultant to join their team in Brookfield, Wisconsin (US-WI), United States (Hybrid - 3 days onsite). Overall experience: 7+ years.

About the Role

Our client is looking for a skilled and experienced SDET Consultant to join their quality engineering practice. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks, embed quality into CI/CD pipelines, and work closely with development and product teams to deliver high-quality software solutions for our clients.

Day-to-Day Duties

• Attend daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives to align on test priorities, report progress, and flag quality risks early
• Analyse user stories, acceptance criteria, and design documents to create comprehensive test plans and test cases covering functional, regression, and edge-case scenarios
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for UI, API, and integration layers using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or RestAssured
• Execute smoke, regression, and exploratory test suites on every build; log detailed, reproducible defect reports in Jira or Azure DevOps and track them through to closure
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps) and monitor build results, triaging failures promptly
• Validate backend data integrity by writing SQL queries for test data setup, teardown, and post-transaction verification
• Conduct API testing using Postman or RestAssured to validate REST/SOAP service contracts, authentication flows, and error handling
• Publish test execution reports, defect trend analysis, and automation coverage metrics to project stakeholders and client leadership
• Participate in code and test script reviews, ensuring automation code meets quality and maintainability standards
• Collaborate with client teams to understand their toolchain, align testing strategies, and mentor junior team members or client-side QA engineers

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in software test automation using any one primary language — Java, Python, or JavaScript — with strong object-oriented programming and framework design skills
• 7+ years of experience building and maintaining UI and API automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Postman/RestAssured within an Agile/Scrum delivery model
• 5+ years of experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions, including Docker-based test environment setup
• 5+ years of experience in database testing with hands-on SQL skills for data validation, test data management, and backend verification across relational databases
• 2+ year of experience in a consulting or client-facing role, with demonstrated ability to communicate test strategy, quality metrics, and risk assessments to non-technical stakeholders

Preferred / Good to Have

• Experience with performance testing tools.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• ISTQB Certification: Foundation level or higher advanced software testing certifications.
• Onshore/Offshore Experience: Proven experience managing delivery models across geographically distributed teams.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field