SDET- Software Developer Engineer Test - Senior (6-10 years)

Mindlance; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to enhance their testing processes and automation frameworks. This remote position requires significant experience in software development and automation testing, with a strong focus on Agile methodologies and a collaborative team environment. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving, alongside leadership experience within QA teams.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in Software Quality Assurance with automation experience.
• Advanced development experience of 6-10 years leading automation frameworks.
• Hands-on in various testing tools including Selenium and Sauce Labs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain test automation frameworks.
• Analyze problems with software and document results.
• Mentor junior SDETs in automation best practices.

Skills

Communication

Automation Testing

Problem Solving

Agile Development

Exploratory Testing

Continuous Integration

Tools

Selenium

Jenkins

MongoDB

SQL Server

JIRA

Job description

Description/Comment:
Will interpret written requirements and technical specifications for software solutions to business problems.
Will develop software based on the technical specifications.
Will analyze and investigate problems with software solutions that have been reported by clients and document the results of their investigation(s).
Will perform maintenance of software and correct defects that have been identified during the maintenance process.
Will run unit tests on software they create, implement test plans, test harnesses and document the test results.
Will investigate and suggest solutions to defects and problems with software solutions that have been detected during testing.
Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
Develop, execute and maintain automation test cases and test scenarios for high volume, low latency web and desktop applications.
Design test automation framework for web services, APIs, and web-based applications.
Ensure automation is constantly running, analyzing, documenting and promptly reporting on failures.
Partner with scrum team members to build out automation solutions to advance client SDLCs and meeting critical business objectives.
Design data persistence using SQL, MongoDB or any other database management system.
Drive a continuous improvement mentality to deliver robust performance testing strategies and methods.
Mentor peers and junior SDETs, and promote a culture of following automation best practices and standards through code reviews.
Additional Job Details:
Experience with Agile/Lean development and testing practices, including Automated Test Driven Development, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
Experience with web service virtualization, data virtualization and test data management.
Hands-on experience with browser automation testing tools (Sauce Labs, Selenium, Protractor, CodedUI etc.).
Hands-on experience with SQL Server or document-oriented databases (MongoDB).
Advanced hands-on software development experience and experience with leading automation framework development (6-10 years).
Hands-on experience with DevOps and Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo, Puppet, etc.).
Position 100% remote.
3-5 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
2-4 years of hands-on experience in development, execution and maintenance of automated test scripts.
Prior technical lead experience providing mentoring, code review, design support, etc.
Strong proficiency in WebDriverIO and JavaScript or TypeScript.
Hands-on coding experience in Ruby, Java, C# or other object-oriented languages.
Experience with Selenium WebDriver.
Experience with Agile development practices.
Good understanding of exploratory testing practices.
Knowledge of industry tools for bug logging and test case management (e.g., JIRA, Zephyr).
Experience with web services virtualization.
Ability to perform code reviews.
Experience managing multiple projects, assessing risks, and stakeholder communication.
Proven leadership in large QA organizations and driving innovative testing solutions.
Experience with ATDD using Gherkin languages like Cucumber, JBehave, SpecFlow.
Understanding of CI/CD practices and lean methodologies.
Experience with Jenkins, Bamboo, GIT.
EEO: Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of minority, gender, disability, religion, LGBTQI, age, or veterans.