Sr. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST (SDET)

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test / Hybrid / Atlanta

Contract Duration: 1 year contract 

Required Skills & Experience

• Top 5 Skillsets: Advanced programming and scripting skills Expertise in multiple testing tools and frameworks
• Deep understanding of software architecture and testability Performance, load, and security testing proficiency
• Cloud platform familiarity (AWS)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management Thought leadership in test engineering Strategic planning and roadmap development
• Expertise in enterprise CI/CD and DevOps pipelines Innovation in test automation and tooling Business acumen and risk-based testing strategies Define and drive organization-wide quality strategy
• Evaluate and implement new testing technologies Influence product and engineering decisions
• Lead test automation initiatives Architect scalable test frameworks
• Drive quality metrics and KPIs Collaborate with cross-functional teams Provide technical leadership and training Design and maintain automation frameworks Conduct API, UI, and regression testing Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Mentor junior SDETs
• 5 to 7 years of experience in Information Technology with expertise in test automation of applications from UI and API layer.
• Candidate should have hands on experience of writing, maintaining automated UI and APIs tests written in Java, JavaScript, C#, Python using various open-source testing libraries like Selenium, Cypress, REST Assured, etc.
• Hands on experience in OOPs languages like Java, C# and scripting languages like Python, Perl,Shell, Bash etc. Experience with API and Microservices testing and automation
• Knowledge and experience with Test Driven Development(TDD),Behavior Driven Development(BDD) with a testing framework like Cucumber,JBehave
• Hands on experience with one or more querying languages such SQL (preferred), Oracle, MySQL and/or No SQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB etc)
• Experience deploying applications in AWS or OpenShift (Kubernetes)
• Hands on experience in automating backend REST services including writing custom functions using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, Karate,Cypress, Ready API etc.
• Hands on experience of building test automation framework from ground up using modular framework and design pattern like Page Object Model design pattern (POM) etc.
• Experience of working in distributed agile teams using agile frameworks such as SCRUM , SAFe, XP etc.
• Hands on experience of working with continues integration tools such Jenkins, Circle CI.
• Able to independently create and maintain automation test jobs using tools such as Jenkins.
• Hands on experience working with source code management tools such as GitLab, GitHub, AWS Code Commit etc.
• Hands on experience of creating test reports from automation test run using tools such as cucumber report, Extent report etc.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new tools and evolving technologies.
• Must have the ability to clearly communicate with peers, business analysts, and subject matter experts
• Must have the ability to listen to customers and colleagues; convey ideas effectively; prepare written documentation
• Proactive in nature with customer satisfaction as a primary goal
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Embraces Diverse people, thinking and styles
• Consistently makes safety and security, of self and others, the priority WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE (PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS)
• Knowledge and experience with the Travel Industry
• Infrastructure automation using docker and tools like Chef, Puppet, Terraform
• Experience of working with various AWS cloud services such as EC2, s3 bucket, AWS code pipeline, CloudFormation, etc.
• Hands on experience of virtualizing services for test automation using tools such as Wire Mock, Mockito etc.
• Experience of working with test management and agile management tools such as VersionOne, qTest etc.
• Experience of working with container orchestration tools such as docker, RED Hat OpenShift, AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience of non-functional testing such as performance, load, stress, security, accessibility and usability testing.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Knowledge and experience with the Travel Industry
• Infrastructure automation using docker and tools like Chef, Puppet, Terraform
• Experience of working with various AWS cloud services such as EC2, s3 bucket, AWS code pipeline, CloudFormation, etc.
• Hands on experience of virtualizing services for test automation using tools such as Wire Mock, Mockito etc.
• Experience of working with test management and agile management tools such as VersionOne, qTest etc.
• Experience of working with container orchestration tools such as docker, RED Hat OpenShift, AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience of non-functional testing such as performance, load, stress, security, accessibility and usability testing.

Daily Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute and maintain software to test the product/application
• Define automation strategy, automation cases as well as Design tools for unit, functional, and performance testing in a programmatic manner
• Participate in design and code inspections.
• Propose improvements to our existing processes and build automated tools, libraries and utilities in order to improve the teams speed, quality and efficiency.
• The testing code you write should expose defects in production level code as well as defects at the component and feature integration perspective
• Work with a wide variety of technologies from front-end UI to back-end distributed web services
• Own the design and implementation of tests that will help in end-to-end quality of major deliverables working closely with multiple engineers and teams to execute them
• Integration of both the tests and infrastructure automation into the CI/CD pipeline is also a key responsibility in this position
• Contribute to agile development teams following 12 Factor application development principles • Collaborate effectively within team environment

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.