Java SDET

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Available for W2 or 1099 individual contract. 
100% Remote.

Our client, one of the largest Amazon Web Services (AWS) partners for data services, is looking for Junior to Mid level Software Development Engineer in Test to contribute to join their team of technologists to build and contribute to large-scale, innovative projects. The SDET's responsibilities include both software development and testing tasks and focus on the testability, robustness, and performance of production software. As such, an SDET is a test professional with advanced programming skills who can create automation testing tools and frameworks to assist the manual testing process.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the flow of code and how it interacts with different components.
• Understanding project documents, customer demands, and product objectives to create and execute test cases.
• Setting up, maintaining, and performing test automation frameworks on multiple application platforms, such as Mobile, Desktop, and Web, and building test scenarios and acceptance tests.
• Investigating customer problems referred to you by the technical support team, testing bugs, and creating and managing bug reports.
• Handling technical communications and understanding the customers' systems.
• Working with deployments teams, resolving level issues for systems, coordinating on product design, and offering inputs on the testability of functional elements and product designs.
• Noting all testing actions you have performed in daily and weekly reports.
• Analyzing and disintegrating software systems and coordinating with other teams to enhance the overall design.
• Researching test tools, methodologies, and trends and upgrading existing practices and processes.
• Managing the final quality of production release.

To be successful as an SDET, you should have excellent time management and organizational skills as well as strong communication skills. You should have a passion for designing, development, and testing and the ability to upgrade your technical skills within the constantly changing technology sector.

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of proven experience working in the IT industry within U.S.
• Strong Java (or Python) programming skills.
• AWS experience or knowledge required (ALB, EC2, ECS, Fargate, SQS, etc).
• SQL skills for new feature testing and core app features OR experience with C#. 
• Any testing experience required. 
• Spark experience. 
• Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright experience for UI Testing Framework.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Knowledge of programming languages and process management methodology.
• Knowledge of test methodologies and their corresponding tools.

Others:

• Exposure to Behavior Driven Development and experience in programming and testing.
• The ability to recognize risks and errors in an application.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• The ability to keep current with the constantly changing technology industry.
• A passion for testing, development, and design.