Title: Senior SDET / Senior Software Development Engineer in Test – Java
Duration: 12 months
Location: Chicago, IL (will need to come into office 3x a week)
Need someone with strong Java coding skills who can build an end-to-end testing framework that is reusable, scalable, and long-lasting.
The candidate must be hands-on with coding, as there will be a Glider coding test, and the interview process will also include a coding assessment.
They should have experience with BDD frameworks and Cucumber, since the team uses that framework.
AWS experience is a strong plus, and candidates with prior automotive industry experience would be an added advantage.
someone really strong BDD/Cucumber + solid in Core Java, need to know proper Java development
Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- AKA Senior SDET Extend testing automation framework using JAVA/JAVA Script
- Take ownership in understanding business requirements/Client and develop test strategy/test plan
- Develop automation testcases using existing automation framework
Typical task breakdown:
- 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. Interviews may also be onsite
Interaction with team:
Working with team; team consists of 20+ folks
Work environment: Chicago Office: 540 W Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60661
Education & Experience Required:
- Years of experience: 8-10 yrs experience
- Degree requirement: Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience
Required Technical Skills
- Strong design and development skills in two or more of the following technologies and tools: Java (3-5 years) Cucumber(3-5 years), JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks
- At least 8 years of test automation framework design
- Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs) (3+5 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 scenariobased performance testing using JMeter
- Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties
- End-to-end system integration testing experience for software platforms
(Desired)
- 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
- Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment
- Pro-active, flexible and creative
- Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users.