IT Software Engineer 4 (Senior SDET)
The AES Group · Chicago, IL · 3 wk ago
HybridEngineeringContract
About the Role
Seeking a Senior SDET to design, develop, and maintain enterprise test automation frameworks for web services and enterprise applications. The role focuses on Java-based automation, API testing, BDD frameworks, performance testing, CI/CD, and end-to-end integration testing while providing technical leadership and mentoring.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance automation frameworks using Java/JavaScript.
- Create automation scripts using Java, Cucumber, Karate, JBehave, and JMeter.
- Perform REST API, integration, functional, regression, and performance testing.
- Design test strategies, test plans, and automation solutions.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and Agile development.
- Mentor QA engineers and collaborate with developers, Product Owners, and business teams.
Required Skills
- 8+ years of test automation framework development.
- Strong Java programming experience.
- Cucumber, JBehave (or other BDD frameworks).
- REST API/Web Services testing.
- SQL and relational databases.
- JMeter performance testing (3+ years).
- End-to-end integration and full-stack testing experience.
Preferred Skills
- Python
- AWS Cloud
- Jenkins, Git, CI/CD
- Apigee/API Gateway
- Microservices
- TDD, Agile/Scrum, DevOps
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and mentoring skills.