Senior SDET / IT Software Engineer 4
Location: Chicago, IL
Schedule: Monday through Friday, fully onsite
Contract Length: 12 months
Compensation: $88.00 to $94.00 per hour (W2)
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) match
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join a large enterprise technology team in Chicago. This role requires a hands-on testing professional who can own test strategy, lead automation efforts, and represent quality engineering in design and solutioning discussions. This position is fully onsite and open only to local Chicago-area candidates.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and author test approaches, test strategies, and test plans
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Java
- Build and execute automated API, integration, and system-level test cases
- Perform full-stack testing across backend and frontend systems
- Participate in code reviews and pull request reviews with development teams
- Collaborate closely with product owners, developers, and architects
- Work with offshore teams to ensure delivery of high-quality, well-tested features
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
- Support performance testing efforts (JMeter experience is a plus)
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- 8 to 10 years of experience in software testing or test automation
- Strong Java-based automation experience at the framework level
- Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber or similar tools
- Strong REST API testing experience
- SQL experience for test data validation
- Proven experience writing and owning test documentation, including strategies and plans
- Experience working in Agile development environments
Preferred Qualifications
- UI automation experience using Playwright
- Performance testing experience with JMeter
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Git
- AWS or cloud technology exposure
- Microservices architecture experience
- Python experience
Soft Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Comfortable representing QA in technical and design discussions
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Able to work independently in fast-paced, complex environments
Important Notes
- This role is fully onsite in Chicago
- Only local Chicago-area or nearby suburb candidates will be considered
- No remote work or relocation assistance available
- Onsite interview attendance is required
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