Job Title: Senior SDET
Job Location: Austin,TX
Job Duration: 12 Months

• ?Will interpret written requirements and technical specifications for software solutions to business problems.

• Will develop software based on the technical specifications.

• Will analyze and investigate problems with software solutions that have been reported by clients and document the results of their investigation(s).

• Will perform maintenance of software and correct defects that have been identified during the maintenance process.

• Will run unit tests on software they create, implement test plans, test harnesses and document the test results.

• Will investigate and suggest solutions to defects and problems with software solutions that have been detected during testing.

• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and possess strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Develop , execute and maintain automation tests cases and test scenarios - for high volume, low latency web and desktop applications

• Design test automation framework for web services, APIs, and web-based applications

• Ensure automation is constantly running, analyzing, documenting and promptly reporting on failures

• Partner with scrum team members to build out automation solutions to advance SDLCs and meeting critical business objectives.

• Design data persistence using SQL, mongo or any of the database management system

• Drive a continuous improvement mentality to deliver robust performance testing strategies and methods

• Mentor peers and junior SDETs, and create a culture of following automation best practices and standards by code reviews.

Additional Job Details:

• Experience with Agile/Lean development and testing practices, including Automated Test Driven Development, Test Driven Development , Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

• Experience with - web service virtualization, data virtualization and test data management

• Hands on Experience with browser automation testing tools (Sauce Labs, Selenium, Protractor, CodedUI etc.)

• Hand’s-on experience with SQL Server or document oriented databases (MongoDB)

• Advanced hands-on software development experience and experience with leading automation framework development (6-10 years)

• Hands on Experience with DevOps and Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo, Puppet, etc.)

Preferred Location - Austin, TX

• 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance

• 6+ years of hands on experience in development, execution and maintenance of automated test scripts

• Prior Technical lead experience providing mentoring, code review, design support, etc.

• Hands-on coding experience in Ruby, Java, C# or any other Object oriented programming language

• Experience with Selenium WebDriver

• Experience with Agile Development Practices

• Good understanding of exploratory testing practices

• Good knowledge of new standard industry tools for logging bugs and managing test cases (ex. JIRA/MTM, Zephyr/HPQ)

• Hands-on experience with Web services virtualization

• Ability to perform Code Reviews

• Experience with scoping, sizing and overseeing multiple concurrent projects, assessing the appropriate level of risk-based testing, reviewing team deliverables and being the single point of contact for stakeholders

• Proven ability of working and leading multiple projects and releases, balancing time and effort for successful delivery

• Proven experience as a leader/trainer in a large, complex QA organization, with a demonstrated ability in leading a risk-based approach to software testing

• Proven experience driving innovative testing solutions within a complex, Enterprise Platform

• Acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) using the Gherkin language like Cucumber, JBehave, SpecFlow

• Understanding of CI/CD practices, lean methodologies

• Experience with Jenkins / Bamboo /GIT

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $55.00/hr.