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SDET Automation Engineer

K-Tek Resourcing LLCCharlotte, NC🇺🇸United StatesPosted 21 Jul 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Job Description – SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)

 

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled SDET / QA Automation Engineer with strong programming and automation expertise to drive quality engineering practices. The candidate will design, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks and ensure end-to-end quality across UI, API, and backend systems.

 Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing ,
  • Develop and execute automated test cases for functional, regression, and integration testing
  • Perform API testing using tools like Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI
  • Collaborate with developers, product owners, and architects to ensure quality-first delivery
  • Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
  • Implement BDD/TDD practices using Cucumber, Gherkin, TestNG/JUnit
  • Validate frontend–backend integrations and ensure data integrity across services
  • Participate in code reviews, defect analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support release readiness through regression cycles and quality metrics tracking

 Mandatory Skills

  • Strong programming skills in Java / Python / JavaScript
  • Expertise in automation tools: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium
  • Experience with API testing: REST Assured, Postman, SoapUI
  • Hands-on with test frameworks: TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber (BDD)
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, and Agile methodologies
  • Experience with Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins
  • Good knowledge of SQL/DB testing and Unix/Linux

 Nice to Have

  • Experience in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
  • Exposure to performance testing (JMeter)
  • Knowledge of frontend testing (React/Angular)
  • Experience with monitoring tools (Splunk, Grafana)

Skills

SQL
AWS
Selenium
Splunk
TDD
Agile
Angular
Azure
BDD
Cucumber
Cypress
Git
GitHub Actions
Google Cloud
Grafana
JMeter
JUnit
Java
JavaScript
Jenkins
Playwright
Postman
Python
REST
React
TestNG

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