Lead SDET: AI-Driven QA Automation & Cloud Testing

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual performance bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off and holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development reimbursement

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a Lead Software Engineer in Test (SDET) to drive enterprise automation across web, API, and backend platforms. You will architect scalable Java-based frameworks, integrate AI-assisted testing, and champion testing best practices across multiple agile teams.

You will lead automation initiatives, mentor engineers, and partner with developers, DevOps, product managers, and architects to elevate software quality and release velocity.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Software Quality Engineering, QA Automation, or SDET.
• 3+ years leading automation initiatives or as a tech lead.
• Expert-level Java programming skills.
• Experience building automation frameworks from scratch with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar.
• Strong API automation with REST Assured, Postman, or equivalents.
• Experience testing cloud-native apps in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• CI/CD integration experience; DevOps familiarity.
• Strong OO design, patterns, and software engineering principles.
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps.
• Strong SQL and relational DB validation.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop enterprise-wide automation frameworks for web, API, and backend applications.
• Lead the technical direction of the QA Automation practice across multiple Agile teams.
• Build scalable Java-based automation solutions to improve quality and release velocity.
• Integrate AI-powered tools to accelerate test creation, maintenance, and regression testing.
• Develop automated API, UI, integration, and end-to-end test suites.
• Design cloud-native testing strategies for microservices and distributed apps.
• Collaborate with Software Engineers, DevOps, Product Managers, and Architects across the SDLC.
• Implement quality gates in CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery.
• Improve test reliability, speed, reporting, and overall automation coverage.
• Mentor engineers, perform code reviews, and establish automation standards.
• Evaluate emerging QA technologies and continuously improve engineering practices.

Skills

Java programming

QA Automation leadership

Automation framework design

CI/CD integration

REST API testing

Cloud testing (AWS/Azure/GCP)

SQL

Communications & leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

REST Assured

Postman

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

JUnit

Job description

Motion Recruitment seeks a Lead Software Engineer in Test (SDET) to drive enterprise automation across web, API, and backend platforms. You will architect scalable Java-based frameworks, integrate AI-assisted testing, and champion testing best practices across multiple agile teams.

You will lead automation initiatives, mentor engineers, and partner with developers, DevOps, product managers, and architects to elevate software quality and release velocity.