Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)-Hybrid

No third parties please. This position is contract-to-hire after one year. The conversion salary is $ 147,510 per year. We are seeking a SDET to join our client''s team to drive innovation in AI-powered test automation. This role focuses on building and maintaining intelligent test automation infrastructure on AWS and CloudBees, with emphasis on self-healing scripts and AI-driven testing solutions. This is a great opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI and automation technologies. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks Deploy and configure reliable automation assets in CloudBees CI/CD pipelines Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with automation infrastructure Create AI-based automation solutions using AWS Bedrock and frameworks like LangChain Integrate AI agents-and solutions with existing automation platforms Implement self-healing test scripts and Intelligent Test Automation (ITA) strategies Apply context engineering to ensure AI-driven testing relevance and coverage This position is a contract to permanent opportunity offering a career stability and growth! This position is a hybrid opportunity (1-2x onsite per week in Maryland and/or Wash DC office). Required Skills Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field is preferred 5+ years of experience in software testing and test automation Proven experience with AI tools for test generation, refactoring, and self-healing Strong understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines Experience building and scaling testing agents Knowledge of context engineering for AI-driven testing Experience with modern testing frameworks beyond Selenium Background in machine learning or AI applications Experience with microservices and containerized applications

Required Technical Skills Programming Languages:

Python, Java/Selenium, SQL

AI/ML Frameworks:

AWS Bedrock, LangChain, Pandas, and other popular Machine Learning libraries

Test Automation:

Selenium, Playwright, API testing frameworks

Cloud & DevOps:

AWS services, Docker, Kubernetes, Git

CI/CD:

CloudBees or Jenkins Apply today for immediate consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.