Sr. SDET Consultant

Gov Services Hub; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Onsite from Day 1

Job summary

Gov Services Hub is seeking a Senior SDET to extend and enhance test automation frameworks. You will own test strategy, design, and execution while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.

The role is Hybrid in Chicago, IL, 12+ months Contract, with a Caterpillar engagement. You will lead automation efforts, develop API and performance tests, and mentor QA engineers onshore and offshore.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall experience in software testing and SDET roles.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in test automation framework design.
• Strong design and development experience in two or more: Java, JavaScript/Python; BI/BDD tools like Cucumber/JBehave.
• Strong experience in Web Services / REST API testing and performance testing with JMeter.
• Experience in leading QA teams onshore and offshore.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Define and own test strategy and plans.
• Develop and maintain automated and manual test cases.
• Extend and maintain automation frameworks using Java and JavaScript.
• Design API automation and performance tests using REST and JMeter.
• Lead QA engineers onshore and offshore; mentor team members.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and CI/CD processes.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

Cucumber

JBehave

JMeter

REST API testing

SQL

Automation framework design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Karate

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SDET to extend and enhance existing test automation frameworks. The ideal candidate will take ownership of test strategy, design, and execution while working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.

Role

Location: Hybrid - Chicago, IL
Interview: Virtual
Contract: 12+ months Contract
Client: Caterpillar
Exp: 10+ years required
Visa: Any
Excellent Communication

Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SDET to extend and enhance existing test automation frameworks. The ideal candidate will take ownership of test strategy, design, and execution while working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Test Strategy & Ownership

• Understand business requirements and acceptance criteria (ACs)
• Define and own test strategy and test plans
• Develop and execute automated and manual test cases

Automation & Framework Development

• Extend and maintain automation frameworks using Java / JavaScript
• Develop automation test cases using existing frameworks
• Build automation for:
• Continuous Integration (CI)
• Continuous Delivery (CD)
• Systems and infrastructure validation

API & Performance Testing

• Design, develop, and maintain API automation frameworks
• Perform REST API testing
• Develop scenario-based performance testing using JMeter

Hands-on Testing

• Create automated functional scripts using:
• Java
• Karate
• JMeter
• Perform exploratory and manual testing when required

Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA/test engineers (onshore & offshore)
• Train team members on:
• Automation scripting
• Execution & reporting
• Regression suite maintenance
• Collaborate with Product Owners to:
• Resolve issues
• Understand features and enhancements

Quality & Best Practices

• Implement testing methodologies, standards, and best practices
• Participate in code reviews and CI/CD processes
• Support end-to-end integration and system testing

Team & Work Environment

• Work within a team of 20+ members
• Hybrid work model with onsite presence required from Day 1
• Some interview rounds may be conducted onsite

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall experience
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience
• Minimum 8 years of experience in test automation framework design
• Strong design & development experience in two or more:
• Java (3 5 years)
• Cucumber (3 5 years)
• JBehave or other BDD frameworks
• Strong experience in Web Services / REST API testing (3 5+ years)
• Experience in:
• Writing test scripts, test cases, and test data
• SQL / relational database querying
• 3+ years of JMeter for performance testing
• Experience with:
• Full-stack testing
• Integration testing with third-party systems
• End-to-end system integration testing

Preferred / Desired Skills

• Hands-on experience with Python
• Experience with AWS Cloud technologies
• Knowledge of:
• TDD (Test-Driven Development)
• Continuous Integration practices
• Code review processes
• Experience with API gateways (Apigee or similar)
• Familiarity with DevOps tools:
• CI/CD pipelines
• Jenkins
• Git
• Minimum 2 years of Agile experience with strong understanding of Agile/Lean methodologies

Key Highlights

• Senior-level role with strong automation + leadership exposure
• Opportunity to work with a large enterprise client (Caterpillar)
• Hands-on + strategic role across automation, API, and performance testing