Senior Software Development Engineer Test

Job Title: Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Kafka exp

Client: Fortune 500

Duration: 6+ Month Contract

Location: Hybrid Onsite – Chicago, IL

Pay Rate: $75–$80/hour W2

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

Job Summary:

Fortune 500 company is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to ensure software quality, reliability, and performance across enterprise applications. This role will lead QA/UAT efforts, develop automation frameworks, execute test strategies, and mentor junior SDETs. The ideal candidate has strong automation experience, CI/CD expertise, and hands-on knowledge of modern testing tools and technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with product, design, and engineering teams to understand requirements and assess risks.
• Create, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans, scripts, and automated test suites.
• Develop and enhance automation frameworks using Java, Groovy, or Kotlin.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, API, web, and mobile testing.
• Analyze results, identify defects, and document issues with clear detail.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure scalable, maintainable automation solutions.
• Manage test environments, test data, and quality standards across teams.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Troubleshoot issues using logs and monitoring tools such as Splunk.
• Coach and mentor junior QA/SDET team members.
• Drive continuous improvement in test coverage, reliability, and release quality.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as an SDET supporting enterprise applications or major releases.
• Kafka queue experience required, including testing event-driven architectures and message-based systems.
• Strong experience with Selenium, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, and automation frameworks.
• Proficiency in Java, Groovy, Kotlin, XML, JavaScript, CSS, HTML.
• Hands-on experience testing REST/SOAP APIs using Postman, SoapUI, or similar tools.
• Experience with Git, version control systems, and Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and test automation integration. xywuqvp
• Experience with cross-browser and cross-platform testing tools such as SauceLabs.