Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Reston, United States
Summary: The Senior SDET role involves working within a growing platform engineering team, focusing on quality engineering with a strong emphasis on performance testing, API testing, and test data management. The position is critical for ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable software systems across complex applications. The candidate will be responsible for designing testing strategies and automating processes to enhance software quality. This role requires a blend of technical expertise and collaboration with engineering teams to optimize system performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute comprehensive performance and load-testing strategies.
- Use tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or LoadRunner for benchmarking and scalability analysis.
- Identify bottlenecks and partner with engineering teams to optimize system performance.
- Build and maintain automated API test suites using Postman, RestAssured, or SoapUI.
- Validate API responses, schemas, error handling, and authentication flows.
- Champion shift-left testing practices to improve early-stage test coverage.
- Create and implement strategies for reliable test data provisioning across complex applications.
- Work with tools like Delphix, IBM Optim, or Informatica TDM.
- Ensure compliance with data masking, privacy, and security requirements.
- Develop and maintain automated tests using Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
- Integrate and optimize test suites within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps).
- Support efficient test execution in cloud and containerized environments.
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in Performance Testing, API Testing, or Test Data Management.
- Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (Python, Java, or JavaScript).
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong analytical ability to diagnose performance issues and API failures.
- Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Understanding of security testing and regulatory compliance best practices.
- Background in large-scale or high-complexity systems is helpful.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Reston
Country: United States
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Senior SDET
About the Role
A growing platform engineering team is looking for a skilled Quality Engineer (QE) with strong experience in Performance Testing, API Testing, and Test Data Management. This role is central to ensuring high-quality, scalable, and reliable software systems across complex applications.
What You’ll Do
Performance & Load Testing
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Design and execute comprehensive performance and load-testing strategies
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Use tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or LoadRunner for benchmarking and scalability analysis
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Identify bottlenecks and partner with engineering teams to optimize system performance
API Quality & Automation
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Build and maintain automated API test suites using Postman, RestAssured, or SoapUI
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Validate API responses, schemas, error handling, and authentication flows
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Champion shift-left testing practices to improve early-stage test coverage
Test Data Management
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Create and implement strategies for reliable test data provisioning across complex applications
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Work with tools like Delphix, IBM Optim, or Informatica TDM
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Ensure compliance with data masking, privacy, and security requirements
Automation & CI/CD
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Develop and maintain automated tests using Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
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Integrate and optimize test suites within CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps)
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Support efficient test execution in cloud and containerized environments
Qualifications
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5+ years of experience in Performance Testing, API Testing, or Test Data Management
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Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (Python, Java, or JavaScript)
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Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
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Strong analytical ability to diagnose performance issues and API failures
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Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
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Understanding of security testing and regulatory compliance best practices
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Background in large-scale or high-complexity systems is helpful
Tools You’ll Work With
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Performance: JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner
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API Testing: Postman, RestAssured, SoapUI
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Automation: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright
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TDM: Delphix, IBM Optim, Informatica TDM
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CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
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Cloud & Containers: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
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Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB