Software Development Engineer in Test

NLB Services; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company in Atlanta seeks a Test Automation Specialist. Candidates should have 2-3 years of IT experience, focusing on test automation in applications. Proficiency in Java, C#, Python, and various testing tools like Selenium and Jenkins is essential. You will collaborate within agile teams to design, develop, and maintain test automation processes, ensuring high-quality software delivery while engaging in CI/CD implementations.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of experience in Information Technology with expertise in test automation of applications.
• Hands on experience in OOPs languages like Java, C# and scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Shell.
• Strong communication skills and active listening abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain software to test the product/application.
• Define automation strategy and design tools for testing.
• Collaborate effectively within the team environment.

Skills

Test automation

Java

JavaScript

C#

Python

Selenium

Cypress

REST Assured

API testing

SQL

AWS

Git

Tools

Postman

Jenkins

Docker

Terraform

Job description

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Required Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of experience in Information Technology with expertise in test automation of applications from UI and API layer.
• Hands on experience of writing, maintaining automated UI and API tests written in Java, JavaScript, C#, Python using various open‑source testing libraries such as Selenium, Cypress, REST Assured, etc.
• Hands on experience in OOPs languages like Java, C# and scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Shell, Bash.
• Experience with API and microservices testing and automation.
• Knowledge and experience with Test‑Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour‑Driven Development (BDD) with a testing framework like Cucumber or JBehave.
• Hands on experience with one or more querying languages such as SQL (preferred), Oracle, MySQL and/or NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB, etc).
• Experience deploying applications in AWS or OpenShift (Kubernetes).
• Hands on experience in automating backend REST services, including writing custom functions using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, Karate, Cypress, Ready API, etc.
• Hands on experience building a test automation framework from the ground up using a modular framework and design patterns such as the Page Object Model (POM).
• Experience working in distributed agile teams using frameworks such as Scrum, SAFe, XP.
• Hands on experience with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI.
• Ability to independently create and maintain automation test jobs using tools such as Jenkins.
• Hands on experience with source‑code management tools such as GitLab, GitHub, AWS CodeCommit.
• Hands on experience creating test reports from automated test runs using tools such as Cucumber report, Extent report, etc.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new tools and evolving technologies.
• Strong communication skills—ability to clearly communicate with peers, business analysts, and subject‑matter experts.
• Active listening skills, effective idea conveyance, and ability to prepare written documentation.
• Proactive, customer‑satisfaction‑focused mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Embraces diversity in people, thinking, and styles.
• Consistently prioritises safety and security for self and others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience with the travel industry.
• Infrastructure automation using Docker and tools such as Chef, Puppet, Terraform.
• Experience working with various AWS cloud services such as EC2, S3 bucket, AWS CodePipeline, CloudFormation, etc.
• Hands on experience virtualising services for test automation using tools such as WireMock, Mockito, etc.
• Experience with test management and agile management tools such as VersionOne, qTest, etc.
• Experience with container orchestration tools such as Docker, Red‑Hat OpenShift, AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience in non‑functional testing such as performance, load, stress, security, accessibility, and usability testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain software to test the product/application.
• Define automation strategy, automation cases, and design tools for unit, functional, and performance testing programmatically.
• Participate in design and code inspections.
• Propose improvements to existing processes and build automated tools, libraries, and utilities to enhance team speed, quality, and efficiency.
• Write testing code that exposes defects in production‑level code as well as component and feature integration defects.
• Work with a wide variety of technologies, from front‑end UI to back‑end distributed web services.
• Own the design and implementation of tests that ensure end‑to‑end quality of major deliverables, collaborating closely with multiple engineers and teams.
• Integrate both test and infrastructure automation into the CI/CD pipeline—a key responsibility of this position.
• Contribute to agile development teams following 12‑Factor app‑development principles.
• Collaborate effectively within the team environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. NLB is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact HR department by sending an e‑mail to [e-mail].