Senior Associate, Software Engineering: Software Development Test (SDET)
What You’ll Do
The Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is responsible for gaining a thorough understanding of the new system to be tested. This individual must learn both the technical side of the system as well as understand what the business user expects. The SDET is responsible to design, develop and maintain new and existing automation frameworks, continued evaluation of test cases for inclusion in test regression, tests coverage and automation of newly implemented functionality, and development of tools to enable acceptance test efficiencies. The SDET will also work closely with Software Developers, Project Management and Customer Support to form and follow quality procedures, standards and specifications ensuring they are met and deliver the highest quality projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.
Specific duties and responsibilities include creating, maintaining and executing automation test plans, writing code against software platforms, estimating testing efforts, analyzing and communicating test results, defect tracking and participation in day to day acceptance test activities, and contribute to the company’s performance and scalability testing efforts.
Collaborating with others to deliver complex projects which may involve multiple systems
Continuously thinking about the next steps while improving yourself and others around you
Contribute to our long-term vision and strategy for improved quality via automation
Develop, enhance and extend automation frameworks
Identify quality tasks during team sprint cycle and implement automation for new features
Analyze and communicate test results and defect tracking
Participate in performance and load test efforts
Assist in the planning, creation and control of the test environments and test data
Define test strategy, conduct requirements analysis for testability, identify scope, conduct risk and mitigation planning, configuration management planning, write master and detailed test plans for test planning and design.
Participate in the review of acceptance test procedures and processes and provide recommendations for improvements to eliminate redundancies in testing and improve efficiency.
Mentor the team and individuals on best automation practices, design and implementation.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
N/A
Qualifications:
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
Automated Testing framework experience (Cucumber, Selenium, Mocha/Chai, TestNG)
Experience working in an Agile environment
Hands-on experience with writing automation test code and utilizing leading industry standards tools and frameworks that can simulate complex multi-system scenarios
Proficiency with automated testing types (Unit, Functional, Load, Security, Behavioral, Integration, Component, Contract and End to End)
Experience working with two or more of the following: web/mobile application development, Unix/Linux environments, event driven systems, transaction processing systems, distributed and parallel systems, large software systems development, security software development, public-cloud platforms
Strong testing experience which includes developing test plans, automate test cases, and working with test frameworks.
Deep analytical skills with ability to describe methods of testing highly sophisticated systems, diagnose systems defects, and clearly communicate to project constituents, key findings and learning.
Experience working in a SaaS environment
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and team-focused environment.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Technical Skills:
Experience with object-oriented programming languages (Java, Python, C++, Javascript, R, etc)
Familiarity with object-oriented design, industry best practices, software patterns, and architecture principles
Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (Cucumber, TestNG, Selenium, etc) preferred
Education and/or Experience:
B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or similar field, or equivalent practical experience
1-3 years’ experience working in an agile software development environment
Excellent Oral and written communication skills
Work experience in the capital markets industry preferred
Certificates or Licenses:
N/A