Lead SDET

Job Title: Lead SDET

Location: Chicago IL (Once in a week)

Contract Type: W2 and C2C

Job Description:

Description:

• AKA Lead SDET Extend testing automation framework using JAVA/JAVA Script Take ownership in understanding business requirements/ACs and develop test strategy/test plan Develop automation testcases using existing automation framework

Typical Day:

• Develop test automation code for Continuous Integration (CI) Continuous Delivery (CD) of systems infrastructure and test framework.
• Plan design develop and maintain API test automation framework that facilitates automation scripting execution and analysis of results
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring for test engineers on multiple applications/projects onshore and offshore; train and mentor project team members to create execute analyze and maintain automated regression suites
• Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of a specific functionality as needed
• Develop automated functional scripts using tools such as Java Karate JMeter.
• Perform exploratory and manual testing of the product suite as appropriate
• Provide expertise in testing methodologies best practices and standards
• Position will be onsite hybrid starting day 1.

Technical Skills Required:

• Strong design and development skills in two or more of the following technologies and tools: Java (35 years) Cucumber(35 years) JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks
• At least 8 years of test automation framework design
• Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs) (35 years)
• Proven experience developing test scripts test cases and test data
• The ability to write queries in SQL or other relational databases
• 3 years of experience in developing scenario based performance testing using JMeter
  • Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties
  • Endtoend system integration testing experience for software platforms

(Desired)

• Playwright experience is a plus
• Hands on experience with Python development experience in AWS Cloud technology Experience in TDD continuous integration code review practice is strongly desired Experience with Apigee or other API gateways is a plus Experience with DevOps concepts and tools (e.g. CI/CD Jenkins Git) At least 2 years working on an Agile team with a solid understanding of Agile/Lean practices. Understanding of a micro service Architecture Experience load and performance testing Strong documentation skills

Soft Skills Required:

• Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment
• Proactive flexible and creative
• Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelors and/or Masters degree in computer science computer engineering or relevant field required and 10 years experience required.

Travel: none