Senior SDET: Build & Own Automated Testing Strategy

Eccalon, LLC; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Eccalon seeks a Senior SDET / QA Automation Engineer to design and own automated testing across web apps and backend services, supporting DoD and enterprise programs. You will build robust test frameworks, integrate quality gates in CI/CD, and ensure reliability in regulated environments, working with engineers, DevOps, and product teams to ship with confidence.

This hands-on senior role requires leading testing strategies, mentoring others, maintaining test docs, and ensuring traceability for

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.
• 5+ years in SDET/QA automation or similar roles.
• Hands-on proficiency with Playwright and/or Cypress for UI automation.
• Strong API testing using Postman and REST Assured.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end UI automation frameworks.
• Develop API and backend test suites and validate authentication flows.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD).
• Collaborate with engineers to shift quality left and improve test coverage.

Skills

Playwright

Cypress

Postman

REST Assured

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

CI/CD

GitLab CI/CD

AWS

OAuth2/SAML/OIDC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

REST Assured

Postman

Newman

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Eccalon seeks a Senior SDET / QA Automation Engineer to design and own automated testing across web apps and backend services, supporting DoD and enterprise programs. You will build robust test frameworks, integrate quality gates in CI/CD, and ensure reliability in regulated environments, working with engineers, DevOps, and product teams to ship with confidence.

This hands-on senior role requires leading testing strategies, mentoring others, maintaining test docs, and ensuring traceability for