Senior SDET: Automation & Test Architect

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 121,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test in Cambridge, MA with telecommuting allowed from anywhere in the US. The role focuses on QA, test automation, and distributed system verification across multiple teams.

You will build test beds, write automated tests, and expand system test plans using modern tooling and CI/CD practices. Strong coding and collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field plus two years of experience.
• Two years of experience building software test beds, unit tests, automation tools or infrastructures.
• Experience with C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Perl or JSON.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, Jira, Ansible).
• Familiarity with frameworks (Django, Flask, Spring) and container tech (Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Perform QA/testing duties for distributed systems and automation infrastructure.
• Contribute to system test plans to ensure coverage and automation.
• Develop and deploy automated system tests to replicate real-world scenarios.
• Review design requirements to verify test plans and cases.
• Improve testing methodologies and efficiency across teams.

Skills

Test automation

Distributed systems

C/C++

JavaScript

Python

SQL / NoSQL databases

CI/CD tooling

Education

Master’s degree in CS/CE/EE/IT

Tools

Ansible

Jenkins

Git

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

Gitlab

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test in Cambridge, MA with telecommuting allowed from anywhere in the US. The role focuses on QA, test automation, and distributed system verification across multiple teams.

You will build test beds, write automated tests, and expand system test plans using modern tooling and CI/CD practices. Strong coding and collaboration skills are essential.