Senior SDET Lead: Automation, API & Performance

Gov Services Hub; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Gov Services Hub seeks a Senior SDET to own test strategy, design, and execution. You will extend existing automation frameworks, lead QA teams onshore and offshore, and collaborate with Product Owners to define acceptance criteria.

The role emphasizes API, performance, and end-to-end system testing in a hybrid Chicago environment. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, strong Java and REST API testing skills, and hands-on leadership in automated and manual testing.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software testing/QA
• Strong experience with test automation frameworks
• Proficient in Java and REST API testing
• Experience leading QA teams (onshore & offshore)
• Familiarity with CI/CD and performance testing

Responsibilities

• Define and own test strategy and plans
• Develop and extend automation frameworks in Java/JavaScript
• Design, implement, and maintain API automation & performance tests
• Lead and mentor QA engineers across onshore and offshore teams
• Collaborate with Product Owners to understand features and acceptance criteria

Skills

Java

Cucumber

JBehave/BDD

REST API testing

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JMeter

Karate

Jenkins

Git

Job description

Gov Services Hub seeks a Senior SDET to own test strategy, design, and execution. You will extend existing automation frameworks, lead QA teams onshore and offshore, and collaborate with Product Owners to define acceptance criteria.

The role emphasizes API, performance, and end-to-end system testing in a hybrid Chicago environment. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, strong Java and REST API testing skills, and hands-on leadership in automated and manual testing.