Sr. SDET Engineer

Location

Hybrid work model (must go in office 3x a week);
Chicago, IL

• Extend testing automation framework using JAVA/JavaScript.
• Take ownership in understanding business requirements/ACs and develop test strategy/test plan.
• Develop automation testcases using existing automation framework.

• Develop test automation code for Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) of systems, infrastructure, and test framework.
• Plan, design, develop, and maintain API test automation framework that facilitates automation scripting, execution, and analysis of results.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring for test engineers on multiple applications/projects onshore and offshore; train and mentor project team members to create, execute, analyze, and maintain automated regression suites.
• Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of a specific functionality as needed.
• Develop automated functional scripts using tools such as Java, Karate, JMeter.
• Perform exploratory and manual testing of the product suite as appropriate.
• Provide expertise in testing methodologies, best practices, and standards.
• Position will be onsite hybrid starting day 1. Interviews may also be onsite.

Working with a team of 20+ members.

• 8-10 years of experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Required

• Strong design and development skills in two or more of the following:
  Java (3-5 years), Cucumber (3-5 years), JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks.
• At least 8 years of test automation framework design.
• Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs) (3-5 years).
• Proven experience developing test scripts, test cases, and test data.
• Ability to write queries in SQL or other relational databases.
• 3+ years of experience in developing scenario-based performance testing using JMeter.
• Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties.
• End-to-end system integration testing experience for software platforms.

Desired

• Hands-on experience with Python.
• Development experience in AWS Cloud technology.
• Experience in TDD, continuous integration, code review practice is strongly desired.
• Experience with Apigee or other API gateways is a plus.
• Experience with Dev Ops concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git).
• At least 2 years working on an Agile team with a solid understanding of Agile/Lean practices.
• Understanding of a microservice architecture.
• Experience load and performance testing.
• Strong documentation skills.

• Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment.
• Pro-active, flexible, and creative.
• Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users.

• There is absolutely no 100% remote work; candidates must go into the office.
• If the candidate is not local but open to relocating on their own dime, this must be clearly stated on the resume to avoid disqualification.
• Choppy tenure or job hopping is considered a red flag.