Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) #1055643

Fasttek; Okemos (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) with match

Employee referral program

Recognition culture

Job summary

FastTek Global in Okemos, MI seeks a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to modernize and lead our test automation strategy across UI and API layers.

You will partner with Agile feature teams, design scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and TypeScript, and drive CI/CD testing integration while contributing to manual testing where needed.

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks.
• Ability to design effective test cases, including exploratory testing.
• Proficiency in both UI and API testing with modern tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Agile feature teams to define acceptance criteria and promote a test-first mindset.
• Build and evolve test automation frameworks with Playwright/TypeScript for API and UI testing.
• Drive migration from legacy tools to unified automation aligned with CI/CD.
• Collaborate with developers and QA to execute tests in CI pipelines and provide feedback.
• Design and execute exploratory testing for complex workflows not yet automated.
• Develop automated API tests (REST/SOAP) and end-to-end tests.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to test architecture decisions.
• Write SQL queries to validate data and support test data creation.
• Champion QA practices and mentor peers to improve automation strategy.

Skills

Playwright

TypeScript

API testing

Automation

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Postman

SQL

Job description

Okemos, Michigan Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) #1055643

Job Description

• We are seeking a forward-thinking SDET to help modernize and lead our test automation strategy.
• To be clear, the candidate needs to understand why they are doing what they are doing and be able to clearly articulate it to others (not an order taker).
• This role will focus on building and maintaining scalable, maintainable, and integrated test automation frameworks across UI and API layers using modern tools like Playwright and TypeScript, while also contributing to CI/CD testing integration.
• The SDET will also play a key role in supporting manual testing efforts within Agile feature teams—guiding test case design, exploratory testing, and quality validation for areas not yet automated.
• This position is critical to enabling feature teams to take ownership of both automated and manual testing, ensuring faster, higher-quality releases.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with Agile feature teams to understand user stories, define acceptance criteria, and promote a test-first mindset through collaboration in design and refinement sessions.
• Build, maintain, and evolve test automation frameworks using Playwright (preferred), TypeScript, or other enterprise-approved tools to support API and UI testing.
• Drive the transition from legacy frameworks (e.g., Selenium + Java, Postman/Newman) to unified automation aligned with our CI/CD strategy.
• Collaborate with developers and QA engineers to ensure test cases are executed in CI pipelines and provide fast, actionable feedback.
• Supcase design, exploratory testing, and validation of complex workflows that are not yet automated.
• Develop and maintain automated API tests (REST/SOAP) and end-to-end tests that validate functional and non-functional requirements.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to test architecture decisions to ensure reliability, reusability, and scalability of test assets.
• Write and maintain SQL queries to validate data integrity and support test data creation strategies.
• Serve as a quality engineering champion—help guide automation strategy, mentoring peers, and contributing to continuous improvement of QA practices.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, tests, and defects, and support compliance with enterprise policies (e.g., HIPAA, security, audit readiness).
• port feature teams with manual testing efforts when needed, including test

Preferred Experience

• Hands-on experience with Playwright (TypeScript preferred) or similar frameworks like Cypress.
• Migration experience from Selenium + Java or Postman to modern frameworks.
• Familiarity with test reporting, dashboarding, and quality metrics in a DevOps environment.
• Experience with test case management tools (e.g., qTest, QMetry, TestRail) and requirements traceability.

Additional Info

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories.Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.

We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashionedhard work for 24 years!

FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.

We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.

Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.

FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020!