SDET Automation Engineer

Randstad Digital Americas; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 69,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Digital Americas is seeking a Senior SDET Automation Engineer to join a premier client in the Washington, DC area to design, develop, and scale enterprise-grade test automation frameworks across web, mobile, and API environments.

This role champions shift-left methodologies, integrates automated suites into modern CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, and partners with DevOps, SRE, and multi-functional development teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software test automation, framework engineering and QA.
• Proficient in Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, WebdriverIO, and custom reporting.
• Extensive Appium/XCTest/XCUITest experience for Android/iOS.
• Strong API testing and DB validation with REST Assured, JSON parsing, and SQL.
• Knowledge of ADA accessibility and PCI compliance.
• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines and cloud testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable test automation frameworks for web, mobile, and API testing.
• Author and execute comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, regression, load, and performance testing.
• Embed automated test suites into CI/CD deployment pipelines and cloud infrastructure to enable continuous delivery and quality gates.
• Manage defect lifecycles in Jira and build automation dashboards and metrics for real-time visibility.
• Drive shift-left testing initiatives and collaborate with DevOps, SRE, and development teams to enforce QA standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Quality engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors

Tools

Java

Selenium WebDriver

Cucumber

TestNG

WebdriverIO

Jira

Kibana

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Appium

XCTest

XCUITest

Xcode

Job description

Job Summary

Randstad is seeking a Senior SDET Automation Engineer to join a premier client in the Washington, DC area to lead the design, development, and scaling of enterprise-grade test automation frameworks across web, mobile, and API environments. In this role, you will champion quality engineering by establishing shift-left methodologies, integrating robust automated suites into modern CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, and partnering with DevOps, SRE, and multi-functional development teams. The ideal candidate brings extensive technical leadership, deep hands-on expertise with Java-based tooling and cross-platform mobile frameworks, and a solid understanding of both functional and specialized non-functional testing-including ADA accessibility and PCI compliance.

Job Summary

Randstad is seeking a Senior SDET Automation Engineer to join a premier client in the Washington, DC area to lead the design, development, and scaling of enterprise-grade test automation frameworks across web, mobile, and API environments. In this role, you will champion quality engineering by establishing shift-left methodologies, integrating robust automated suites into modern CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure, and partnering with DevOps, SRE, and multi-functional development teams. The ideal candidate brings extensive technical leadership, deep hands-on expertise with Java-based tooling and cross-platform mobile frameworks, and a solid understanding of both functional and specialized non-functional testing-including ADA accessibility and PCI compliance.

location: Washington, Washington, D.C.

job type: Contract

salary: $50 - 58 per hour

work hours: 9am to 5pm

education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Framework Development & Architecture: Design, build, and optimize scalable, modular UI, mobile, and API test automation frameworks from the ground up to support native, hybrid, and web applications.
• Test Strategy & Execution: Author and execute comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, regression, load, and performance testing across multiple development streams.
• CI/CD & Cloud Integration: Embed automated test suites into CI/CD deployment pipelines and cloud infrastructure to enable continuous delivery and automated quality gates.
• Defect & Quality Governance: Manage issue tracking and defect lifecycles in Jira, while building custom automation reporting, Kibana dashboards, and BDD metrics to give stakeholders real-time visibility into software quality.
• Cross-Team Collaboration & Shift-Left Advocacy: Partner with DevOps, SRE, and software development squads to drive shift-left testing initiatives, streamline code-delivery feedback loops, and enforce QA standards across multiple applications.

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years of dedicated experience in software test automation, framework engineering, and quality assurance.
• Core Automation Tools: Advanced proficiency in Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), TestNG, WebdriverIO, and custom test reporting tools.
• Mobile Test Engineering: Extensive hands-on experience automating native and hybrid applications on Android and iOS using Appium, XCTest, XCUITest, Android Virtual Devices (AVD), and Xcode.
• API Testing & Database Validation: Deep experience with REST Assured, JSON/GSON parsing, RESTful methods, complex SQL queries, and stored procedure verification.
• Compliance & Non-Functional Testing: Proven knowledge of ADA/Section 508 digital accessibility standards, cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility, Charles Proxy network inspection, and PCI vulnerability testing.
• DevOps & Pipeline Tools: Practical experience integrating automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines (such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions) and cloud testing environments.

Skills

• API Testing
• Appium
• iOS
• Xcode
• API
• automated test
• cross-browser
• cloud infrastructure
• Cloud Integration
• cloud testingcontinuous delivery
• CI/CD
• Cucumber
• Database
• deployment pipelines
• Pipeline Tools
• DevOps
• complex SQL queries
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI
• issue tracking
• Jira
• JSON
• Java-based
• proficiency in Java
• Jenkins
• Kibana
• cross-platform mobile
• PCI compliance
• parsing
• non-functional testing
• performance testing
• SRE
• RESTful
• SDET
• stored procedure
• Selenium WebDriver
• WebdriverIO
• software development
• software quality
• test automation frameworks
• Test Strategy
• software test
• TestNG
• reporting tools
• web applications
• XCTest
• Collaboration
• Architecture
• Automation
• automated
• Automation Tools
• automating
• dashboards
• shift-left testing
• functional development
• Governance
• custom automation
• metrics
• quality engineering
• quality assurance
• QA standards
• technical leadership
• Test Engineering
• comprehensive test plans
• tooling
• Automation Tools

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [e-mail].

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.