Sr. Associate, Software Development Engineer in Test

Sr. Associate, Software Development Engineer in Test

Join Santander Bank, N.A. as a Senior Associate Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET). This hybrid role is located in the Coconut Grove area of Miami, Florida.

Santander is a global leader in financial services. We prioritize continuous learning and development, fostering an environment where your technical expertise can thrive. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks that ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of our applications across UI, API, backend, and integrated systems.

• Analyze requirements to design test plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Perform and support functional and non‑functional testing, including automated functional, regression, integration, system, compatibility, API, and performance tests.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and reusable frameworks across UI, API, backend, and mobile.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous testing.
• Identify, log, and report defects; support root‑cause analysis; perform manual tests when needed to cover critical paths or exploratory tests.
• Write SQL queries for backend data flow and API validation.
• Collaborate with developers, product, architecture, vendors, and engineering teams to ensure testability.
• Support test environment setup, automated test data creation, and test‑to‑production migration.
• Prepare test documentation, metrics, and quality reports.
• Apply QA methodologies, best practices, shift‑left/right, risk‑based testing, standards, and automation maturity.
• Use AI/LLM tools for test case generation, automation, impact analysis, optimization, classification, and documentation.
• Develop a deep understanding of supported business processes and related applications.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support ongoing delivery of high‑quality apps.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 9+ years overall experience, including 9+ years developing test strategies, plans, and cases.
• 9+ years with CI/CD methodologies and continuous integration systems.
• 3+ years of experience with test automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, REST‑Assured, JMeter, etc.
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, or similar).
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, testing lifecycle, SDLC, Agile, and Dev Sec Ops .
• SQL proficiency; ability to test web apps, APIs, and systems with minimal UI.
• Experience with JIRA/ALM/Xray or similar tools.
• Comfort using AI‑powered testing tools, copilots, and analysis utilities.
• Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage workload, collaborate in Agile teams, and work independently.

• Experience in Microsoft Office products.
• Knowledge of QA concepts and test lifecycle.
• Basic SQL proficiency and familiarity with ALM/JIRA.
• Basic understanding of mobile development languages (Java/Objective‑C/Swift/C#).
• Strong ability to learn quickly and meet deadlines.

• No certifications listed for this job.

• Minimum: USD 93,750.00
• Maximum: USD

At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce. We actively encourage everyone to apply. Santander is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting of light equipment and/or furniture may be required.

This job description does not list all job duties. You may be asked to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based on the tasks listed. The employer may revise this job description at any time. It is not a contract for employment and either party may terminate employment at any time for any reason.

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, please apply. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates. For assistance or accommodation due to disability or other reasons, contact TAOps.

Coconut Grove, FL, Miami Coconut Grove Corp

Florida – Coconut Grove

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.