Senior SDET: Test Automation & API/CI-CD Expert

Valiant Technologies LLC

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 97,000 - 138,000

Full time

6 hours ago

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Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC seeks a seasoned SDET to design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing solutions for web applications, APIs, and backend services. You will collaborate with developers, QA engineers, and product teams to build reliable test automation frameworks with emphasis on API testing, CI/CD integration, and modern testing methodologies.

The ideal candidate has hands-on programming experience, strong automation framework knowledge (Selenium/Playwright/Cypress), and

Qualifications

6+ years of experience in software testing or QA.
3+ years of experience with UI automation tools (Selenium / Playwright / Cypress).
3+ years of API automation and RESTful web services testing.
Strong programming and debugging skills for reusable test automation solutions.
Experience integrating tests with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps).
Working knowledge of SQL and database testing concepts.
Experience testing distributed apps, microservices, and cloud platforms.
Understanding of OO programming, design patterns, and automation framework architecture.
Knowledge of Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC, CI/CD, and continuous testing practices.
Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks for web apps, APIs, and backend services.
Develop and execute automated test cases for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
Implement UI automation using Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress.
Create automated API test suites to validate service integrations and authentication.
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing.
Collaborate with developers and architects to identify quality risks early.
Perform database and backend validation using SQL queries.
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve automation failures and flaky tests.
Conduct performance, load, and stress testing for stability and scalability.
Participate in code reviews and promote automation improvements.
Maintain test documentation, reports, defect logs, and quality metrics.
Support Agile ceremonies, sprint reviews, and production readiness.