Senior Software Development Engineer Test

Senior Software Development Engineer Test at 1052 Partners Inc. Senior Software Development Engineer Test at 1052 Partners Inc. in Des Plaines, Illinois Posted in 6 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

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

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. Experience with cross-browser and cross-platform testing tools such as SauceLabs.