SDET/ QA Automation Full Time NEW

SDET/ QA Automation

12 months

Washington DC

Hybrid (once a week)

Mandatory quarterly PI planning travel with no exception in Washington, DC, Wilmington, DE or Baltimore, MD

Video and in-person interview

SDET Software Development Engineer in Test (1 position)

It’s a hybrid position and not 100% remote

Important Note:

We have shifted to adopting SAFe and

1. Encourage Contractors trained in SAFe

2. Request that contractors have camera available and on majority of the time

3. Set expectations that they are part of Agile team on which we need them to embrace self-management and self-organization in terms of their iteration commitments, capacity planning, capacity allocation, etc.

This is a SDET role (AUTOMATION ONLY) and the candidate should have expert hands-on experience with Web, Mobile and AWS API automation as described in the requirements document.

Interview Process

1. Initial screening using Teams Video call
2. Candidate may be called for in-person interview for a technical coding round in our Washington DC offic

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A Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is a hybrid role that combines software development and quality assurance. SDETs are responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software through automated testing and close collaboration with development teams. We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to develop and execute automated test plans, maintain test frameworks, and ensure high-quality software delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong coding skills, a deep understanding of testing methodologies, and experience with Agile and DevOps practices.

Skillset:

10+ years of hands‑on experience in Automation Testing using Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG, Appium, and WebdriverIO

• Strong expertise in advanced Java concepts including single‑threading, multi‑threading, POJOs, and JavaScript execution
• Experience integrating automation pipelines with cloud infrastructure, including auto‑upload and auto‑delete of APK/IPA files
• Proven ability to build automation frameworks from scratch and enhance existing frameworks
• Experience creating custom reporting solutions (HTML reports, BDD graph‑based reports, Kibana dashboards, dynamic reporting, etc.)
• Hands‑on experience in Test Automation across Dotcom, Mobile (Android/iOS), and enterprise applications
• Strong mobile automation experience using Appium for Native and Hybrid apps (Android/iOS/AVD/Xcode/XCUITest/XCTest)
• Skilled in debugging mobile and web traffic using Charles Proxy
• Experience in web‑based mobile testing across varying API levels and platforms
• Hands‑on experience with Rest Assured using JSON/GSON, and validating GET/PUT/POST/DELETE APIs
• Strong SQL skills including writing queries and validating stored procedures
• Experience testing Mainframe applications and working with AWS‑based systems
• Knowledge of ADA/Accessibility testing and cross‑environment validation
• Understanding of PCI compliance requirements for Dotcom and Mobile channels
• Experience integrating UI automation with API request/response structures
• Experience collaborating with DevOps, SRE, and engineering teams to integrate AI‑driven insights into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience promoting shift‑left testing practices and enabling development teams to adopt automation
• Hands‑on experience using GitHub Copilot and Codium (Qodo) for automation development and CI/CD optimization
• Strong Manual & Functional Testing experience, including regression, smoke, sanity, exploratory testing, cross‑browser/device validation, UAT, PVT, and production validation

Responsibilities

• Creating, maintenance and evaluation of software automation test scripts for both UI and API (including incorporation of dynamic test data)
• Gathering and validating application functional/performance/load requirements, test results reporting
• Creation and maintenance of test plans and test cases, prepared and managed in JIRA X‑Ray, along with defect reporting and tracking
• Daily execution, as required, of manual and automated software testing in areas involving installation, functional, integration, and regression testing
• Documentation of process improvements regarding best practices regarding test automation and generating test execution reports
• Coordination and prioritization of test development activities and the ability to work with multiple development teams and software projects are also critical for the selected candidate