SDET or QA Automation

Role: SDET or QA

Location: Chicago, IL

 Need locals to IL

Must-Have Skills

API

Automation

DevOps

Java

System Analysis

Client Notes

Look for candidates with 9+ years of Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) or QA Automation Engineering experience, preferably in enterprise environments. The ideal candidate should have a strong Java development background (5+ years) and hands-on experience designing, building, and maintaining test automation frameworks, not just writing automation scripts.

Description

Education & Experience Required:

• Years of experience: 9+ yrs experience 

• Degree requirement: Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience 

Job Description: VL Autonomy program is expanding and has more features lined up for 2026 and needs a senior resource to work on those features. This resource will participate in AVT calls, design discussions and coordinate with several other teams. The resource will also work on expanding the SIT automation framework. Position’s Contributions to Work Group: 

• AKA Senior 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 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

 Required Technical Skills:

 • Strong design and development skills in two or more of the following technologies and tools: Java (5 years) Cucumber(3-5 years), JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks

• At least 9 years of test automation framework design

 • Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs) ( 5 years)

• Proven experience developing test scripts, test cases, and test data

 • The ability to write queries in SQL or other relational databases

• Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties

• End-to-end system integration testing experience for software platforms 

• Experience in TDD, continuous integration, code review practice is strongly desired

 • Experience with DevOps concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git)  

Desired Technical skills:

• Hands on experience with Python

• development experience in AWS Cloud technology

• 3+ years of experience in developing scenario-based performance testing using JMeter

• Experience with Apigee or other API gateways is a plus

 • 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

 • Pro-active, flexible and creative

 • Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users.