Sr. SDET Consultant
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:
- 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