Software Engineer in Test

Houston 3 days agoFull-time External
Negotiable
Job Title: Senior SDET / Test Automation Engineer Experience Required • 10+ years of overall experience in Test Automation / SDET roles Role Overview We are looking for a strong, hands-on SDET with deep expertise in automation framework design, UI and API testing, and CI/CD integrations. The ideal candidate is technically strong, can customize and extend automation frameworks, and is comfortable interacting with customers to resolve testing and quality issues. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI and Services (API) testing • Implement automation across multiple projects, including framework-level enhancements • Customize and integrate Selenium and other automation tools with CI/CD pipelines • Perform component and integration testing for microservices-based applications • Automate REST APIs using modern API automation tools • Troubleshoot and resolve critical issues in automation design and code • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate directly with customers to solve problems • Develop equipment/test automation plans and obtain required approvals Must-Have Technical Skills • Programming: Core Java (strong hands-on), exposure to TypeScript • UI Automation: Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright • API Automation: Rest Assured • Test Frameworks: TestNG, Cucumber, Serenity, JBehave • Build & CI/CD: Maven or Gradle, Jenkins or GitLab • Version Control & Tools: Git, Jira • Methodologies: Strong understanding of TDD and BDD Nice-to-Have / Plus Skills • Experience with Spring Boot for test services or integrations • Experience working in cloud-native or DevOps-driven environments • Prior experience mentoring junior automation engineers